Visits to Postulant’s CatholicMatch blog crash server
MERIDEN, CT (05-18-2016) - Robyn Lee's story on CatholicMatch Institute's web site had so many concurrent visitors that the server could not handle the volume and went off-line. Robyn's story, "I Quit CatholicMatch for God" begins, "I’m leaving my job at CatholicMatch because I fell in love. My love story, as well as my CatholicMatch story, both begin with a break-up. Shocking, I know." Robyn is a postulant with the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist and the managing editor of CatholicMatch Institute's blog Faith, Hope and Love. Her popular blog post [...]
Sister Rosario Ongayo, FSE graduates from Holy Apostles College and Seminary
MERIDEN, CT (05-13-2016) Sister Rosario Ongayo, FSE was awarded a Masters degree in Theology with a concentration in Scripture from Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Connecticut at the graduation ceremonies. Sister Rosario presented her Special Project in April in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters degree. Sister Rosario's Special Project was a book of meditations on the 20 mysteries of the Rosary, illustrated with Scriptural references and poignant examples from her work as a certified nursing assistant. Sister Rosario has a profound devotion to the [...]
Sister Theophane Wurzer, FSE, long-time maternal-child nurse, dies in Michigan
LOWELL, MI (05-04-2016) - Sister Theophane Wurzer, FSE, entered eternal life on Thursday evening, May 4, 2016 at the Franciscan Life Process Center where she has lived for the past 25 years. An avid worker and dedicated professional, Sister Theophane tirelessly contributed her talents to the Church and the Franciscan Community as a professed religious, maternal-child nurse, gardener, quilt-maker and wholehearted card player. Sister Theophane was born on June 27, 1921, in St. Lucas, Iowa, the fifth of twelve children of Konrad and Barbara Wurzer. She was named [...]