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MERIDEN, CT (05-31-2022) - The motherhouse community of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist welcomed His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle for a visit from May 29 to May 31. Cardinal Tagle is the Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and the former Archbishop of Manila. The Sisters, Brothers and Franciscan Apprentices, both local and around the world, appreciated Cardinal Tagle's inspiring two-hour presentation and discussion on "Evangelization and Synodality" which was live-streamed from the Chapel of St. John. Mother Miriam [...]

FALLS CHURCH, VA (05-16-2022) - Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist of the Falls Church center attended the commencement for nearly 1,500 students at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. on Saturday, May 14. The ceremony was held outdoors on University Lawn, and was the first on-campus commencement since 2019. The Sisters honored Sister Grace Marie Horan, FSE who received a Doctor of Ministry degree at the event. See related story. In the photo, Sister Grace Marie proudly holds her diploma. She is joined by (from left) [...]

JERUSALEM (05-10-2022) - Today the Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, made his solemn entrance into the Holy Sepulchre. This event had been postponed several times due to the global pandemic. It is customary for a newly appointed Grand Master to initiate his office by a solemn procession to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre accompanied by episcopal dignitaries. Cardinal Filoni requested Mother Shaun Vergauwen, FSE, Co-foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, and Sister [...]

MERIDEN, CT (05-07-2022) – Sister Mary Anne Linder, FSE was honored by Holy Apostles College and Seminary at the Sixty-fourth Commencement Exercises held at the college campus in Cromwell, Connecticut, as she received the Service Award for her 24 years as a faculty member. In absentia, Sister Mary Elizabeth Endee, FSE, received the Service Award plaque for Sister Mary Anne. The citation from Holy Apostles College and Seminary was read as follows: Sister Mary Anne Linder, F.S.E. Born in Iowa to the late George and [...]

Sister Grace Marie Horan, FSE on the day of her final vows in 2017. ROME (04-20-2022) - Sister Grace Marie Horan, FSE, of the FSE Rome center, joyfully received the announcement that she successfully passed her oral defense of her doctoral treatise and is granted the degree of Doctor of Ministry from The Catholic University of America. The defense was held via teleconference  with several Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist around the world attending. Sister Grace Marie has been an official of [...]

MERIDEN, CT (April 9-17, 2022 Holy Week) - In union with the Church throughout the world, the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist community of Sisters, Brothers and lay associates celebrate the days of Holy Week with intensity and richness of ritual. The Motherhouse community in Meriden, Connecticut, has taken for its theme this year "The Power of Silence" referencing Cardinal Robert Sarah's book by that title. Franciscan Apprentices who have studied the book are presenting a brief reflection each day related to the liturgy of [...]