If I already have a professional career, will I be able to continue it?

Our Sisters work in a wide variety of professional settings that can be integrated into our common life and mission. During the years of formation, the community seeks to discover and to integrate the talents and gifts of each Sister in preparation for her participation in the apostolic ministry of the community. While a Sister usually is asked to work as she has been professionally trained, ultimately, the Mother General assigns the Sister to the apostolate she deems best for the Sister and for the community.

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Is the community planning to start new centers in the near future?

New centers are founded by our Community in response to particular needs and requests of our Church. Our authority persons discern each request, so as to determine if the foundation of a new center can be integrated into our one common mission and whether or not we have the resources to provide for the particular need that is being requested.

Is the community planning to start new centers in the near future?2017-02-06T16:14:20-05:00

What sources inspired the community in its founding and what sources inspire and nurture the faith of the Sisters now?

A source that inspired the community in its founding was Sacred Scripture, especially the writings of St. Paul and his insight into the Church as the Body of Christ: “For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another” (Rom 12: 4-5). The life of Saint Francis was instrumental during our time of foundation as we worked towards embodying the original charism and spirit of our founding father. The Vatican II decree on the Adaption and Renewal of Religious Life, Perfectae Caritatis, gave us guiding principles in this process of renewal: “The adaptation and renewal of the religious life includes both the constant return to the sources of all Christian life and to the original spirit of the institutes and their adaptation to the changed conditions of our time.” In addition the Papal writings of Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI (e.g. Humanae Vitae, the Theology of the Body, Vita Consecrata, Laborem Exercens, Evangelium Vitae and Deus Caritas Est) were and continue to be sources of inspiration to nurture the faith of our Sisters as we live our charism of promoting the sacredness and dignity of all life.

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How are you connected with Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist?

The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist sponsor the Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist, a Public Association of the Faithful approved by the Archdiocese of Hartford, with hopes of the Brothers being aggregated as a men’s branch of our order. In the spirit of Saint Francis and Saint Clare, we work in complement with the Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist in our mission of rebuilding the Church.

How are you connected with Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist?2017-02-06T16:14:15-05:00
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