Weavings Reflection: September 2022
This Reflection Has Gone to the Dogs… and Cats… and Birds! Part 1: Wheaton Franciscan Pooches Wheaton Franciscans have a long history of sharing their… Read More »Weavings Reflection: September 2022
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This Reflection Has Gone to the Dogs… and Cats… and Birds! Part 1: Wheaton Franciscan Pooches Wheaton Franciscans have a long history of sharing their… Read More »Weavings Reflection: September 2022
A Joyous Celebration of Presence August 13, 2022 With joy the Wheaton Franciscan Community of Sisters and Covenant Companions welcomed the Most Reverend Ronald A.… Read More »Blessings – August 2022
Listen to the Voice of Creation The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation:… Read More »Season of Creation 2022
A Call To Serve by Naomi Hroncich, Covenant Companion I live in a Retirement Community in Geneva, Illinois. In the early phase of the Pandemic,… Read More »Weavings Reflection: August 2022
Sharing God’s Presence by Sister Julie Walsh, Wheaton Franciscan for 67 Years Recently I found two incidents most interesting in my life. First was when… Read More »Weavings Reflection: June 2022
As we begin Holy Week, we reflect on our commitment to …collaboration with others who desire to create healthy and safe communities where all God’s… Read More »2022 Journey of Lent – Week 6
As we continue our Lenten journey focusing on the Wheaton Franciscan Laudato Si’ Action Platform statement, we reflect on our commitment to …promote nonviolence and… Read More »2022 Journey of Lent – Week 5
Unexpected Surprises: Part 2 by Sister Alice Drewek In 2021, the border between Canada and the U.S. opened in early September. I packed my bags… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: April 2022
As we continue our Lenten journey focusing on the Wheaton Franciscan Laudato Si’ Action Platform commitment, we reflect on the call to “…embody radical hospitality,… Read More »2022 Journey of Lent – Week 4
We hope your Lenten journey has been prayerful. This week’s focus from our Laudato Si’ Action Platform is the commitment to …living a life of… Read More »2022 Journey of Lent – Week 3
We hope your first full week of Lent was everything you needed it to be. We are in week two of our Lenten reflection based… Read More »2022 Journey of Lent – Week 2
Unexpected Surprises: Part 1 by Sister Alice Drewek Every summer for the last ten plus years I have been traveling to the Algonquin Highlands in… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: March 2022
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