Where Franciscan Sisters Are From
I think of my call as similar to the story of Hansel and Gretl. They dropped bread crumbs, planning to follow them and make their way home. God just continued to drop one crumb after another so that I could follow in small steps. Bit by bit, I continue to look for His signs on my journey home. -Sister Kathleen Murphy, OSF
You may wonder from where our Sisters have been called. We come from dioceses of faith-filled people. Here is a list of the home parishes of some of our Sisters. Maybe you know or remember some of them? We’ll continue to share bit by bit the mysterious wonders of God’s call from parishes near and far.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, L’Anse, Michigan
- Novice Sister Mary Jane
St. Michael the Archangel, Cary, North Carolina
- Novice Sr. Maria Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Midland, Texas
- Sr. Concepción
Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Sr. Mary Teresa Bettag
St. Therese, Appleton, Wisconsin
- Sr. Ann Carla Baumann
- Sr. Rosangela Wieland
- Sr. Mary Stephen Keller
- Sr. Camilla Wolfgram
- Sr. Marlene Schwaller
- Sr. Cabrini Schmidt
- Sr. Paul Mathy
- Sr. Lois Ann Gosch
- Sr. Martina Van Ryzin
- Sr. Janice Stingle
- Sr. Sheila Kasten
St. Frances DeSales, Manistique, MI
- Sr. Jan Vilemure
- Sr. Bernadone Fagan
- Sr. Nathanael Jenks
I owe my vocation to two girlfriends who inspired me.”
-Sr. Nathanael Jenks, OSF
- Sr. Thereselle Arruda
- Sr. Elena Gonzales
- Sr. Laura Wolf
Holy Cross, Beemer, Nebraska
- Sr. Karen Suhr
- Sr. Rita Mae Suhr
Sometimes our prayers don’t always match God’s intentions for us. Sometimes the very thing we are resisting is what God actually wants for us, for our true happiness. Sr. Angela Paul, OSF
San Roque, Santa Barbara, California
- Sr. Dora Lee Monian
Our Lord of Mercy, Hatch, New Mexico
- Sr. Elizabeth Benvie
St. Rita, New Orleans, Louisanna
- Sr. Maria Goretti Scandaliato
St. Joseph, Cresco, Iowa
- Sr. Mary Ann Tupy
St. Raymond, East Rockaway, New York
- Sr. Francis Mason
