Felician Associates – Our Partners Almost since the beginning of formal religious life in the Church there have been individuals and groups of lay people who have allied themselves with particular religious communities in a variety of relationships. In recent years, many women and men have responded to God’s call to associate themselves with hundreds…
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
JCoR (Justice Coalition of Religious) On the International Day of the World’s #IndigenousPeoples let us honor #IndigenousWomen who have an integral role as carers of natural resources & keepers of scientific knowledge. Many are also taking the lead in the defense of lands & advocating for #IndigenousRights worldwide En el Día Internacional de los #PueblosIndígenas…
Blessed Stanley Rother
Blessed Stanley Rother’s Story On May 25, 1963, Stanley Francis Rother, a farmer’s son from Okarche, Oklahoma, was ordained for his home diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa. Having flunked out of the area seminary due to his difficulty with Latin, Fr. Rother finally accepted an invitation to attend Mount St. Mary Seminary in Maryland, where he…
Mary, Mother of the Church
On this Monday after the feast of Pentecost, often referred to as the birth of the Church, it is appropriate to celebrate the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church. Mary’s fiat, her ‘yes’ to be the mother of Christ, was the faith-filled response welcoming God’s indwelling life among us. Francis of Assisi’s prayer and…
Felicians Celebrate St. Felix
From the Memoirs of the Congregation: Felician Sisters Let them [the sisters] always radiate joy for the Glory of God, as St. Francis earnestly recommended. Let them imitate St. Felix and be always at peace in their simplicity and modesty. This happiness shall be their particular trait by which they will demonstrate that as…
Franciscan Feast Days in May
Mary, Queen of Poland May 3 May 3 – Mary, Queen of Poland Pray for the sisters and associates of Mary, Queen of Poland Province, Warszawa, Poland Lord, may the prayers of the Virgin Mary bring us protection from danger and freedom from sin so that we may come to the joy of your peace….
The Role of Women – Pope Francis
“There are countries where women are forbidden to access aid, open a business, or go to school.” Did you know this is still happening in the 21st century? It’s time to act! In a new Pope Video intention, produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Pope Francis emphasizes the importance that “governments need to commit…
Physicist, Blogger, and Felician Sister
Physicist, Blogger, and Felician Sister At the 2023 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) winter meeting in Portland, OR, just one of the presenters wore a brown habit and veil. Sr. Mary Honorata Grzeszczuk of Felician University’s Physics Department, gave a talk called “Learning vs. Becoming,” inspired by St. Pope John Paul II’s 1993 encyclical, Fides…
St. Blaise – Feb. 3rd
St. Blaise enjoyed widespread veneration in the Eastern and Western Churches due to many cures attributed to him. According to tradition, he was Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia and was martyred under Licinius. On this day the Church gives a “Blessing of the Throats” in honor of St. Blaise. From the eighth century he has…
Christmas Delivery to the Navajo Nation
Christmas Delivery to the Navajo Nation The beauty of the New Mexico landscape fascinated the sisters and volunteers of St. Felix Pantry on the trip to the Navajo Nation in the Northwest on December 17, 2023. Sister Catherine Marie-Elizabeth Rotterman CSSF drove Sisters Mary Angela Parkins, CSSF and Rosemarie Goins, CSSF plus Peggy Barr, mission…
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