It’s pruning time in the Homestead Orchard!
MERIDEN, CT (03-28-2019) - Late winter-early spring means pruning time for the Sisters who care for the Homestead Orchard at the motherhouse. Sister Francesca Silver had a helper as she went about her work. [...]
Sister Mary Timothy Prokes, FSE explains “Why we wear a habit”
FALLS CHURCH, VA (03-27-2019) - In an article in the Arlington Catholic Herald, Sister Mary Timothy Prokes answers the question, "Why do you wear a habit?" See her answer. Sister Mary Timothy is a [...]
Banana Peels and “Laudato si”? Ask these scientists!
LOWELL, MICHIGAN (03-21-2019) - Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE, Ph.D. and Dr. Philip Sakimoto of the University of Notre Dame presented an engaging talk on"Banana Peels and Climate Change: A Daily [...]
Sister Janice Otis, FSE enters eternal life
POCATELLO, ID - Sister Janice Otis, FSE, a founding member of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, entered eternal life the afternoon of February 12, 2019, after a series of health [...]
Cardinal O’Brien bestows Cross of Merit on Sister Monica Navalta, FSE in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (02-05-2019) - Cardinal Edwin O'Brien, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, bestowed the Order's Cross of Merit of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem [...]
Sisters lead young adults on World Youth Day pilgrimage
PANAMA - Sister Frances Zajac, FSE and Sister Sophia Peters, FSE send greetings from World Youth Day in Panama! The Sisters, along with priest-chaplain, Father Glen Dmytryszyn, Parochial Vicar of St. John Bosco Parish, [...]