Advent 2024 – Week Five Reflection
Return to the Journey Together page This week’s Christmas reflection is “The Soul Felt Its Worth” by OLA Associate Tammy Winn Bocher: My favorite Christmas… Read More »Advent 2024 – Week Five Reflection
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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.
Covenant Companions Share An Incarnational Morning
Open hearts and open doors permeated the Advent retreat for Covenant Companions (CCs) held on Dec. 7, 2024. Attending CCs shared an experiential morning of… Read More »Covenant Companions Share An Incarnational Morning
Advent 2024 – Week Four Reflection
Return to the Journey Together page This week’s Advent reflection is a poem by Sister Mary Carton, IBVM: We need a sense of Christmas.A sense… Read More »Advent 2024 – Week Four Reflection
Advent 2024 – Week Three Reflection
Return to the Journey Together page This week’s Advent reflection is by Covenant Companion Dave Pfeiffer: Lately, the feelings that have been the dominant flavors… Read More »Advent 2024 – Week Three Reflection
Weavings Poetry Reflection: December 2024
Angels Sing To Grow Our Heart’s Eye Awake by Sister Georgene L. Wilson, OSF, D. Min It’s dark!That’s how it is the last days of… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: December 2024
Advent 2024 – Week Two Reflection
Return to the Journey Together page This week’s Advent reflection comes from Sister Diane Przyborowski: As I begin to write this reflection for the second… Read More »Advent 2024 – Week Two Reflection
Blessings from Autumn 2024
With the season of Thanksgiving upon us, our Community continues to inspire gratefulness. Click on an image to enlarge the picture Concerts at Our Lady… Read More »Blessings from Autumn 2024
New CCLC Members Blessed at 11/10/24 Liturgy
The Wheaton Franciscan Covenant Companions recently completed a year-long visioning process to help identify their goals, leadership needs, and skills moving forward. At the closing… Read More »New CCLC Members Blessed at 11/10/24 Liturgy
Weavings Joy Reflection: November 2024
Something’s Coming by Sharon Niemet, Covenant Companion More than 10,000 babies are born every day in the United States. But when it’s your baby, the… Read More »Weavings Joy Reflection: November 2024
Weavings Reflection: October 2024
WAVES by Dave Pfeifer, Covenant Companion My mom died of COVID in 2020 after a long decline due to dementia. I received a call from… Read More »Weavings Reflection: October 2024
Oct & Nov 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque Immigration Legal Services Dubuque, IA Catholic Charities is the only local non-profit Immigration Legal Services provider located in… Read More »Oct & Nov 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Oct & Nov 2024 Collaborator: Women and Children
Casa Esperanza Project Chicago, IL Casa Esperanza Project has been serving women and children experiencing homelessness for the last 30 years. Their efforts have resulted… Read More »Oct & Nov 2024 Collaborator: Women and Children