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Transformations: healing’s opportunities
The Italian Area Assembly, took place from March 30 to April 2, 2017. At this meeting, we deepened together the third Capitular Calling: “We will embrace change at all stages of life, and see them as opportunities for spiritual healing...
Joanna van Duynhoven
Joanna became an Associate of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 2004. Prior to this, Joanna had been employed at Mt. Alverno Center, working for the sisters in the infirmary and assisting other sisters. She got to know Sr. Jolenta Kovach...
Living the Transformation
God is Providence: His Providence was evidenced to me when He asked me to go to Philippines, and also during my experiences in that country: two years ago while listening the presentation on our mission my heart skipped a beat...
Transformation: recognizing the Risen
Excitement…Anticipation…Readiness was in the room as the Sisters and Associates gathered for the annual Area Assembly in Warwick and Cincinnati. Sr. Licia Mazzia and Sr. Paola Zaccaria were special guests for both Assemblies...
The Colors of She who knows
Last year in Padua, during a pastoral activity, some young participants and Sisters went to meet a woman who attended a project called, “The Colors of She who knows.” It is an experience that involves migrant women of different...
Meeting Jesus, the Resurrected One
We each live the story of the Resurrected Jesus in our lives – and the life of the congregation – as well, but again, because of our different experiences in life and in our relationship with Jesus, we would tell the story differently...
Beyond the prejudice
About three years ago, two parishes in Pistoia, Italy -- St. Benedetto and St. Francesco - worked together to produce a growth experience for the teenagers who just had confirmed. There were about fifteen of them, and it was a challenge...
Transformational Rising
And suddenly, I am filled with hope because we, small as we are, are a community of faith, maybe a “remnant” of who we were, but we are, and we are here now. We are the mustard seed because we are small, we are transformable, by the grace...
