The annual Mount St. Francis Employee Appreciation and Recognition dinner was held Wednesday, May 19, at Mount St. Francis Center. Special recognition was given to employees who completed 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 45 years of service. “Time and…
Philip Chard will speak at 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 7, via Zoom on connecting with nature as part of a seven-session, virtual wellness series sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis’ Canticle of Creation Center Philip Chard is a psychotherapist,…
Sister Mary Margretta (Dolores) Trumm, OSF, age 104, of Clare House, Dubuque, Iowa, died at 4:19 a.m. Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Clare House. The Rite of Final Commendation and Celebration of Life was held in Clare Chapel Tuesday, March…
The Dubuque Franciscans’ Canticle of Creation Center is presenting a series of seven virtual programs about spiritual and emotional wellness beginning on Monday, March 22. The series’ co-sponsors are the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Lutheran Services in Iowa,…
The Dubuque Franciscan Sisters join Catholic Sisters from 24 congregations in four states this March to launch a yearlong, live-streamed conversation series on the leading social justice issues of our time. Titled “Exploring Intersections: Catholic Sisters on Racism, Migration and…
Sister Josephine (Philip) Schmitz, OSF, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the age of 98. A private Celebration of Life and Rite of Final Commendation will be held at the Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m.…
The Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Canticle of Creation Center and will host a virtual interfaith prayer service titled, “Earth is Our Home” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March…
As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, we stand with the other more than 1300 leaders of Catholic sisters nationwide as we make this statement: The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying…
Sister Marcelline (Alfrieda) Arndorfer, OSF, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the age of 102. A private Celebration of Life and Rite of Final Commendation will be held at the Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m.…
The Dubuque Franciscans entered into Chapter of Affairs a little differently this year. For the first time in the congregation’s history, the event with the theme, “Empowered by Our Common Heart” was held virtually via Zoom the week of November 23.…
