Understanding that our simple actions can have far reaching effects, we strive to be a place of peace and nonviolence by being respectful, practicing honesty, promoting justice, and nurturing wholesome relationships.
Madonna Foundation/Franciscan Community Benefits Services Inc Lemont, IL The Madonna Scholars Program is a dynamic initiative whose objective is to promote empowerment, academic achievement, and… Read More »July & August 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
Dominican University/ Ministry en lo Cotidiano (MLC) Program River Forest, IL Dominican University graduates are economically disadvantaged students. Among them are many immigrant students and… Read More »March & April 2025 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Our 2025 theme, Pilgrims of Hope: Celebrating Creation, brings together two significant milestones: the Roman Catholic Jubilee Year and the Franciscan 800th Anniversary of the… Read More »Pilgrims of Hope: Celebrating Creation
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque Immigration Legal Services Dubuque, IA Catholic Charities is the only local non-profit Immigration Legal Services provider located in… Read More »Oct & Nov 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Journey Together: Called to BE a Blessing Return to Journey Together: Called to BE Love resource page As we enter the final 12 weeks of… Read More »Creating Beloved Community
Casa Esperanza Community Center Our Lady of Mount Carmel Melrose Park, IL Casa Esperanza Community Center helps individuals and families overcome the cycle of poverty… Read More »Aug & Sept 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Quixote Center Greenbelt, MD The Quixote Center was founded in 1976, with the goal of transforming church and society in the spirit of post-Vatican II… Read More »June 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago Refugee Resettlement Program – Loom Project Chicago, IL For many years, the Refugee Resettlement Program of the Catholic… Read More »May 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Exodus World Service Park Ridge, IL Exodus World Service is a volunteer-based organization which serves Chicago-area refugees. They equip the Christian community to provide refugees… Read More »April 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
This week, President Biden’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is suing to block the proposed mega-merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons. Whether you shop… Read More »Thank President Biden for Stopping the Albertsons-Kroger Merger
Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Founded in 1920, Catholic Charities-Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s mission is “to provide service to those in need, to… Read More »March 2024 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
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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