June 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Conservancy for Healing and Heritage Healing Garden Franklin, WI The mission of Conservancy for Healing and Heritage is to conserve and develop 36 acres of… Read More »June 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
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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: June 2023
Celtic Spirituality By Julie Walsh, OSF, MA One of my early memories from high school was reading a poem in a textbook which spoke about… Read More »Weavings Reflection: June 2023
Jubilee 2023
On June 24, 2023, we will be celebrating 8 Jubilarians! We are grateful to rejoice with the Sisters and Covenant Companions, honoring their lives and… Read More »Jubilee 2023
Carol Sejda Remembers 40 Years as a Covenant Companion
“My entire nursing career, I wanted to work with those who were underserved.” Guided by that powerful statement, she has experienced a lifelong journey of… Read More »Carol Sejda Remembers 40 Years as a Covenant Companion
Regional Assembly 2023
The Wheaton Franciscans are the United States Region of an international congregation, the Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (FCJM).… Read More »Regional Assembly 2023
International Solidarity Days – May 2023
May 1—International Workers’ Day Also known as May Day, International Workers’ Day is a day to honor the workers and laborers around the world who… Read More »International Solidarity Days – May 2023
May 2023 Collaborator: Women and Children
Wisdom, Inc WI/EXPO FREE Campaign Milwaukee, WI WISDOM is a statewide grassroots network of faith-based organizations (i.e. “affiliates”) who work on both local and statewide… Read More »May 2023 Collaborator: Women and Children
May 2023 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Gachuba Gacodep Self Help Group Integrated Chicken and Fish Project Kenya, Africa The Gachuba Gacodep Self Help Group (GACODEP) is a group of 40 connected… Read More »May 2023 Collaborator: Other Purposes
May 2023 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Loaves & Fishes Community Services Aurora, IL Loaves & Fishes Community Services is an anti-poverty, hunger-relief organization with a mission to provide healthy food and… Read More »May 2023 Collaborator: Health and Dental
May 2023 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
DuPage Habitat for Humanity Wheaton, IL DuPage Habitat for Humanity believes that ALL people have the right to a decent place to live. It is… Read More »May 2023 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
May 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Springbank Christian Center Wetland Dam Restoration Project Kingstree, SC Springbank Christian Center has been staffed and supported by the Adrian Dominican Sisters continuously for 35… Read More »May 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Weavings Book Reflection: May 2023
Finding Mother Clara By Covenant Companion Book Club 2023 This reflection, while telling the story of Mother Clara Pfaender, is also very much the sharing… Read More »Weavings Book Reflection: May 2023