Weavings Poetry Reflection: December 2022
Toward a Flourishing Future Haikus – Part 2 of 2 by Mary Ellen Durbin, Covenant Companion I have practiced daily meditation for more than 35… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: December 2022
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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.
Indonesian Province Leadership Election
Forwarding from the Indonesia Province: Many Greetings from Indonesia. Our Chapter finished on Friday, October 21, 2022. I would like to say thank you very… Read More »Indonesian Province Leadership Election
St. Clare Regional Community Fall Gathering 2022
On Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, the Wheaton Franciscans gathered for the purpose of “reconnecting and deepening as the St. Clare Regional Community.… Read More »St. Clare Regional Community Fall Gathering 2022
The IBVM General Congregation Elect New Leadership
Congratulations to the new General Congregation Leadership for the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). After prayerful preparation and discernment on October 22, 2022,… Read More »The IBVM General Congregation Elect New Leadership
October 2022 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Poor Household of God: OIKOS PTOCHOS TOU THEOU Village Gardening and Greenhouse Project Oikos Village, Philippines Poor Household of God Sisters are a Franciscan Community… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Care of Creation
October 2022 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Bethany House of Hospitality Chicago, IL Bethany House of Hospitality serves young refugee/immigrant women who are released from youth detention centers when they reach the… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
October 2022 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Navjyoti Women’s Center Water Project for Koshidekha Village Kathmandu, Nepal The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY serve in and around the village of Koshidekha in… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Other Purposes
October 2022 Collaborator: Women and Children
Casa Esperanza Project Chicago, IL Casa Esperanza is an organization which serves women and their children who have experienced homelessness and have moved from an… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Women and Children
October 2022 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Tri City Health Partnership Saint Charles, IL Tri City Health Partnership (TCHP) is the only free medical and dental clinic serving low-income, uninsured residents of… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Our Anniversary Year
We look back on October 2021 through October 2022 as the Wheaton Franciscans celebrated 150 years serving in the United States and 75 years in… Read More »Our Anniversary Year
Remembering Sr. Mary Elizabeth Glueckstein
March 20, 1942 – September 30, 2022 Visitation Date: Friday, October 7, 2022Time: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. CDTLocation: Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Our Lady of the Angels Chapel26W171 Roosevelt… Read More »Remembering Sr. Mary Elizabeth Glueckstein
Blessings – September 2022
Season of Creation Prayer Service: Thurs, Sept 1, 2022 On Thursday, September 1, 2022, the Wheaton Franciscans, in collaboration with the Diocese of Joliet Laudato… Read More »Blessings – September 2022