Sisters participate in “Cultures of Formation” Conference
SOUTH BEND, IN (03-07-2018) Sister Damien Marie Savino, FSE and Sister Sophia Peters, FSE participated in the McGrath Institute for Church Life's conference, co-sponsored by the USCCB, held at University of Notre Dame March 5-7, 2018. The "Cultures of Formation: Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment" conference welcomed over 500 attendees comprising bishops, priests, religious men and women, youth ministers, campus ministers, pastoral counselors, seminarians, professors and students. According to the conference web site, in preparation for the 2018 General Assembly of Bishops in Rome which will [...]
Sister Veronica Schueler new chancellor of Archdiocese of Portland
PORTLAND, OR (02-20-2018) Sister Veronica Schueler, FSE arrived in Portland in early January to begin to serve the Archdiocese of Portland as its chancellor. Welcomed by Archbishop Alexander Sample, Sister Veronica will also serve as the archbishop's delegate for consecrated life. Sister left her position as vice chancellor in the Diocese of Palm Beach at the end of December and was assigned by Mother Miriam Seiferman, FSE Mother General, to join the Bridal Veil, Oregon community of Franciscan Sisters while working at the Portland chancery. Sister Veronica brings [...]
Sister Clare Hunter keynote speaker at Spokane Women’s Conference
SPOKANE, WA (02-10-2018) Sister Clare Hunter, FSE presented one of two keynote addresses at the "Wholehearted 2018 Catholic Women's Gathering" at St. Thomas More Parish in Spokane on February 10, 2018. Over 400 women participated in the conference. Sister Clare's talk, "Warmth from the Heart" was enthusiastically received. She also presented workshops on "Theology of the Body 101" and "The Genius of Men and Women." The conference was an inaugural event for the Wholehearted Catholic Women's group who describe the conference as "a gathering of Inland [...]
Sister Rosario Ongayo professes perpetual vows
MERIDEN, CT (02-04-2018) Sister Rosario Ongayo, FSE professed perpetual vows in the presence of almost 200 people in the Chapel of St. John at an 11:00 a.m. Mass on February 4, 2018. Mother Miriam Seiferman, FSE, Mother General, received Sister Rosario's vows and affirmed the unique gift Sister Rosario is to the Community and to those she serves. Sister Rose Mesa and Sister Mary Anne Linder were the official witnesses of the profession. In his homily, the Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford, [...]
Sister Zita Senzig, the Community’s oldest Sister, dies peacefully
LOWELL, MI (01-19-2018) Spending her entire religious life making people feel at home, Sister Zita Senzig, FSE, 90, entered her eternal home today with her Community around her. Sister Zita had gradually weakened and was prepared for God to call her to new life with the Holy Trinity. She told her Sisters that she was looking forward to seeing her friends and family once again in the heavenly household. Sister Zita entered religious life as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration in 1949 and professed [...]
Motherhouse Sisters present Epiphany concert
MERIDEN, CT (01-06-2018) The Motherhouse Community shared their musical talents in a concert held in the Chapel of St. John in celebration of the Solemnity of Epiphany. The event was held as a thank you gift for the employees, volunteers and friends of the Sisters' professional services. The program featured Christmas hymns selected from the musical heritage of the Community. Sister Bernardone Rock, FSE was conductor; Pat Riello and Sister Christianna Hamman, FSE were accompanists.