Antonio Fulco
Antonio and his wife, Adele, learned about the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor through his two daughters who participated in the Youth Group led by the Sisters of the Santa Chiara Community in Messina. He became an Associate...
Sacred Lives Remembered
What joy for us when,
after having lived well here upon earth,
we shall all meet again in that beautiful heaven!
Let us try hard and pray for une onother
so that glorious goal for which we were created.
(Mother Frances Schervier)
Eileen Mallory
Eileen A. (nee Doyle) Mallory became an Associate of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 2015. She had volunteered at the Franciscan Peddler since its inception. She would come on her designated days with MORE donations...
Sister Grace Miriam Pleiman, SFP
Scripture tells us "no one knows the day or hour" when God will call us home. We strive as human beings, to the best of our abilities, to live fully in the days that are ours. Sr. Grace Miriam received the unexpected news of her cancer...
Sister Coletta M. Chalk, sfp
A soul who was ever faithful, Sr. Coletta Chalk left this life as she had lived it, quietly and peacefully. She had her own earthly resurrection experience three years prior, when due to health complications she was at the door of death.
Kathleen Pergue
Kathleen Pergue – At the age of 91, an Associate of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor have experienced a great loss of one of their most active and dedicated associates. It was early 2000 when Kathleen was a member of the same...
Sister Mary Arleen Bourquin, SFP
In the midst of an unexpected diagnosis of cancer in the late fall of 2015, Sr. Arleen appeared to want to fight for every moment of life. She was brave enough to undertake two complete rounds of treatment, continually remaining...
Sister Mary Immaculate Mendoza, SFP
Small in stature but big in heart and a giant in her commitment as a Franciscan Sister of the Poor, Sr. Mary Immaculate Mendoza quietly and determinedly served the poor for more than fifty-seven years. Most people who encountered....
Sr. Ann Regina Raterman, SFP
The life of Sr. Ann Regina brings to mind the woman in the Scripture who struggled for many years with an illness that could not be cured by earthly physicians. As Sister’s body weakened many people held her in loving prayer.
Bill Spencer
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40. Associate William “Bill” Spencer surely heard these words often throughout his life and as he entered...
Sister Therese Martin Hessler, SFP
When a young woman enters the convent doors with the persistent desire to give her life over to God, she does so with faith and trust that it is a mutual love between herself and her God. At an early age, Sr. Therese Martin began to pursue...
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