My name is Carla. I am from Calabria. I'm 28 years old and I have studied Tourism Science. My journey started in Cosenza, my city, where I met the Community of Saint Dominic of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, through a voluntary service to...
Taking care of our Mother Earth is not just an individual responsibility but also a relational experience. It engages us to share with others the work, joy, service and love for the entire Creation. In following our Mother Frances Schervier’s charism...
After a long time of social confinement (Stay at Home) we were able to hold the Assembly of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor for the Brazilian area. Our theme was “Evangelical counsels: In the light of our charism”. We left Jatai full of joy and desire to meet...
Sr. Rose and Sr. Jenny, together with the collaborators Rosemela and Dodie, tell us their experience in the Scholarship project, our ministry that has been following students in difficulty in the Philippines. The Scholarship project has been following students...
On October 1st, 2019, I arrived in Dakar, Senegal. Together with Sr. Domitilde Manga and the two novices, Véronique Diouf and Pascaline Sarr, we were waiting to receive our Visas to travel to the United States. We had planned to live a new...
This year, we have only one Jubilee in the US Area, Sr. Rita T Kruthaupt as she celebrates 70 years as a Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. Sr. Rita was born in Franklin, Indiana not too far from Cincinnati but claims Brookville as her hometown...
The young SFP professed Sisters from Senegal share their experiences of renewing their "yes" to Christ on October 4th, 2020.In Mathew 22:1-14, God invites us to His banquet of graces. Far from being an idle thought, His invitation commits us to strive to clothe...
Kathryn “Katie” lived her entire lifetime of 66 years in Cincinnati, OH. She was the daughter of Ruth Singer and the late Bob Singer. Katie was also the significant other of Todd Seyfried, loving mother of Joshua Huddleston, and devoted sister to her five siblings...
In the past few months we reflected together on the topics of the New Cosmology, the Encyclical Laudato Sii, the Final Document of the Synod on the Pan-Amazon Region. We publish this collection of contributions and photos of plants...
Sr. Kathleen Reynolds was a great example of the song: “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling”. She had a sparkle in her eyes that bespoke of mischief and joy. The whole room lit up when she came in, and people felt better and happier just by being in her presence...
Never before has the Associates’ covenant ceremony been so long awaited, but the delay caused by the pandemic has been compensated for by the possibility of celebrating it on the very feast of St. Francis! This is what we experienced on October 4th in Messina...
Sr. Véronique Diouf and Sr. Pascaline Daba Sarr celebrated their temporary profession in Senegal. They tell us about this celebration : On Sunday, October 4, 2020, we celebrated our temporary profession at our novitiate house...
