Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity

Having encountered God, pilgrims ponder what God is speaking to them after an Immigration Awareness Pilgrimage, A Journey of Hope on September 7, 2008. You are invited to do likewise.

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross, the Norbertines of St. Norbert Abbey, the Diocese of Green Bay, and the Franciscan Friars (OFM) of the Assumption BVM Province collaborated to make this day possible. Members of St. Philip, St. Willebrord, St. Mary of the Angels and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral parishes of the Diocese of Green Bay, WI were also involved in the planning.

What longings, desires, fears and questions surfaced as you listened deeply and pondered prayerfully this day of pilgrimage? How might this pilgrimage influence your/our activities and involvements in the future? Is there any special memory that lingers in your heart?

Continue the story of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity serving among the good people of St. Theresa Parish, Kekaha, HI.

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Fr. Roch Niemier, OFM in his book In the Footsteps of Francis and Clare devotes one chapter to prayer and mountain spirituality. As you view this podcast, is it possible to translate this paragraph to prayer and ‘ocean’ spirituality or whatever is your ordinary natural setting?

The spirituality of Poggio Bustone, or ‘mountain spirituality’ calls forth deep contemplative prayer. Heart-centered prayer or contemplation, is not so much our praying or speaking to God as it is becoming aware that it is God who is pursuing us and praying us, drawing us upward. All of Scripture reveals this wonderful mystery of our God. It is God who comes in search of us: it is God who desires us, desires to be one with us; it is God who loves with passionate longing. It is God who comes to us with overwhelming compassion.

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity feature “Come Holy Ghost/Enkindle”, an energetic musical journey for Catholic young adults, those recently confirmed, those preparing to attend World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia and those who are not able to attend but are well aware of the Holy Spirit’s action in their daily lives in the here and now. Kataluma is the name of an occasional coalescence of Wisconsin musicians and creatives. In this instance, it comprises John Tanner, Sue Bruk, Bob Monagle and Mark Kolter. Download this song free  -click on the link and select save as on PCs�

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The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity feature the vocation reflections of Sister Renee Mirkes, OSF, director of the Center for NaProEthics, the ethics division of the Pope Paul VI Institute recognized internationally for building a culture of life in women’s healthcare especially in the field of natural fertility regulation and reproductive medicine.

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Sister Renee offers workshops and presentations on the Catholic Church’s position on: marriage and procreation, infertility, embryonic stem cell research, sexuality, human personhood, feminine anthropology and more to a variety of audiences. Thomas W. Hilgers, MD founded Pope Paul VI Institute in 1985 in Omaha, NE. http://www.popepaulvi.com/

On this eve of the Our Lady of Lourdes feast, walk with Camp Franciscan participants in a procession to the Lourdes Grotto on the Motherhouse grounds of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in Manitowoc, WI. If you would like to attend Camp Franciscan 2008, the Third Summer of the Sisterhood, please contact us. Click here to experience a Camp Franciscan Lourdes Grotto Procession.

Sr. Marie Kolbe, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity, discusses her studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.