6 Actions of the Heart During Lent
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March 2019
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February 2019
Share the Love
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September 2018
Introducing the Season of Creation
Join Pope Francis, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities and Christians around the world in praying and taking action for our common home throughout the September 1 – October 4 Season of Creation.
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June 2019
Sister Honored by her High School
Sister Concetta DeFelice was inducted into Pavilion Central School’s Hall of Fame at an annual dinner June 1 at the western New York school hall. She was honored for her more than 40 years of contributions to education as well as her personal achievements and accomplishments, and her positive impact upon her Sisters of St.
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June 2019
The TAVOLA | Where I’ve Been, Where I Am Now, and Where I Am Going
The Change A Heart Franciscan Volunteer Program is rooted in the spirit of St. Francis and the spirit of the Sisters of St. Francis for single men and women, ages 21 through 30, who intentionally live out their service experience through Franciscan values of service, simple lifestyle, community and spirituality. Change A Heart members are
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May 2019
Feast of the Visitation Lk 1:34
Sister Marianne Ferguson We might wonder why Mary hurried so to visit her cousin in the Hill country. It’s only recently that unwed mothers have been favorably received in most cultures. When I was growing up, a girl who found herself pregnant before marriage went to “visit an aunt in California” until the baby was
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May 2019
Guiding the Search for Spirituality
Sister Marise May “You have made us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” St. Augustine’s Confessions (Lib 1,1-2,2.5,5: CSEL 33, 1-5) There is a great hunger in people today, says Sister Marise May, and they are looking for something to fill it. “People know there’s something beyond
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May 2019
S. Joette Ebert says Farewell to Volunteer
For several years, S. Joette has been volunteering at S.O.M.E. (So Others May Eat), a Washington, D.C. organization that provides meals, housing, clothing and healthcare to people in the capital region who are experiencing homelessness. She loves the ministry, the people she serves and her fellow volunteers. This week, she will be saying farewell to
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May 2019
Placing Hands on Paul and Barnabas – Reflection
By Sister Marianne Ferguson OSF As new owner/operators begin managing the building housing 59 sisters in western New York, S. Marianne Ferguson reflected on the changes the sisters living there face in the context of the Scripture reading Acts 12:24 – 13:5 - We notice that the Apostles were using ritual. After praying to the
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May 2019
Encountering the Holy Spirit
“Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven” By S. Marion Rose Mansius Our first experience with water and the Spirit, of course, was when we were baptized. For most of us, our parents or godparents accepted the faith of Jesus for us. Again, at Confirmation, we
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April 2019
Unselfish Love
By S. Eleanor Thielman I was recently graced with an awe-inspiring conversation while attending the Life Program in Lackawanna, New York. One day, S. Thomas, RSM approached me and showed me a sketch that Fr. Betl drew while visiting the Response to Love Center, a community outreach where a variety of compassionate programs help those
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April 2019
The Day I Lost My Sole
By Father Pat Killilea ss.cc. St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa, Hawaii. It all started in the morning of April 4 when I went to Kalaupapa International Airport to meet a planeload of young men and women arriving on Saints Damien and Marianne land for a few days of retreat away from the business of Honolulu’s everyday
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April 2019
Butter Lambs
Story and photo by Sister Fran Gangloff A butter lamb alongside a crocus plant adorns our family Easter dinner table. A long-standing Easter tradition in western New York and elsewhere is the Butter Lamb, brought to the U.S. by immigrants from Russia, Poland, and Slovenia. Many families, including mine, continue the tradition. People make their