(Artwork provided by LP&M) Fairway to Heaven Golf Tournament Monday, September 20, 2021 Cavalry Club Manlius, NY Everyone knows about the challenges of 2020. Now the Sisters are eager to welcome you back for 2021, with the joyous day of golf and camaraderie we’ve all been waiting for. No hook, slice or hazard will dampen [...]
By Sister Marianne Ferguson Watching the sunrise this morning, I noticed small clouds with bright rims around them. As the sun rose, its light began to obscure the rim until the cloud was completely overwhelmed. The rim spoke to me of the woman with the 18-year hemorrhage who had the courage to touch the hem [...]
Monstrance of My Childhood By Sister Marcia Klawon OSF Only a child of seven When in the Eucharist My heart met His In intimacy of first Holy Communion. Clothed wholly in purest white was I, Symbolic of the purity of heart That would a fitting dwelling be For my most precious [...]
Sr. Conchetta LoPresti likes to talk with her hands. Since she's Italian, it comes naturally to her. She grew up in Avalon, Pennsylvania, with a grandmother who didn't speak English. LoPresti didn't speak Italian, and her father — busy in the grocery store he ran — wasn't available to interpret for the two, so they [...]
By Father John Leising Associate and Chaplain, Fredonia Place of Williamsville For the last several days, we have reflected on the Lord’s disciples, gathered in the Upper Room, waiting for the coming of the Spirit with his sevenfold gifts. We, too, have gathered in our “Upper Rooms” or Chapels, with the same needs as the [...]
By Robert Stronach Article from The Catholic Sun, Syracuse, NY UTICA — Franciscan sisters have returned to St. Joseph–St. Patrick Parish with the appointment of Sister Anne McNulty, OSF, of Syracuse, as the new director of Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen. “We are excited to have Sister Anne on board,” Advisory Board Chair Darren Woods said in [...]
PENTECOST By Sister Zoe Ellen McClure A sound came Rushing, whistling, Sonic booming Then sudden stillness Like a hurricane’s eye They were in it! And fire came alive Overhead and brighting Shining fearful consoling They looked They saw Tongues of fire Over one another Is there one over me? Then came power And fearless energy And [...]
Our own Sister Barbara Jean Wajda and Father Patrick Killilea — both ministering on Kalaupapa, received the Companionate of Merit Award from The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. The international Order dates to the Crusades and focuses on service to others and promoting unity among the world’s Christian Churches. Its mission is charitable works, traditionally in medical humanitarian care and supporting hospitals and clinics. The Order has been very supportive [...]
Julie Ferraro, a freelance journalist living at our House of Discernment in Pittsburgh recently interviewed S. Suzanne Susany about her work as an immigration attorney. The piece, “Q & A with Sr. Suzanne Susany, immigration attorney working with women in need,” appears in the Global Sisters Report. You can access the article here.