Franciscan Sister’s Second Grade Create New Word
Teacher Franciscan Sister Hannah Johnecheck tells about an exciting new venture of her second grade class. One day in phonics class the Second Grade was blending word sounds. We were taking the word “point” and changing it into “joint”. Just then, one of the...
Franciscan Sisters Craft Gingerbread Houses
What do Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity do when the teachers among them are officially on vacation for Christmas? Among the usual cleaning and decorating around the convent, Sisters at San Xavier Convent together frosted gingerbread houses and used various...
St. Francis School’s Christmas Sweater Day
St. Francis of Assisi School faculty, Yuma, Arizona felt the need to create an uplifting community spirit and clear the air of a purely pandemic focus. They asked everyone, including the students, to dress a little differently. Everyone was to wear a Christmas sweater...
St. Francis Students Light Up the World
Advent is a time, just like birthdays, when lighting candles is a tradition. The Advent wreath is not complete without the ritual of lighting the appropriate number of tapers. Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Beth Kornely was inspired in another way...
Franciscan Sisters’ Thanksgiving Abundance
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at St. Peter Indian Mission in Bapchule, AZ didn’t invite a lot of people to share their meal time, but they did reach out broadly to their neighbors on the Gila River Reservation before they sat down to eat.
St. Teresa of Calcutta and Franciscan Sister Juana Lucero
During this month of saints and thinking more seriously of our own journey to eternal life, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity serving at St. Peter Mission, Bapchule, Arizona share a favorite memory of Sister Juana Lucero and a favorite saint. Sister Juana died...
The Fruit of the Franciscan Sisters’ Garden
Remember when the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at San Xavier Mission Convent, Tucson, Arizona, celebrated Pope Francis' Laudato Si Week initiated by Pope Francis back in May? Friar Fr. Bill Minkle, OFM and Fr. Paul Wilkin, SDS constructed a state of the art...
Yuma Catholic School Celebrates Franciscan Sisters
During this month of October, Immaculate Conception School, Yuma, Arizona celebrated our Franciscan Sisters particularly in honor of St. Francis feast day. A special cake was ordered and served as a treat. Sister Lorita Gaffney, Sister Ann Mary Hart and Sister Janet...
Franciscan Sisters Pray at Shrine of Our Lady Undoer of Knots
With the temperature still reaching 99 degrees in the beginning of October in Tucson, the Sisters at San Xavier reflect with refreshing joy upon their Labor Day community day at the Shrine of Our Lady Undoer of Knots up in the coolness of Mount Lemmon! We were so...
Yuma St. Francis School Launches
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Hannah Johnecheck began with meetings on August 10 and on-line classes on August 17 at St. Francis School, Yuma, Arizona. It's been a continuous journey of trying out new techniques and getting to know her students in a...