"Life with God and in God will always be an adventure."

Searching for recovery and inspiration ... we too are watching the tomb.

Collaboration to survive, learning new ways to thrive

Who or what in my life has wisdom to share?

Advent in action: are you recognizing division in your life?

"Francis would be happy" for the "diversity of the Franciscan family."

What adventure God is offering for you to consider?

"Tapping into wisdom and knowledge ... as we all walk together to make a difference in the world."

Are you the lost link in strengthening service to those in need?

How has God been with you ... every step of the way?

How will we make the time to give our attention to prayer, not only during the season of Advent but throughout the whole year?

Are you carrying and comprehending security, delight and love through the doors to religious life?

We learn by asking questions…lots and lots of questions. 

When someone wants to learn more about membership with our congregation, we receive and answer some common questions time and again. And, to help answer those, we've created a reflection guide (learn more and reserve your copy!) ... 

"... each new shape of clay," shares Sister Amy about her time with Sister Laurice at the potter's wheel, "mirrored my own transformation as a religious sister."

Sisters Amy and Kathy reached out to hundreds of people with "Discernment of signs along the way: your story of service in the Catholic Church" at the recent Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.

Like a scientific finding, discernment starts with a question.

Calling through quiet to her innermost spirit and that of God, and listening "to find the courage and RESPOND" is, for Sister Anita, prayer. 

There may not be assembly instructions for completing the perfect household project or the future, discernment included.

Sister Amy, in her own discernment, found that "Each community carried individual tones and music of life."

Walking together — through life changers like discernment — takes courage and conviction but also generates power to shape the future.

What would happen if you contacted the community whose website is open in your browser?

FSPA: living modern lives, sacred traditions.

As each bell chimed, my vision of the world widened; I've prayed for people around the globe.

Witness what it means to walk the Gospel-centered journey of life as a religious sister.

What are you finding within the diversion of distraction in discernment?

Traveling through your own Egypt experience for the cool waters of friendship, understanding and companionship in discernment.

On the Lenten road of kindness and spiritual growth, Esther is a model for discerners.

Jesus showed us how to navigate potholes in discernment.

Does love want others to lose in order for someone to win?

Is it snowing in your world of discernment?

Discernment: How you wait is just as important as the waiting.

Leaving your illusions at the door: who you are and why God calls you to discern religious life.

Religious discernment: scrutinizing, eliminating and finding the right fit.

Discerning through the dust of spiritual earthquakes: a readiness and responsiveness to what becomes unearthed.

Are external sources determining your interior disposition in discernment?

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.

The jubilee of your life: is discernment leading you to enjoy it rather than endure it?

Who are the trailblazers in your life? Are you willing to go where God leads?

Ask yourself: are you seeing discernment from new heights? A different point of view?

Relying on the now moment to find mystery in the fog.