Let's celebrate Catholic Sisters Week!
All are invited to join, experience and listen with FSPA as we celebrate women religious!
Reflection 2: gaze, consider, contemplate, imitate ... discern [video]
What if I chose to live with others who also want to make a difference?
Reflection 1: gaze, consider, contemplate, imitate ... discern [video]
What if I chose to work for the good of others?
Discerning from both sides of the river bank
Advent in action: are you recognizing division in your life?
Sister Janet to discerners: 'Say yes. You won't be sorry.'
"There was fun, excitement and challenge in all of it."
Step boldly into vocation: Giving Voice
Are you called to add your voice to the vocation conversation?
Step boldy into vocation with Sister Dawn! [video]
Sister Dawn, nurturing relationships and National Vocation Awareness Week!
Sister Laura to discerners: 'Do not be afraid to trust ...'
Have faith "in your deepest desires and God's grace."
Celebrating discernment, diversity, family and Francis
"Francis would be happy" for the "diversity of the Franciscan family."
Sister Donna to discerners: "Get out there. Try something adventurous."
“I still choose to live it every day.”
Sister Rosile: "Kindness attracted me to FSPA."
Sister Rosile's advice to discerners: “Trust in God — you will be making the right choice.”
Sister Beth: "Pay attention to your dreams and desires."
"I love companioning people as they live into the fullness of God's invitation for their life."
There's more to Sister Laura's discernment story ... [video]
Sharing support — like she received in vocations — with future Franciscan leaders.
Sister Celesta: "What more could I ask?"
"The most exciting realization ... is that I'm not finished!"
Temptation and transformation in the desert
God guides us to explore the depths of vocational discernment even in the most dreaded circumstances, with us as we confront the temptations that threaten our fidelity to live in communion with God.
Turn your back or open your arms to discernment?
Will we live with eyes wide open or avert our glance, ignoring our brothers and sisters in need?
Sister Ronalda: I need to live and love
Her "heart in the middle of my being" is vital to Sister Ronalda.
Sister Rita Mae: painting as prayer
Sister Rita Mae Fischer finds sanctuary, centering, connection and courage in the heartache of death through painting.
Sister Jean: Praying
Movement ... mindfulness ... self ... love ... presence: Sister Jean's Franciscan Way.
Tuning in to God, discernment
Sister Amy, in her own discernment, found that "Each community carried individual tones and music of life."
Sister Lucy Ann: expression of my time with Jesus
Poetry as prayer: Sister Lucy Ann is "experiencing deep and profound insights about who I am and how to live more fully into the mysteries of life."
Imagination inspires vision in discernment
Discernment: imagining yourself in new climates, cultures an invitation from God.
Obituaries and celebrating St. Clare
Your obituary: will it speak to your courage, service, voice, gifts?
Prayer anniversary sparks compassion
As each bell chimed, my vision of the world widened; I've prayed for people around the globe.
"Yes" to God's invitation
Witness what it means to walk the Gospel-centered journey of life as a religious sister.
Where are we going?
Road of discernment: your gifts and talents may be precious fuel for propelling us into the future.
Mary and our "Yes" to mystery
When we say "Yes" to vocation we—like Mary—must walk the road, learning as we go, trusting God is always there.
World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
Will you be part of the next generation of consecrated life?
Trying on your metaphorical lenses
Religious discernment: scrutinizing, eliminating and finding the right fit.
Documenting discernment
Journaling by hand or tweeting by phone: are you documenting your discernment?
Blisters, discipline, perseverance and joy
Olympics and religious discernment: to win not a gold medal but a relationship with God, you don't have to be a skilled athlete of prayer.
Jesus under wraps
Would your life be different if Jesus and your relationship and your beliefs were unwrapped?
Stop. Look up.
Allow beauty to seep into your soul ... reflect on things bigger than ourselves.
Franciscan family reunions
Are you called to join a family of Franciscans working in service of the Gospel?
A jubilant life
The jubilee of your life: is discernment leading you to enjoy it rather than endure it?
Use words when necessary
Words, vows, renewing commitment: what does your life call you to today?
Trailblazers and touchstones along the path
Who are the trailblazers in your life? Are you willing to go where God leads?
The chronos and kairos of our lives
How does your calendar tell the story of chronos and kairos in your life?