The 2018 Chapter Begins
From September 8 – 21, 2018, the 15th General Chapter of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor will take place and examine in depth the theme: Ubuntu, Healing, Transformation: Gifts of the Risen Christ...
Community Life
For St. Francis, Community since the beginning was understood as a gift. St. Francis says in his Testament: “The Lord gave me some friars as gifts” and wants the friars to be called “minor” from the beginning.
The Community never considered itself as a privileged group or as being better than others. Within the Community there is room for everyone, whether poor, rich, educated or illiterate...
In the Community, each one is equal and cares about everyone else. The care is directed in a special way toward the poor – lepers, sick, thieves. Creation participates in this communion, and Francis calls all into this relationship as brothers and sisters: the birds, the wolf, the moon, the sun, worms, rocks and even death. We can say that Francis was the first one to sing and praise the Community of Life.
Community is a gift
So, how can we live this out NOW? How and where can we bring about places for COMMUNION AND CARE? We need to take up this great challenge in order to build our future:
Generate compassion and hope in the Community of life
Serving God through poor and suffering humanity
Apostolic experience of the novices in the Communities: "This time has helped me to grow spiritually, as well as a humanly. It also helped me to better understand religious life with its joys, difficulties and needs...
The Prophecy of dialogue and healing
In January, the Italian area held two meetings on ‘permanent formation’ for the Sisters. Central and southern communities met in Vermicino from on January 13th and 14th, while central and northern communities met in Assisi...
The franciscan family’s pilgrimage
The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary, the Friars Minor, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, their Associates and friends, and other adherents of the Franciscan spirituality, made a pilgrimage with the theme: "Welcoming the Other"...
Working in harmony
Sr. Marie Augustine, attended a training session on Human Resources Development. She has found it so interesting that she asked the presenter, Madam Kama Cécile who is a university professor, to come and share...
Forum on Consecrated Life
It was organized by the regional union of Conferences of Superiors of Western Africa. Delegates from sixteen countries, among others Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, participated in it...
Building the future together
The Senegalese general assembly took place this year from 27 to 30 January 2018. Sr. Licia Mazzia, our Congregational Minister, Sr. Anne Claire Kabore and Sr. Jacqueline Flavienne Sané, both of whom are members of the...
Let Our Hearts Be Thankful
The season of Fall, a season of surrender, reminds us to be receptive to every transformation. Transformation continually invites us towards the future. The Calls of our last General Chapter invited us, as a Congregation, to embrace...
Transitus of St. Francis
As evening drew near, the Sisters and Associates gathered in the Assisi Room of the Peace Center at St. Clare Campus to commemorate the Transitus of St. Francis. We began with a short period of quiet prayer, so that we...
TransFormAction
The theme of the 2017 Brazilian Area Assembly was TransFormAção, meant to be an invitation for us to leave our comfort zones in order to meet the needs of our brothers and sisters, in yet another annual celebration and formation...
