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Doorways to celebration
Thursday, August 4th 2016 12:12 pm
Like an ice cream cone in the sunshine the days of summer continue to melt, one after the other. It’s already the beginning of August and time teeters in the remaining liminal space of the...
Sharing courage to walk in darkness and light
Thursday, February 9th 2017 2:40 pm
My time with television news at home or listening to the radio on my way to work has been full of sorrow and worry. There's been very little positive news woven into each broadcast. Sometimes I...
Open eyes can change world views
Thursday, January 19th 2017 11:00 am
This week we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a charismatic civil rights leader who offered a new vision for the United States; who gave to the world “I Have a Dream.” He...
Transforming the power of snow
Thursday, January 12th 2017 10:10 am
Close your eyes and take a moment to walk around in your childhood memories of snow. Can you hear the crunching of the frozen earth beneath your feet? A deep breath brings a twinge of pain that...
Sister Amy's Six Word Mission Story
Tuesday, January 24th 2017 10:00 am
Have you enjoyed FSPA's Six Word Stories about vocation? Check out our new series, Six Word Mission Stories, beginning with the view from Sister Amy's...
Bridges of peace built with prayer
Thursday, September 1st 2016 1:00 pm
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Diversity is one of the greatest gifts we have been given on Earth, but also one of the most challenging. In the beauty of distinction it is often perplexing when we feel misunderstood by another....
Documenting discernment
Thursday, September 29th 2016 12:02 pm
It is rare that I receive a handwritten note or card in the mail anymore. Such artistry has morphed into emails and text messages in which descriptive stories of elation or frustration are relayed in...
Praying through the storms of the heart
Thursday, August 25th 2016 10:16 am
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The weather has been saturated with dark skies, torrential rain and in many places, flooding. Traffic bogs down and short tempers flare. Under bright sun or dark clouds, honking horns and disgruntled...
Discernment and Advent: called to new life
Thursday, December 6th 2018 10:00 am
"God creates ways to fill in the holes we're convinced might swallow us up"
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Life, as well all know, includes instances in which things don’t work out the way we plan and dream. It could be an important exam that, despite long hours of study, garners a bad grade;...
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Life, as well all know, includes instances in which things don’t work out the way we plan and dream. It could be an important exam that, despite long hours of study, garners a bad grade;...
Discerning our love in the world ... today
Thursday, February 14th 2019 10:00 am
"How we love, who we love and who loves us are at the heart of discernment."
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Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day: the customary day each year when love is the topic of much conversation and measured in worth by cards, balloons, chocolates and flowers. These are all...
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Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day: the customary day each year when love is the topic of much conversation and measured in worth by cards, balloons, chocolates and flowers. These are all...
Clearing hurdles with vocation discerners
Thursday, October 25th 2018 10:00 am
Synod of Bishops, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration develop new tools for discerning religious life
On Oct. 3, the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment” began in Rome, Italy. Through the 28th, bishops from around the...
On Oct. 3, the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment” began in Rome, Italy. Through the 28th, bishops from around the...
Discernment and Advent: what are you preparing for?
Thursday, November 29th 2018 10:00 am
First Sunday of the season shines light on spiritual preparation, reflects discernment
The ringing of the church bell this week not only calls us to Mass but proclaims the beginning of a...
Discernment and Advent: is your heart ready for the celebration?
Thursday, December 20th 2018 10:00 am
"... a visual sign of what was to come."
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When I was young child, we began the month of December at school by making green and red construction paper chains — learning how to mark time link-by-link until Christmas. We arrived at the...
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When I was young child, we began the month of December at school by making green and red construction paper chains — learning how to mark time link-by-link until Christmas. We arrived at the...
Discernment iridescent this new year
Tuesday, January 1st 2019 10:00 am
Happy New Year!
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May it be filled with exciting adventure as you discern how God is calling you to serve.
Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite you to share this link, www.fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation. And, stay tuned to Show me a sign for new videos...
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May it be filled with exciting adventure as you discern how God is calling you to serve.
Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite you to share this link, www.fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation. And, stay tuned to Show me a sign for new videos...
There's more to Sister Sarah's discernment story ... [video]
Thursday, February 7th 2019 10:00 am
"I was really interested ... it lit a little fire in my heart."
Sarah Hennessey, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration
"What if my family isn't Catholic? Meet Sister Sarah" is the latest Show me a sign video in our discernment series to premiere. Sister Sarah, like every other woman who has taken...
Sarah Hennessey, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration
"What if my family isn't Catholic? Meet Sister Sarah" is the latest Show me a sign video in our discernment series to premiere. Sister Sarah, like every other woman who has taken...
Images of discernment: what's missing?
Thursday, January 17th 2019 10:00 am
Discernment ... can sometimes be inspired by reflecting on what is absent
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Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and come across a “spot the difference” image puzzle — two photos that appear to be identical yet contain slight dissimilarities for...
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Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and come across a “spot the difference” image puzzle — two photos that appear to be identical yet contain slight dissimilarities for...
Prepare
Thursday, December 14th 2017 10:00 am
As we continue into second week of our Advent pilgrimage, two words have come into my consciousness —discipline and commitment. I am a bit surprised: I typically associate these nouns...
Carrying the wounds of the cross
Thursday, September 15th 2016 12:00 pm
San Damiano Cross by Craig Nilsson
On Saturday, Sept. 17, Franciscans around the world will celebrate the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis.
You may be wondering what stigmata signifies....
Earthquakes: when ground is no longer solid
Thursday, September 8th 2016 12:00 pm
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Earthquakes have shaken the lives of people from Italy, near New Zealand and here in the U.S. News stories full of destruction quickly circulated our world. I searched coverage for any small sign of...
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.
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...
Empowering peace this Fourth of July
Wednesday, July 4th 2018 10:00 am
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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...
Awake and ready in discernment?
Thursday, December 1st 2016 10:00 am
Why is it that when we are excited about tomorrow it’s impossible to fall asleep? I can’t tell you how many nights I’ve watched the clock move slow as molasses towards morning and...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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,...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
Thursday, February 2nd 2017 2:56 pm
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Katie Mitchell and Laurie Sullivan share their "Called" experiences.
Around the world today the Catholic church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It’s also the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. In the time of Jesus, infants were...
Around the world today the Catholic church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It’s also the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. In the time of Jesus, infants were...
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...
The hope and conversion in Christmas
Thursday, December 8th 2016 10:00 am
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I am a fan of holiday movies. In a span of two hours plots develop with a challenge in the life of the main characters that invites reflection, followed by a new choice. Usually the story has a happy...
I am a fan of holiday movies. In a span of two hours plots develop with a challenge in the life of the main characters that invites reflection, followed by a new choice. Usually the story has a happy...
