As the goats poured out of the trailer at Mount St. Francis, the crowd of sisters gathered outside uttered a collective, “Aww.” The goats are a partnership the Dubuque Franciscans have with “Goats On The Go-Dubuque,” which is owned by…
Sr. Carol (Marchell) Hilby, OSF, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at Clare House. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, July 23, in Francis Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The third of nine children,…
The Dubuque Franciscan Sisters honored their Ruby (40 years), Golden (50 years), Diamond (60 years) and Double Diamond Jubilarians (70 years) at celebrations on June 23 and 24, 2018 at Mount St. Francis Center. Ruby Jubilarians were: Sisters Nancy Miller…
Sister Reyna Helen Badillo professed her first vows as a Dubuque Franciscan Sister on Friday, June 22, at Mount St. Francis Center, Dubuque. During the profession, Sister Reyna vowed in the presence of Sister Kate Katoski, president of the congregation,…
Sister Janaan Hickie, OSF died Monday, June 11, 2018, at Clare House in the 64th year of her religious life. Janaan was born to Leo and Marie (Schmitt) Hickie on March 9, 1931, in Graf, Iowa. Her earliest memory of…
Dubuque Franciscan Associate Jo Myers-Walker has created and is selling notecards featuring her Canticle of Creation Center sculpture. Proceeds from the sale of the cards supports Lila Mae's House--which is an initiative of Sister Shirley Fineran, OSF in Sioux City,…
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) has released a new book, However Long the Night: Making Meaning in a Time of Crisis, that chronicles what the organization learned as it went through a six-year doctrinal investigation by the Vatican’s…
The Dubuque Franciscans' Common Venture program is seeking volunteers for its service sites this summer. The 2018 Common Venture sites include Dubuque, Waterloo, Sioux City, in Iowa; Winnebago, Nebraska; South Bend, Indiana; Busby, Montana; and Morton and Okolona, Mississippi. Volunteer…
“Ava, did you get good water?” yells a Bishop Garrigan student across the gym at Bishop Garrigan High in Algona, Iowa, at the World Water Day Retreat on March 22. The retreat, which involved grades K-8, was given to the…
“A Pope Francis Lexicon” is a collection of 54 essays by contributors from around the globe, including Dubuque Franciscan Sister Pat Farrell. Each author wrote on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis. Sister…
