As Wheaton Franciscans we are committed to living Gospel values and believe that an open and grateful heart leads to a deepening relationship with God, each other, and all of creation. If you believe that your spirit aligns with ours, we encourage you to learn more about our Community.
Chicago Jesuit Academy College-Persistence (CP) Program Chicago, IL Chicago Jesuit Academy located on the west side of Chicago, is a tuition-free Catholic elementary school for… Read More »July 2023 Collaborator: Women and Children
FCJM – Timor Leste Indonesia Mission New Assisi Vila Verde Dili Kindergarten Timor Leste From 1997-2003, one of the international NGOs in Timor Leste collaborated… Read More »July 2023 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Community gardens are growing in popularity because they bring people together, increase access to fresh foods, address hunger, offer learning opportunities, and are good for… Read More »Helping Community Gardens Bloom
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 70 Years of Religious Life Sister Martha’s journey to religious life began when she was drawn to the Wheaton… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Martha Friedman
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 65 Years of Religious Life Her journey into religious life started when she was a freshman at the College… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Clare Nyderek
From Sister M. Magdalena Schmitz on behalf of the General Council: We congratulate the compositional newly built Dutch Regional Council. We wish Astrid Roggen God’s… Read More »New Dutch Regional Council
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 60 Years of Religious Life Sister Diane Przyborowski’s 60-year legacy as a Franciscan Sister began in high school. She… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Diane Przyborowski
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 60 Years of Religious Life When asked what attracted her to the Wheaton Franciscans and religious life, she had… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Francetta Glowinski
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 40 Years of Religious Life Sister Melanie was attracted to the Franciscan way of life “because of its ‘aliveness’… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Melanie Paradis
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 40 Years of Religious Covenant Carol was born in Hammond, IN, in 1944, first encountering the Franciscan Sisters while… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Covenant Companion Carol Sejda
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 65 Years of Religious Life Born and raised in a Franciscan parish of St. Louis, she was attracted to… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Shirley Krull
<< Return to Jubilee 2023 Celebrating 75 Years of Religious Life Sister Audrey was drawn to the Franciscan community at a young age because of… Read More »2023 Jubilarian: Sister Audrey Marie Rothweil
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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