Pilgrims of Hope: Lent 2025
Lamentation: A Prayer for the Soul In his August 2024 keynote address at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Assembly, Reverend Bryan Massingale stated,… Read More »Pilgrims of Hope: Lent 2025
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We are a community of vowed sisters and covenant companions (lay women and men) who live the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi and our foundress Mother M. Clara Pfaender. Through our shared commitment to Franciscan contemplative presence and gospel service, we are collectively known as the Wheaton Franciscans.
Weavings Reflection: February 2025
Jesus Shops At Aldi’s by Mary Ellen Durbin, Covenant Companion The first time I shopped at Aldi’s, I struggled to get the cart out of… Read More »Weavings Reflection: February 2025
A Response from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to These Times
As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) we support and share their response to these challenging times. Let us be “bearers of… Read More »A Response from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to These Times
Sharon Devo Recommits as a Covenant Companion
The Wheaton Franciscan community rejoiced with Sharon Devo and her loved ones as she recommitted to Covenant Companionship on Jan. 5, 2025. During a moving… Read More »Sharon Devo Recommits as a Covenant Companion
Pilgrims of Hope: Celebrating Creation
Our 2025 theme, Pilgrims of Hope: Celebrating Creation, brings together two significant milestones: the Roman Catholic Jubilee Year and the Franciscan 800th Anniversary of the… Read More »Pilgrims of Hope: Celebrating Creation
Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Wiraqocha Foundation for the Preservation of Indigenous Wisdom High Andes of Peru The goal of the Wiraqocha Foundation since its inception in 1996 is to… Read More »Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Bridge Communities Glen Ellyn, IL Bridge Communities provides free transitional housing to 131 homeless DuPage County families each year. The purpose of Bridge Communities is… Read More »Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet Crest Hill, IL Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, is a social service organization providing human services in DuPage, Grundy, Will,… Read More »Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Women and Children
Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization Sheboygan, WI Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization was established in 1989 for the purpose of providing programs for people who have fallen… Read More »Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Women and Children
Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Uganda Episcopal Conference/Catholic Centre forLegal Aid Services Kampala, Uganda The Catholic Centre for Legal Aid Services (CCLAS) is an organization for all charitable purposes under… Read More »Jan & Feb 2025 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Weavings Joy Reflection: January 2025
The Pond by John Kelsey, Covenant Companion This place brings us joy. Our dog Connor sniffs, tracks, and plays hunter of beasts great and small,… Read More »Weavings Joy Reflection: January 2025
Advent 2024 – Week Six Reflection
Return to the Journey Together page This week’s Epiphany reflection is by Covenant Companion Mary Ellen Durbin: Once again, we encounter the amazing, wonder-filled story… Read More »Advent 2024 – Week Six Reflection