Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help News
LSAP Resource Guide – Response to the Cry of the Poor
Click to download the Laudato Si’ Action Platform Goal Resource Guide for Response to the Cry of the Poor
LSAP Resource Guide – Response to the Cry of the Earth
Click to download: Laudato Si' Action Platform Goal Resource Guide for Response to the Cry of the Earth
Collaboration: God’s Gift
The more we practice and encourage daily collaborations, being neighborly despite our differences and “reaching across the aisle,” the better prepared we’ll be to take on issues that are too big for any one person or organization.
Violence and White Supremacy Cannot Stand
Violence and White Supremacy Cannot Stand Wed, 2022-05-18 07:49 by asanders Our hearts are breaking as we once again come face to face with the racial hatred and gun violence that infect our land. The members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious extend...
Trying Tenderness
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 name? The pastor patiently guiding and comforting the struggling adolescent? All of these are reflections—human expressions—of the “tender mercy” of God in whose image and likeness we are made.
Wonder-full Love
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, and priorities. As we understand them more, our love for them often grows.
Laudato Si’ Action Platform
We Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help share with you our Laudato Si’ Action Platform commitment.
Celebrating the Life of Sister Gale Bednarek, 1943-2021
On October 27, 2021, Sister Gale Bednarek, our resident Scripture scholar, left us for the fullness of God’s light and love. Sister Gale was baptized Lucille Michaeline, the name given by her parents Victoria and Lucian Bednarek, at St. Joseph's Church in Chicago...
The heavens are telling…
God is always with us. When the troubles of this world seem so very heavy, I, like many, look to God’s Creation for assurance, to find refuge and to seek balance.
Celebrating the Life of Sister Victoria Munoz, 1941 to 2021
Our dear Sister Victoria took flight and went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2021. She had waited a long time for this homecoming often asking what was taking the Lord so long. Then in a flash of light on Independence Day, she was set free. Sister Victoria, born...