Laudato Si’ Action Platform Commitment Statement The Felician Sisters of North America, inspired by our Franciscan heritage to be in right relationship with all of creation and impelled by the spirit of our foundress, Blessed Mary Angela, commit to the seven-year journey of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP). Mindful of the fragility of Mother…
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September 1st is the World Day of Prayer for Creation
September 1st is the World Day of Prayer for Creation. The day was established by Pope Francis, in 2015, to encourage Catholics to pray for our common home. The World Day of Prayer for Creation begins the Season of Creation that runs from September 1st through October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis. This year’s…
Felician Associates Celebrate the Peace of Christmas
The Felician associates had their usual 3rd Saturday of the month meeting at Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Enfield, CT on December 16. The guest speaker at the meeting was Fr. Hilary Brzostowski, a Franciscan Friar and resident at OLA Convent. Father’s topic was The Peace of Christmas. He shared the beauty in the…
Maryville Retreat Center Holly, MI
Maryville Retreat Center Holly, MI Infused with Franciscan spirituality, Maryville Retreat Center offers a peaceful, comfortable, pastoral setting, with a variety of programming to enrich and inspire. Overlooking beautiful Lake Elliott, Maryville’s 240-acre campus has space for conferences, company workshops and private retreats. The retreat center has a variety of large and small meeting rooms,…
Jericho House – A Place of Spiritual Refreshment
Jericho House Wainfleet, ON Jericho House is a joint Mission of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and the Felician Sisters. Jericho House is a multi-faith center for education in leadership for youth and adults focusing on justice and spirituality around ecology issues. Jericho House is an oasis of hospitality, mutuality and advocacy. Some 80…
THE PORTIUNCULA INDULGENCE August 2nd
THE PORTIUNCULA INDULGENCE On the night of July, 1216, the great St. Francis was praying in the little church of the Portiuncula devoured by love for God and a thirst to save souls. He prayed for the forgiveness of sins of mankind. Suddenly a brilliant light shone all around. In great splendor Jesus and Mary…
Felician Associates – Our Partners
Felician Associates 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…