Franciscan Sister Runs Yuma Marathon for Catholic Parish
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag is raising funds for Immaculate Conception Parish, Yuma, Arizona on January 28, 2023. The Caballeros of Yuma are hosting the Yuma Territorial Marathon, a 26.2 mile run from the Cocopah Casino to San Luis...
Franciscan Sister at Tucson Mall A Light the World Giving Machine
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Marlita Henseler represented Sister Jose Women's Shelter at A Light the World Giving Machine at Tucson Mall, Tucson, Arizona. Read more from Sister Marlita below. From December 17 until New Years, A Light the World...
Franciscan Sisters at Las Posadas on the U.S./Mexican Border
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sister Marlita Henseler and Sister Carla Riach joined the walkers in the annual Las Posadas on the Border on December 17th. They met Diocese of Tucson Bishop Edward Wiesenburger and Bishop Gonzalez, many of the organizers from...
Tenth Anniversary of St. Kateri’s Canonization
San Xavier Mission, Tucson, Arizona celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. The Tohono O’odham who traveled to Rome for the Canonization prepared an anniversary remembrance. Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity joined the...
St. Francis Celebration at San Xavier Mission
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity continue to celebrate St. Francis of Assisi all month long. We Sisters at San Xavier Mission invited the three friars to join us for a pre-St. Francis Day feast on October 2nd. All enjoyed our first time all together for a meal....
Franciscan Sisters Volunteer at Catholic School Barbecue
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity happily volunteered for the recent Immaculate Conception Catholic School Barbecue. We assisted with raffle tickets and other booths, as well as enjoyed the barbecue ourselves. It was a fundraiser, but also a community builder....
Franciscan Sisters Participate in Migrant and Refugee Pilgrimage
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Ann Spanjers shares on the annual Solidarity Pilgrimage with Migrants and Refugees for San Miguel High School Students, Tucson, Arizona. The students, teachers, Christian Brothers and administrators of San Miguel High...
Respecting Life: Suicide Prevention Walk
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sister Carla Riach, Sister Rosalyn Muraski, Sister Marlita Henseler and Sister Mary Ann Spanjers participated in a Suicide Awareness event September 11th in San Xavier Village, Tucson, Arizona. The family of Evana Osequeda...
Catechists Incorporate Franciscan Values in Faith Formation Curriculum
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Carla Riach had the privilege of participating in a new adventure with other catechists ministering in parishes of the Santa Barbara Province of the Order of Friars Minor. The Santa Barbara Province Office of Franciscan...
Franciscan Sisters Celebrate the Assumption of Mary
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sister Carla Riach, Sister Rosalyn Muraski and Sister Mary Ann Spanjers joined in anticipation of the feast of the Assumption at San Xavier Mission Saturday with a procession, celebration of the Eucharist on the hill by the...