Happy International Women’s Day!! Celebrating Catholic Sisters Celebrating 10 Years of Catholic Sisters Week As we kick off the 10-year anniversary of Catholic Sisters Week, we are thrilled to share an exciting initiative that places a national spotlight on the profound impact of Catholic Sisters. For generations, Catholic Sisters have been breaking barriers, advocating for…
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Blessed Mary Angela October 10th
Celebrating the #FeastDay of our foundress, #BlessedMaryAngela! What began as helping people experiencing poverty in Poland, has stretched to missions and ministries across the globe. The first #FelicianSisters in North America landed in 1874. As we arrive at the last day of Mission & #HeritageWeek, we think on all the ministries that began by following…
St Francis of Assisi
October 4 – St. Francis of Assisi Father, you helped Francis reflect the image of Christ through a life of poverty and humility. May we follow your Son by walking in the footsteps of Francis of Assisi and by imitation his joyful love. Amen. Pray for all followers of St. Francis in the world today….
Ministries of Felician Sisters in North America
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VIM – Volunteers in Mission
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK – Sister Rosemarie Goins, CSSF
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK FROM ST. AUGUSTINE SPIRITUALITY CENTER Laredo, Texas August 11-17, 2024 Sister Rosemarie Goins, a Felician Franciscan Sister Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Kings 19:4-8. Psalm 34. Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 Sometimes we are like Elijah. Things are just too much for us. We just want to die and not go on….
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…
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…
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…
An Advent Letter from Sr. Judith M. Kubicki, CSSF
An Advent Letter from Sister Judith M. Kubicki, Provincial Minister, Our Lady of Hope Province, North America What is the soundtrack to your Advent? Does it include the ancient chants, “O Come, O Come, “Emmanuel” and “Creator of the Stars of Night”? Or do you find yourself softly humming a livelier tune like “On Jordan’s…
Following Christ’s Call to Love Generously
Following Christ’s Call to Love Generously: First Profession Celebrations in Beaver Falls, PA The celebration of Sister Catherine Marie-Elizabeth Rotterman’s first religious profession began the evening of October 28, 2023. The local community prayed Solemn Vespers, with Sister Christina Conroy offering a reflection after the readings. The traditional recitation of the Litany of Loreto…