Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help News
Celebrating the Life of Sister Joan Phyllis Dyreks, OSF
Private funeral services for Sister Joan Phyllis Dyreks OSF will take place Friday, July 28, 2023. She will be laid to rest among her Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in a special section of Resurrection Cemetery in St. Louis, MO.
Celebrating the Life of Sister Elaine Urbanek, OSF
Franciscan Sister Elaine Urbanek passes away December 27, 2022, at the age of 99 years.
In Praise of Regifting
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 thoughtless way of keeping up social conventions, but it doesn’t have to be.
The Franciscan Sisters join other Women Religious in grieving the shooting in Colorado Springs
“As women of the Gospel, we stand in opposition to all forms of exclusion and violence committed against any member of the human family. There can be no tolerance for hate. We pledge ourselves to work for the change of structures and systems that promote messages and actions of violence, particularly those directed towards persons who lack freedom and are denied human dignity. Our faith requires something more of us. We are called to be instruments of peace.”
Celebrating the Life of Sister Rose Marie Przybylowicz, OSF
Sister Rose Marie Przybylowicz, OSF, passed away September 9, 2022. Her life will be celebrated with a Mass of Resurrection Friday, September 23.
LSAP Resource Guide — Community Engagement & Participatory Action
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LSAP Resource Guide — Ecological Spirituality
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FSOLPH Leadership attends 2022 LCWR Assembly
The Franciscan Sisters Leadership Team of Sisters Renita Brummer, Rosalie Wisniewski, and Ellen Horn took part in the annual conference of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious held August 9-12, 2022 in downtown St. Louis, MO.
LSAP Resource Guide — Ecological Education
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LSAP Resource Guide — Adoption of Simple Lifestyles
Click to download: Laudato Si' Action Platform Goal Resource Guide for Adoption of Simple Lifestyles