Ministries
The Franciscan Sisters live and work in 10 different states in the United States, as well as Canada, Honduras, and St. Lucia. We are educators in schools and colleges, as...
Honeybees Thriving at Mount St. Francis Center
The Dubuque Franciscans have 50,000 houseguests: a hive of bees. Sister Karla Kloft has always been fascinated by bees and was concerned about what was happening to the bee population....
Dubuque Franciscans Provide Comfort Bags to Area Nonprofit
...have donated to the project, is overwhelming, said Sister Char. “We were able to purchase enough clothing and toiletries to donate 30 comfort bags for women and 10 sets for...
Sister Water Project Helps Honduran Villagers
...and is composed of 50 houses with 370 people. Villagers would wake at 3 a.m. to walk the three miles to gather water by hand in order to have what...
Sister Sarah Kohles Collaborates on Book about Religious Life
...invitation from Sister Juliet to Sister Sarah to team up to lead the project. They invited 11 women religious under the age of 50 from different communities to be part...
Human trafficking coalition announces hotel training
...the signs of human trafficking. The training is being done in conjunction with the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery, and the Coalition on Human Trafficking of Omaha, Nebraska....
Coalition Against Human Trafficking to Show Film in DBQ
The Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Slavery and the 100+ Good Women Who Care Dubuque are sponsoring a showing of the award winning film “I Am Still Here” on...
Volunteers Reflect on Sister Water Project Trip to Honduras
...It takes 40 men to twist and turn one pipe into another.” And when the pipes need to be bent, they use human power to do that, too, said Dave....
Sister Water Project Completes 100th Well in Tanzania
Sister Water Project Completes 100th Well in Tanzania The Dubuque Franciscans’ Sister Water Project recently completed construction on its 100th well in Tanzania, Africa. The well was installed in the...
About the Sister Water Project
...are adversely affected by time spent fetching water, which keeps them out of school and productive employment, according to UNICEF. 100% Of donations to the Sister Water Project go toward...
