Stories

On September 30, the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding School Survivors and their families, we gathered at St. Mary’s where there was once an boarding school and an orphanage administered by FSPA on the Bad River Reservation in Wisconsin.

When Calvin Cooper passed away in August, the news might have slipped away unnoticed. He had no one to claim the task of laying him to rest. But Calvin had a circle—a kind of family he built week after week at La Crosse’s WAFER Food Pantry.

For the past 40 years, the Franciscan Spirituality Center’s Spiritual Direction Preparation Program, one of its longest-running programs, has shaped lives by forming women and men to listen deeply, accompany others and nurture spiritual growth.

Sister Karen Lueck’s new book, “The Green Thread: Reclaiming Our Spiritual Authority,” is part memoir, part research narrative about what happens when church and earthly powers form an unholy alliance to keep people, especially women, subservient.

We are called to live out our lives in the steps of St. Francis, with a full awareness of how deeply we are interconnected with all creation. How does our Franciscan heart influence the way we live loving presence both in the chapel and in our lives? 

On Sept. 4 the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration honor the feast day of St. Rose of Viterbo.

Today, Aug. 11, we honor the feast day of St. Clare of Assisi – a woman who embraced poverty, humility and joy.

Sister Therese's upbeat disposition, willingness to make fun of herself and positive attitude bring energy to herself and to others.

On Aug. 1, 2025, sisters, affiliates, prayer partners and partners in mission gathered in Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, to celebrate the anniversary of perpetual adoration. The bell was rung 147 times to honor the past 147 years of perpetual adoration, plus once more to usher in the new year.

Parole Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezualans

This year's Summer Affiliation Gathering wasn't just another meeting; it was a meaningful pause, a space to reflect, reconnect and open hearts to the Spirit.  

As part of the Sisters Speak Out national movement, the group prayed for immigrants, advocated against mass and illegal deportations, and also protested the dismantling of public institutions and environmental protections. But their prayers extended even beyond that.