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The Franciscan Crown

The Franciscan Crown

By Sr. Susanna|2026-11-01T14:30:51+00:00October 23rd, 2026|

Franciscans pray a special seven-decade rosary called the Franciscan Crown, and this devotion has a very interesting history. According to Fr. Luke Wadding, OFM (1588-1657), the author of Annales Minorum (1625-1654), an important early history of the Franciscan Order, the [...]

Transitus

Transitus

By Sr. Susanna|2025-10-02T14:26:47+00:00October 2nd, 2025|

When a loved one dies, we commemorate his or her life. As years pass, we continue to remember and celebrate this person’s life, especially on important anniversaries, especially birthdays and the date our loved one passed from this life into [...]

Our Logo

Our Logo

By Sr. Susanna|2024-08-03T18:41:52+00:00August 3rd, 2024|

Have you ever noticed our logo? It appears on the back of our prayer cards, as a watermark on the letterhead that we use for thank-you letters, outside our front door, and on the back of our newsletters, beneath the [...]

Advent

Advent

By Sr. Susanna|2023-12-05T19:41:09+00:00December 5th, 2023|

What are your earliest memories of Advent? Perhaps the hymns, the liturgical colors, or the readings from Scripture made an impression on you. For many of us, Advent candles feature prominently in our memories of this season: lighting them, seeing [...]

For Sale

By Sr. Susanna|2023-08-03T15:54:16+00:00August 3rd, 2023|

You wouldn't believe the number of "For Sale" signs that appear in the monastery over the course of a year. They pop up at odd times and often in unusual places. We never know when or where to expect them. [...]

Dishes

Dishes

By Sr. Susanna|2023-03-29T15:20:57+00:00March 29th, 2023|

When Poor Clares talk about “Dishes,” they usually aren’t referring just to plates, cups, and bowls. In our monastery, as in many other monasteries, the word “Dishes” refers to a specific time of day and to the whole range of [...]