Sister Bernice Schuetz, OSF
...began taking summer classes at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa where she graduated with a master’s degree in home economics education in 1967. During the six week Chapter in 1968,...
Common Venture Program Seeks Volunteers
...May. Volunteer opportunities range from tutoring children to hand harvesting corn on an Indian reservation. The 2015 Common Venture sites include Dubuque; Minneapolis; Winnebago, Neb.; Ames, Iowa; South Bend, Ind.;...
Sister Lois Kobliska, OSF
...in Waterloo. During the summertime, Sister Lois volunteered in the Sisters of St. Francis’ Common Venture program. Among the places she worked on were the reservation at Pine Ridge, South...
Franciscan Common Venture Seeks Volunteers
...from tutoring children to hand harvesting corn on an Indian reservation. The 2016 Common Venture sites include Dubuque; Ames, Iowa; Minneapolis; Milwaukee; Winnebago, Neb.; South Bend, Ind.; Busby, Mont.; San...
Sister Karla Kloft Protests Dakota Access Pipeline
Sister Karla Kloft, OSF, traveled to North Dakota protest with the Standing Rock Sioux, who oppose the Dakota Access pipeline’s construction, near the Sioux reservation on November 17 and 18....
Sisters & Associates Attend AFC in St. Louis June 9-12
Five Dubuque Franciscan Sisters and Associates attended the Annual Franciscan Federation Conference (AFC) June 9-12 in St. Louis, Missouri. Attending the 4-day gathering were Sister Shell Balek and Franciscan Associates...
DBQ OSFs Affirm Statement on Voting Integrity by LCWR
The Dubuque Franciscans stand with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) in support of Pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis...
Sr. Pat Farrell Gives Keynote Address at Annual LCWR Assembly
Sr. Pat Farrell, OSF, gave the final keynote address at the annual Leadership Conference of Women Religious assembly in Atlanta August 9-13. Sister Pat is a past president of LCWR....
Honeybees Thriving at Mount St. Francis Center
...students in the class the option to purchase bees at cost. The sisters’ 10,000 bees arrived at the end of April and the hive has now grown five times that...
Laudato Si’
...Mother Earth. More information and inspiration on the Laudato Sí Platform is available at https://laudatosiactionplatform.org. Click below to learn more.
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