by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jan 9, 2019 | Franciscan Blog
The Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week in January for almost 50 years. According the website Justice for Immigrants, it is “an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting . . . immigrants, refugees,...
by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Dec 3, 2018 | Franciscan Blog
The Holiday frenzy has begun. There are presents to buy, plans to be made, gifts to wrap, trips to plan, cleaning to be done, decorating to do and the list goes on. But amid all this, there is a deeper thing going on. Christmas, oh yes, Christ. How does this...
by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Oct 24, 2018 | Franciscan Blog
“Blessed are we whose hearts are filled with love, who sing praises to You with grateful hearts!” Ps. 84 There is a boutique in town called ‘Never Enough’. Really? Never enough! How can that be? We are showered dally with blessings from our God. But we just...
by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Sep 17, 2018 | Franciscan Blog
Home. Maya Angelou wrote that the ache for home lives in all of us. Do you have an ache for a place where you can be your best, truest, most honest self, where you can feel peace, where you can just be, where there is more light than darkness? We long for peace, for...
by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Aug 17, 2018 | Franciscan Blog
It is not unusual to wake in the morning to the news of violence, natural disasters and uncommon events that shake our world and us. As a people of faith, how do we view this news? Do we allow it to bring us down, to dim the beauty of a new day or to sigh in...
by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jul 5, 2018 | Franciscan Blog
Lazy, hazy days of summer. We’ve all heard that expression and probably wonder, in the midst of very busy lives, how in the world summer can be considered lazy. There are so many summer activities to share, so many gatherings we don’t want to miss, so much outdoor...
