Weavings Joy Reflection: May 2025
My Joy and Blessing by Marilyn Ladone, Covenant Companion My joy is my eight grandchildren who all live near me. Here they are, from the… Read More »Weavings Joy Reflection: May 2025
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.
My Joy and Blessing by Marilyn Ladone, Covenant Companion My joy is my eight grandchildren who all live near me. Here they are, from the… Read More »Weavings Joy Reflection: May 2025
Quixote Center Greenbelt, Maryland The Quixote Center partners with the Franciscan Network on Migration, which coordinates the work of Franciscan-run shelters in Mexico and Central… Read More »May & June 2025 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Kijana Educational Empowerment Initiative/ Kijana Care Share and Explore Program Kenya, Africa Kijana Educational Empowerment Initiative, a non-profit organization, promotes and cultivates youth empowerment through… Read More »May & June 2025 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Sisterhouse Oak Park, IL Sisterhouse is a shelter and supportive living program for homeless women recovering from substance abuse, addiction, and mental health issues. Sisterhouse… Read More »May & June 2025 Collaborator: Women and Children
Thrive Counseling Center Oak Park, IL Thrive Counseling Center provides mental health services in the Oak Park/River Forest area to men, women, and children at… Read More »May & June 2025 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Friends In Solidarity South Sudan Friends in Solidarity is the US partner to Solidarity with South Sudan. The purpose of Friends in Solidarity is to… Read More »May & June 2025 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Hope Rising – Dream Anew Return to Our 2025 Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope May the God of hope fill you with such peace and joy… Read More »Lent 2025 – Easter Reflection
August 5, 1933 – April 11, 2025 Memory Service Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CTLocation: Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Our Lady of the Angels Auditorium26W171… Read More »Remembering Sr. Dorothy Birk
The Covenant Companions (CCs) enjoyed a day of creative exploration and prayer on March 22, 2025, focused on questions of who or what companions us… Read More »Exploring Ways To Companion
Let Us Begin Again Return to Our 2025 Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope “Let us begin again, … for up to now, we have done little… Read More »Lent 2025 – Holy Week Reflection
Responding to the Failure to Grieve Great Loss Return to Our 2025 Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope Deep transitions are times of loss. Rev. Bryan Massingale… Read More »Lent 2025 – Week Five Reflection
Responding to the Sin of Violence Against the Planet Return to Our 2025 Lenten Pilgrimage of Hope In the introduction to his Apostolic Exhortation Laudate… Read More »Lent 2025 – Week Four Reflection
We are a community of vowed sisters, and covenant companions called to live the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi and our foundress Mother M. Clara Pfaender. We are a welcoming community collaborating with others to be a blessing in the world. Wherever you are on your life journey, you are welcome here.

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