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...
Yuma Catholic High School Running Strong
Yuma Catholic High School is running strong into the Fall semester. Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag teaches theology and is the track and cross-country coach. Online classes started on August 6th. Sister is able to meet with her...
Tohono O’odham Nation Mourns Officer Brown
Our Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity serving on the Tohono O’odham Nation are very aware of the recent sense of grief among the people on the reservation. They are mourning the death of Officer Bryan Brown, a member of their police department for 19 years, the...
Tucson San Miguel High School In Session
San Miguel High School, Tucson, Arizona did a lot of planning for this year's school year. There was a desire to be ready for whatever the days unfold in the midst of a pandemic. Faculty member Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Ann Spanjers is there...
Franciscan Sister Demonstrates St. Peter Mission Sanitizer Dispensar
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Pamela Catherine Peasel demonstrates St. Peter Mission School's new hand-free sanitizer dispensar. Hands-Free Hand Sanitizer Dispensar: Sister Pam demonstrates this new ‘machine’! Can you tell she grew up watching...
Franciscan Sister Renews Vows in Yuma
The pandemic continues to cause some adjustments in regularly scheduled events. One such need for change affected one of our Sisters serving in Yuma, Arizona. Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Teresa Bettag renewed her vows as a Temporary Professed...
Franciscan Sister Celebrates Jubilee in Yuma
Recently, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity celebrated the 60th Jubilee of Sister Ann Mary Hart in Yuma, Arizona. We picked the day, because it was the original date the community was celebrating at the Motherhouse in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. A corsage was pinned...
Arizona Franciscan Retreat in Tucson
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity Sister Mary Ann Spanjers shares on a special summer retreat in Tucson, Arizona. As Sister Carla and I found that the week of June 7-12 would be a good week for our retreat, the Holy Spirit inspired us to ask the Franciscan Friars...