6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (114+ words) Comments from some of the Young Adults who were present for the event follow: "I appreciated the questions that were integrated into the talk; it made me feel apart of the talk. I also liked the young adult bit of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (148+ words) Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag reflects on Monday of the First Week of Lent's readings from Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18 and Matthew 25:31-46. Holiness is wholeness. As you consider these readings, we remind you. The world needs you. God calls…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1162+ words) A Franciscan Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 is shared here for your prayer." The Gospel background and reflection questions are prepared and distributed by Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Anne Marie Lom, OSF and Joe…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (183+ words) A Franciscan Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026 is shared here for your prayer." NOTE: A letter from Sr. Anne Marie Lom and Joe Thiel, is a follow-up to the personal note shared from Fr. Paul here…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (482+ words) In this Year of St. Francis, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity hope to share with you resources that keep alive the spirit of this saint who wanted to follow Jesus" Gospel way of life with his whole heart. Conrad Pickel…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (165+ words) Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag offers a reflection on Monday's Scripture Mk 6:53-56. She reminds us that "we are all in need of healing." Sister Mary Teresa lives with three other Sisters at Immaculate Conception Convent, Yuma…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (273+ words) Years later, when that niggling thought of religious life re-entered my mind, I knew I should listen. I had been taught by a Dominican Sister in high school and was currently attending a Dominican parish as an adult. I felt…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (838+ words) Franciscan Friar Fr. Paul Gallagher'reflects on the Gospel readings for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 2026.' What is your experience of light or of being without light? What do you recall of the circumstances and how you were feeling at…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (270+ words) Discernment is one of those words that gets tossed around when discussing a call to religious life. Whenever I was a teenager attending a vocation event, the leaders always emphasized the prayerful aspect of discernment. And that is a key…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (231+ words) On this World Day of Prayer for those called to Consecrated Life, Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag's reflection this week focuses on "discerning with Simeon and Anna." Sister is a Theology teacher, Campus Minister and Cross…...