Sister Sarah Kohles, OSF has collaborated on the book, “In Our Own Words: Religious Life in a Changing World,” which features essays from 13 sisters about their experiences as religious in the world today. The book began as an idea…
Sister Doris (Mary Roderick) Recker, OSF, of Midlothian, Illinois, died, Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights, Illinois. Sister was born to Clarence and Agnes (Helle) Recker near Dyersville, Iowa. She is the eldest of three sisters, Edith,…
Sister Kathryn (Thomas Mary) Fitzpatrick died on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Clare House. The Rite of Final Commendation will be held at the Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2018. A…
The Canticle of Creation Center, a pilot project of the Dubuque Franciscan Sisters, is hosting multiple events in the coming weeks. From 8:30 a.m. to 11:30, on Saturday, January 20, Duane Short will begin a five-part series that explores the…
On January 18, the award-winning film, I AM STILL HERE, will be screened at the National River Museum and Aquarium’s 4D Theater. The film focuses on a deception that leads to abduction and descent into sex slavery, all hidden in…
Sister Pat Farrell has written a book that details the Dubuque Franciscans’ history in Latin America. For more than 50 years, the Dubuque Franciscans have lived and worked in Latin America. As a congregation the Dubuque Franciscans have been shaped…
Sister Emiliana Meissen, OSF, 94, died on Monday, November 13, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Marie Katherine Meissen was born October 28, 1923 on a farm outside of Lawler, Iowa. She was the first born of Joseph Leo and Elizabeth…
With Hurricane Irma slamming the coast of Florida the same day as the Dubuque Franciscans’ Sister Water Project service trip volunteers were traveling to Honduras, volunteer Jane Heiar began to get nervous. “I told my husband, ‘put the wills on…
On Saturday, October 21, the Dubuque Franciscans commissioned 17 new Associates. “God’s called your name and you are responding,” said Sister Mary Lechtenberg at the Mass. New Associate Gretchen Brown was part of the Franciscan Way of Life process with…
Dubuque Franciscan Associate John Donaghy gave a presentation titled, “Serving in Rural Honduras from a Franciscan Perspective” at Mount St. Francis on Sunday, October 29. John spoke about his experience of serving in the Catholic Church in rural Honduras in…
