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Discerning Religious Life? Consider the power of a good question…
Thursday, June 21st 2018 12:30 pm
We learn by asking questions…lots and lots of questions.
Recently, I was on an airplane across the aisle from a young child traveling with his parents. He was about four years...
Discovery in discernment: breakthroughs of mind and heart
Thursday, January 11th 2018 10:00 am
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I am fascinated with the brains of scientist and inventors. What keeps them in the lab testing and retesting and searching for the answers they long for? How do they resist boredom? How do they deal...
Temptation and transformation in the desert
Thursday, February 22nd 2018 10:30 am
The Gospel for the first Sunday of Lent makes me imagine a movie trailer for a film directed by Mark. He sets a pithy scene in the desert, features a cast of characters that include Jesus,...
Hearts and ashes
Wednesday, February 14th 2018 8:25 pm
There are special occasions we all look forward to in life; days that we want to mark by dressing up and celebrating with a nice meal. As this Valentine’s Day coincides with Ash...
1,080 years of religious life
Thursday, February 8th 2018 4:20 pm
Today commences a new year of jubilation for our Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration celebrating 75, 70, 60 and 50 years of vowed religious life. These annual celebrations are known as jubilee....
Turn your back or open your arms to discernment?
Thursday, February 1st 2018 1:00 pm
A fleece blanket, crafted and wrapped with care for someone in need
Lori True composed and sings a wonderful song called “What Have We Done for the Poor Ones.” This past Saturday, FSPA sisters, Viterbo University students, staff and alumni took this...
Lori True composed and sings a wonderful song called “What Have We Done for the Poor Ones.” This past Saturday, FSPA sisters, Viterbo University students, staff and alumni took this...
It's where I pray
Thursday, January 25th 2018 10:00 am
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One of my favorite places to pray is in my recliner in my room at St. Rose Convent. It sits in front of a window from which I can see the Adoration Chapel behind a variety of trees. The chapel...
Pray as you pray
Thursday, January 18th 2018 10:00 am
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I first learned to pray at home and was taught that prayer is important. Then, prayer was often spoken aloud. After entering FSPA, I experienced many prayers said collectively; sometimes spoken...
These are our own Meribah moments
Thursday, March 8th 2018 10:00 am
It’s common for many people to run away, hardening their hearts to a possible call to religious life. Fear, anxiety and worry are sometimes overwhelming and leave little room for joy, wonder,...
Journey of Advent
Thursday, December 7th 2017 10:00 am
Image courtesy pixabay.com Do you like to travel? Have you ever been on a pilgrimage? A pilgrimage is a journey on which the participant commits to growing in faith, discovering lessons along the...
Beacons of hope
Thursday, December 21st 2017 10:00 am
Whether on a trip to visit a friend with a detour along the way or forging my continual pilgrimage through religious life, I rely on mile markers and signs to point me in the direction of...
Happy New Year!
Monday, January 1st 2018 10:00 am
Happy New Year to you from the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
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May the coming year be filled with inspiration as you discern your vocation....
Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 25th 2017 10:00 am
Merry Christmas to you from the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
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May the joy of Christ's birth be in your heart today and throughout the year....
New horizons ahead
Tuesday, August 22nd 2017 10:00 am
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This time of year brings a parade of moving trucks, SUVs and vans, packed to the hilt, making the trek to college dorms and apartments. Dreams of graduation dates and soul-fulfilling careers are...
What inspires Sister Janet about about religious life today?
Friday, March 9th 2018 10:00 am
In honor of National Catholic Sisters Week, Show me a sign posed the question "What inspires you about religious life today?" to women religious in our community. Here's what...
What inspires Sister Sue about religious life today?
Tuesday, March 13th 2018 10:00 am
In honor of National Catholic Sisters Week, Show me a sign posed the question "What inspires you about religious life today?" to women religious in our community. Here's what Sister Sue...
A new career in religious life?
Thursday, September 27th 2018 1:45 pm
A common question that surfaces in vocation is this: can I change careers while serving as a Catholic sister?
