by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | May 21, 2025 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries
Sister Margaret Ann Wolbach, after serving the Lord with joy for 75 years, went home to the Lord on May 8, 2025. Sister Margaret Ann was the second youngest child of five born to Ben and Mary Wolbach in Omaha, Nebraska. Growing up in a loving family whose Catholic... 
by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jan 15, 2025 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries
There is an appointed time for everything. — Eccle 3:1 Sister Grace Koszela, a Franciscan Sister of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025. Sister Grace, nee Genevieve, was the sixth of nine children to bless the the lives of... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Dec 19, 2022 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News, Reflections, Uncategorized
Regifting gets a bad “wrap”—sorry for the terrible pun! During this season when we spend a lot of time and energy thinking about, shopping for, and purchasing presents, I think this practice deserves to be reconsidered. Sure, regifting can be a cheap and relatively... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | May 23, 2022 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News
Here in southwest Wisconsin, spring has finally arrived. It took a while to get out into the garden due to rain falling every other day or so for weeks, but we were finally blessed with a dry stretch that made it possible to prepare the soil. As soon as I could, I... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Feb 22, 2022 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News, Reflections
What does the word “tenderness” bring to mind? Is it a young mother gently brushing the hair aside from her sleeping infant’s forehead? The nurse speaking words of reassurance to a scared patient? The gray-haired man spoon-feeding his wife who no longer remembers his... 
by Jack Zimmerman, Friend of the Franciscan Sisters-OLPH | Jan 13, 2022 | Franciscan Blog, Franciscan Sisters News, Reflections
When we love someone and want to grow closer to them, we try to get to know them better. We wonder about their lives. We observe how they speak; how they act and react. We ask about their families, their occupations. We consider their thoughts, feelings, preferences,...
