Special 2025 Laudato Si’ Blessings
Laudato Si’ – 10 Years of Inspiration and Action Welcome to this special issue of Blessing: A Photo Journal of the Wheaton Franciscans, celebrating the… Read More »Special 2025 Laudato Si’ Blessings
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The Augustinian and Franciscan Traditions
A Shared Spiritual Vision The Rule of St. Augustine, written around 400 A.D., remains the oldest monastic rule still in use. Grounded in the spirit… Read More »The Augustinian and Franciscan Traditions
Earth Day 2025
Caring for nature, caring for each other A large crowd gathered on a breezy April 22 to honor creation and plant a flowering tree in… Read More »Earth Day 2025
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
May & June 2025 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
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
May & June 2025 Collaborator: Care of Creation
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
May & June 2025 Collaborator: Women and Children
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
May & June 2025 Collaborator: Health and Dental
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
May & June 2025 Collaborator: Other Purposes
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
Lent 2025 – Easter Reflection
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
Remembering Sr. Dorothy Birk
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
Exploring Ways To Companion
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