Yes ... it is acceptable to discern a change of ministry in religious life! The spirit is always at work within you and often leads you to new experiences -- perhaps the opportunity to care for...
Yes ... it is acceptable to discern a change of ministry in religious life! The spirit is always at work within you and often leads you to new experiences -- perhaps the opportunity to care for...
Honoring service, goodness
Monday, September 3rd 2018 8:00 am
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May this be a day of relaxation, renewal and honor of our gifts of service to the world as we celebrate Labor Day.
*Do you know someone experiencing discernment of religious life? We invite you to share this link, www.fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
May this be a day of relaxation, renewal and honor of our gifts of service to the world as we celebrate Labor Day.
*Do you know someone experiencing discernment of religious life? We invite you to share this link, www.fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
Mary, Clare, a novice and an associate: discerning pathways to God
Thursday, August 16th 2018 10:00 am
This time in August marks the celebration of two wonderful and inspirational women of faith: Mary of Nazareth and St. Clare of Assisi. From this point in history, we can trace the pathways from each...
Sounding the bell for 140 years of 24/7 prayer [video]
Wednesday, August 1st 2018 1:00 pm
Sister Marguerite Bruening is one of several sisters and prayer partners at St. Rose Convent, ringing this bell in commemoration of 140 years of perpetual adoration.
Today we celebrate the beginning of our 141st year of perpetual adoration, ringing this bell 140 times for those full of unending prayer since Aug. 1, 1878, and once to commence a new year of...
Discerning wisdom in words
Thursday, July 19th 2018 10:00 am
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There is a phrase my parents share with me every single time I go out the door: “Be safe, have fun, you know the rules … love you.” Whether I was a young girl heading to a...
Empowering peace this Fourth of July
Wednesday, July 4th 2018 10:00 am
Finding God at the wheel with Sister Laurice
Thursday, May 31st 2018 10:00 am
When I am inspired to learn something new, I look around to find someone who shares my interest. Many years ago, I desired to work with clay on a potter’s wheel. Several people suggested I talk...
As we prepare for Memorial Day
Thursday, May 24th 2018 10:00 am
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As we begin to contemplate Memorial Day, let us give pray for and praise to all who have died in service for their country.
And, today and every day, let us pray for world peace.
Stepping into bright futures
Thursday, May 17th 2018 10:00 am
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As we enter into the season of graduation, may you take a moment of quiet to recall all the ways God has brought you to this milestone in your life. Every ounce of hard work and determination has...
FSPA reflects upon World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Thursday, April 19th 2018 1:45 pm
The Catholic church will celebrate the annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Sisters Sarah Hennessey, Julia Walsh and Eileen McKenzie pray in the FSPA Adoration Chapel at St. Rose Convent.
What will you bring to the feast today [and every day]?
Thursday, October 4th 2018 10:00 am
Do the good -- globally -- today and everyday
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration celebrate Transitus -- the passage of St. Francis of Assisi from death to life on the eve of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi -- in Mary of the...
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration celebrate Transitus -- the passage of St. Francis of Assisi from death to life on the eve of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi -- in Mary of the...
FSPA at RE Congress 2018 ... Rise Up!
Thursday, March 22nd 2018 10:00 am
Sisters Amy and Kathy greeted hundreds of people -- youth and adults -- at the annual congress for religious education in Los Angeles, California. (Photographer Victor Aleman)
Sister Kathy and I would like to send a shout out to all those we met at RE Congress 2018: Rise Up! while we represented the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and vocations there....
Viewing relationships in a discernment eclipse
Thursday, August 31st 2017 10:00 am
There are some common experiences that every generation shares and become markers of life. For my parent’s generation it’s the recollection of “Where were you when you heard the...
Tuning in to God, discernment
Thursday, September 21st 2017 2:30 pm
Often when I am looking for inspiration in my writing, I go to places that feed my soul. Recently, I was sitting in the back row of our adoration chapel, pondering what to share in my next blog,...
