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FSPA receives the Good Neighbor Award
The Carroll Chamber of Commerce in Carroll, Iowa, honored the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration with the Good Neighbor Award. Sarah Foley, Director of the St. Anthony Regional Hospital... Read More
Interfaith Peace Prayer Service: March 15 (hybrid)
During this tumultuous time in the Middle East and in Iran, we hear Pope Leo when he says, “Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow... Read More
New podcast: Sister Thea's cause advances
At the Feb. 9 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle, seven boxes were presented, filled with documentation, artwork, and records of Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman’s proof of service. This... Read More
'Now is the time to speak and act'
Franciscan Action Network is calling Christians to stand firm, rise with bravery and hold fast to our beliefs in the crisis of faith and democracy we are now facing. The Franciscan Sisters of... Read More
Black Walnut Thinning Harvest on FSPA Land - St. Joseph Ridge
FSPA has hired a forester and logger to address overcrowding in the walnut plantation on FSPA Land - St. Joseph Ridge. During the week of Feb. 9, crews harvested trees that were not growing well to... Read More
St. Clare Health Mission to open new clinic
St. Clare Health Mission, an organization in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that has provided health care to residents regardless of financial status, ethnicity or religious belief since 1993, has announced... Read More
Sister Laura: Ecumenical spirit, Iverson Freking Award
On Jan. 28, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Laura Nettles received the Iverson Freking Ecumenical Recognition Award. In its 39th year, the honor is given to individuals in the La Crosse,... Read More
Violence is not the Gospel response
FSPA stands with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious , of which we are a member, in boldly stating "...violence is not the Gospel response." At this moment in history, when fear is... Read More
Mayo Clinic's Saint Francis Chapel decommissioned
January 26 marked the end of a decades-long ministry of prayer, witness and service with a gathering to honor the decommissioning of Mayo Clinic Health System – La Crosse’s Saint Francis Chapel. FSPA... Read More
Witnessing hope at the Kino Border Initiative
In an article published by Global Sisters Report, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Eileen McKenzie, a mobilization specialist with the Kino Border Initiative, shares how she finds and... Read More