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August 13, 2020
“God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8)
August 12, 2020
Sister Anne Michelle Mudd, 79, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Aug. 11, 2020, in Leitchfield, Ky., in her 60th year of religious life. She was a native of Peonia, Ky.
Sister Anne Michelle had a “can do” spirit, which served her well during 56 years as an educator. She was a 1964 graduate of Brescia College and a lifelong fan of Elvis Presley.
August 12, 2020
“Want to join a few nuns on a biking adventure?” they asked.
“Sure, that sounds like fun,” I said.
“It’s a one-day bike ride…just 62 miles through Indiana.”
Breathing stopped and silence filled the air...and I was not speaking.
“You are a runner. It’ll be easy,” they said
August 10, 2020
Show me a sign and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have more inspiration to share. Stay tuned. Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite you to share this link, fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
August 10, 2020
 Happy Feast Day of St. Clare of Assisi. As you discern religious life, may she inspire you to grow in your relationship with Christ and discover how your gifts and talents may serve the needs of the Church and the world. Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite...
August 9, 2020
I started yesterday morning with a bike ride. Not knowing that sunrise would coincide with my pedaling, I stopped more than once to take photos on my eastward journey.
August 7, 2020
(The weary fingers of St Mary MacKillop typed these four powerful words in 1906; "God loves us all" (full letter below). It seems to me that after her stroke in 1902, much of her writing was directed towards creating unity and connection as her sense of gratitude also increased with her age.
August 7, 2020
Each year on Aug. 5 – the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows – the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph process to the cemetery in Maple Mount to remember and give thanks to the Sisters who helped them form an independent community.
It was on that date in 1911 that Mother Agnes O’Flynn and Sister Ursula Jenkins left Owensboro, Ky., for Washington, D.C., to meet with the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, Diomede Falconio. They wanted to make their case to become a community independent of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville.
August 6, 2020
I received this one-word-bit of advice from a friend who recognized I was being impatient and frustrated as I rushed to get to answers I wanted. Craving answers is not uncommon. We love certainty, especially when it comes to making choices for our lives. And, why not? These are important choices.
August 5, 2020
A few years ago, my partner and I were invited to speak with …
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August 5, 2020
Searching for guiding light in this this time of uncertainty? Come back for more 6 Word Stories of Hope. Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite you to share this link, fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
August 4, 2020
 "You have called me," declared Sister Michele Pettit (beginning at 32:30), making her first vows as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration at Viterbo University's San Damiano Chapel in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Joy permeated San Damiano Chapel in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Saturday, July 25, 2020,...
August 3, 2020
Recently our country said goodbye to Congressman John Lewis. John Robert Lewis always wanted his voice to be heard. When he was young, he used to preach to the chickens. Perhaps that was because the chickens couldn’t talk back to him like people can.
Congressman Lewis suffered many hardships in his life; however, he allowed them to make him stronger. Many of us probably would have become bitter – not John Lewis.
August 2, 2020
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and sai
August 2, 2020
The story of the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province.
August 1, 2020
We are living through extraordinary times. I am reminded of the beginning of Dickens’s book: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.