Sister Karolyne: God's sacred creation in morning and evening prayer
Tuesday, October 3rd 2017 10:00 am
My greeting with the earth each morning is one of gratitude and love for the gift of a new day, and the prayer of Blessing and Goodness in the evening is with the earth’s presence.
Gazing and listening in the presence of God’s sacred creation — communion and Eucharist beauty, simple and natural and wonderful — create my deepest prayer.
Sister Jean: Praying
Tuesday, September 26th 2017 10:00 am
Sister Lucy Ann: expression of my time with Jesus
Tuesday, September 19th 2017 10:00 am
Prayer is the personal expression of my time with Jesus. I have found through the years that I move in and out of various expressions/activities that nurture my relationship with God. Scripture,...
Sister Sharon: Letters to God
Tuesday, September 12th 2017 10:00 am
My Lord and my God, I sit down to write this letter, very tired
and stiff. I may have over done it today. Thank you to Father
Sean who gave me the penance today to write a letter to You. ...
Sister Amy: grateful for the ways I'm inspired to pray
Tuesday, August 8th 2017 3:15 pm
Hands open, ready to receive what God places in them
It is in the spirit of gratitude that I have invited my sisters to collaborate with me in this new series featuring original...
Imagination inspires vision in discernment
Thursday, September 7th 2017 3:05 pm
I appreciate and enjoy the opportunity to plan new experiences in my life. Preparation, for me, sparks imagination to envision what each new season as a religious sister — like the shift from...
Sister Georgia: A morning offering
Tuesday, September 5th 2017 10:00 am
O my God, I offer you this morning cup of coffee.
As the steam rises upward,
So let all my thoughts, words and actions...
Life as a nun today: FSPA can relate
Thursday, August 10th 2017 3:10 pm
Sharing your desire to be a sister with family and friends can be challenging, especially if they only envision their teacher — wearing a habit — standing at the head of the class before...
Sister Rita Mae: painting as prayer
Tuesday, October 10th 2017 2:30 pm
"Crocuses" by Sister Rita Mae Fischer
At times, my prayer is in humming, groaning, rocking or walking. But the day I received word that my friend had died, my prayer was in painting crocuses. Just as for Christopher Pramuk, music for me...
Sister Anita: the soul searching question
Tuesday, October 17th 2017 10:00 am
A lake as calm as glass;
A circle of pine trees enjoying a near-perfect reflection in the fragile lake mirror;
And I am privileged to contemplate both from my aqua cycle perspective on the lake....
Intuition: an essential tool for home improvement and discernment
Thursday, September 28th 2017 2:00 pm
To me, do-it-yourself home improvement projects always sound simple and I typically imagine completing whatever the task in a short amount of time; achieving the perfect final product. My...
Action vs. contemplation in discernment?
Thursday, October 12th 2017 10:00 am
Every year, a cycle of radical busyness invades my life. I brace for it and always persevere. Strategy is embedded in the pages of my calendar and I make defensive moves to try to protect time for...
Discernment: clothed in your own uniqueness
Thursday, October 19th 2017 10:00 am
Before I entered elementary school my favorite color was orange. It is a fact of my life story that I haven't recalled in years until I noticed my lunch today — cheddar peanut butter...
What did you say?
Thursday, November 2nd 2017 3:15 pm
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Amidst the world news articles online I recently came across the lighter read “50 Unique Words and Phrases From Each State That Only Locals Understand.” As an avid traveler, I was...
Amidst the world news articles online I recently came across the lighter read “50 Unique Words and Phrases From Each State That Only Locals Understand.” As an avid traveler, I was...
A transformative moment
Thursday, November 16th 2017 10:00 am
Next week marks the beginning of travel for many as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. Millions of people will board planes and trains and drive cars to gather with loved ones. Traffic, in one way...
Sister Ronalda: I need to live and love
Thursday, November 30th 2017 10:00 am
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Some of my best moments in prayer come when I am walking. Once, I was on a road in the woods. A grouping of tall pines with branches only at the...
Sister Sue: nature is prayer
Thursday, November 9th 2017 10:00 am
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I pray outside when I can. Being in nature is prayer for me. Whatever brings me closer to God — feeling God’s presence and love — is prayer for me. I prefer to take time in the...
