Franciscan Retreat

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity invite Catholic Young Women to make this a discerning year.

Search This Blog

Showing posts with the label Manitowoc

View all

Posts

Why Make a Franciscan Vocation Discernment Retreat

August 10, 2011

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

We invite you to a Franciscan Retreat or to come for a personlized visit at our Motherhouse or another of our convents in your local area. Call or text Sister Julie Ann 920-323-9632.

Sister Julie Ann: Find here a very simple blog comprising reflections, photos and comments from those who have gone on Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Vocation Discernment Retreats, as well as helpful articles on discernment by our Sisters.

Visit profile

Franciscan Sisters Websites

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity

Helpful Discernment Posts

Make This Your Discerning Year with Franciscan Sisters

Make This Your Discerning Year Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity discernment experiences can be as varied as your life allows. We invite you to design your own visit with us. Let us know the days or the hours that you would like to come. If you are interested in a retreat with a particular topic or an event in our Community of Sisters, please continue reading for more specific dates. All in-person events in Wisconsin take place at our Motherhouse, 2409 South Alverno Road, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. However, we are always ready to make plans to meet our Sisters in any of our convent homes. If you have transportation needs e.g. airport, ferry or Amtrak pick up, we are here to arrange the best time with you. Please call or text Sister Julie Ann at 920-323-9632 with your questions or concerns. Participate in Beauty and Goodness Catholic Young Adult Women ages 20-35 are invited to a unique, single-focused experience "A Stitch in Time" through the inspiration of St. ...

Vocation Retreat Notes: Clare, Shining Light Reflecting Jesus' Light

Hoping to discover more clearly your life's vocation? Look to Saint Clare, who wanted “only Jesus Christ, and to live by the gospel”. This was an important focus for the February 25-27, 2011 weekend of reflection. ‘Bright in name, more brilliant in life, most brilliant in character”, Saint Clare’s personal letters to Agnes of Prague and Scripture were important to personal prayer time e.g. 1 Corinthians 15:35-50 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. Hebrews 11:4-31 Therefore there was born even of one man and him as good as dead at that, as many descendents as the stars of heaven in number, and innumberable as the sand which is by the seashore. Revelation 12:1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Matthew 2:1-19 Where is He who has b...

Ascension Vocation Discernment Retreat Notes: St. Clare Woman of Prayer

Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity were uplifted with the presence of young women discerning our way of life as consecrated women religious May 18-20, 2012. Given the 800th Anniversary of St. Clare's call to follow Jesus and become the first feminine follower of St. Francis is still very much alive in our hearts, retreatants focused on St. Clare's prayer: gazing, considering, contemplating so as to imitate Christ . Friday evening's reflection time outdoors on the Motherhouse grounds and in St. Francis Chapel invited visitors to gaze in quiet attentiveness, open to the wonderful presence of God. These Scripture texts were considered for keeping one's eyes on Jesus alone: Matthew 14:22-33 Peter John 2:1-12 Mary Mark 10:46-52 Blind Man Mark 1:40-42 A Leper Luke 9:28-36 The Transfiguration Saturday hearts were encouraged to become aware that God is contemplating us! All were invited to listen, be open and become attentive to the promptings of...

Labels

800th Anniversary
application
baptism
beauty
call
calling
career
choice
Church
community life

creation
decisions
discernment
discernment retreats
dreams
experiences
Fond du Lac
For me life is Christ
Franciscan
Franciscan life
Franciscan retreat
Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Holy Family Catholic Community
Holy Hour
Holy Spirit
identity
Illia Delio
Lake Michigan
Lenten
life
light of Christ
Manitowoc
Mary
meal conversations
ministry
Mother of God
Novice
Our Lady of Good Help Shrine
Pentecost
Phil 2:5-1
Phil. 1:21
Pope Alexander IV
Postulant
religious consecration
retreat
sacraments of initiation
selfless service to others
Silver Lake
spiral of love
St Francis
St. Clare
St. Clare of Assisi
St. Francis
St. Francis of Assisi Writings
table talk
Trinity
vocation
vocations
WI
word of God
zoom

Show more Show less