Sister Antona: comfort, joy and security in prayer
Tuesday, October 24th 2017 10:00 am
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Prayer is very personal — it depends upon individual relationships with God. My prayer life changes as I get older. I don’t need so many prayer leaflets. Prayer has become a part of my...
This day of thanks and giving
Thursday, November 23rd 2017 10:00 am
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May this day be a time of contemplation as you gather with family and friends and recall the many gifts God has blessed you with throughout the year.
May this day be a time of contemplation as you gather with family and friends and recall the many gifts God has blessed you with throughout the year.
Sister Katie: ordinary day, invitation to pray
Tuesday, August 29th 2017 10:00 am
One of my most cherished ways of praying is eucharistic prayer, but lately I’ve been challenging myself to turn the seemingly ordinary routines of daily life into moments of deep prayer.
Sister Sandra celebrates, contemplates religious life in jubilee
Thursday, May 3rd 2018 10:00 am
Called to religious life and FSPA 50, 60 and even 70 years ago, our 2018 jubilarians are celebrating and contemplating. Show Me a Sign asked Sister Sandra DeMann — who embodies 50...
Called to the right now of the journey
Thursday, May 10th 2018 10:00 am
I spend a lot of time in the car. I am usually in a hurry to complete my commute so that I can get to the tasks on my agenda for the day. I recently chose to walk to a meeting rather than drive. I...
Sister Cormarie celebrates, contemplates religious life in jubilee
Thursday, April 26th 2018 10:00 am
Called to religious life and FSPA 50, 60 and even 70 years ago, our 2018 jubilarians are celebrating and contemplating. Show Me a Sign asked Sister Cormarie Wernimont — who embodies...
Praying for a blessed Holy Week
Thursday, March 29th 2018 10:00 am
May God guide our hearts as we begin the celebration of Holy Week.
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*Do you know someone experiencing discernment of religious life? We invite you to share this link, www.fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
Sister Marla celebrates, contemplates religious life in jubilee
Thursday, April 5th 2018 10:00 am
Called to religious life and FSPA 50, 60 and even 70 years ago, our 2018 jubilarians are celebrating and contemplating. Show Me a Sign asked Sister Marla Lang — who embodies 60...
Let's begin with your story ... and a step
Monday, April 11th 2016 11:29 am
Everyone likes good stories. My favorites demand my attention and capture my heart. I like books, plays and movies that have intriguing beginnings carefully crafted first lines that draw...
Seeing discernent from new heights
Thursday, May 5th 2016 2:33 pm
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Flying on an airplane is a great way to see life from a new perspective. Things that normally look big around us suddenly appear tiny. The snarling annoyance of sitting in bumper-to-bumper...
Flying on an airplane is a great way to see life from a new perspective. Things that normally look big around us suddenly appear tiny. The snarling annoyance of sitting in bumper-to-bumper...
Love beyond measure
Thursday, February 16th 2017 10:00 am
This week I have witnessed traditional signs of love with Valentine’s Day as flowers were delivered to St. Rose Convent for employees; their spouses taking time from their busy lives to pause...
I have no magic words
Thursday, November 3rd 2016 3:16 pm
Traveling across the country, meeting a variety of people in and around the world of discernment, I encounter two questions—open ended, probably pervasive in all aspects of life—time and...
"Yes" to God's invitation
Thursday, June 22nd 2017 3:05 pm
Over the course of the last several weeks our congregation has celebrated the commitment of “yes” to God with the vow renewal of Sister Laurie Sullivan, profession of perpetual...
Mary and our "Yes" to mystery
Thursday, March 23rd 2017 10:00 am
This Saturday is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. As I prepare for the celebration I’ve contemplated the Gospel we'll receive that day and thought about all the announcements...
Grumbling through the desert of discernment
Thursday, March 16th 2017 11:20 am
Memories of science class came to mind as I prayed with Sunday’s first reading from Exodus. I remember using a balance scale and learning to weigh different objects; placing a rock on one side...
