The Rochester Cyclone of Aug. 21, 1883 – MinnPost – The night of the storm, injured people were taken to the Mayo office, the Buck Hotel, city hall, and the…

Sister Phyllis Sellner shares the following link and comments: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-01/migrant-fathers-celebrate-their-day-at-mexicali-shelter “Our Sisters have donated much to this cause, including a recent gift [from the Congregation] for food, and also many…

Sister Dawn Nothwehr’s book, FRANCISCAN WRITINGS: Hope amid Ecological Sin and Climate Emergency, has been published in Great Britain! Acknowledgement for the cover photo is given to Mayo Foundation for…

Installation of New Councilors On April 16, our three new councilors were formally installed in a ritual that took place during Mass. Sister Bernetta Quinn was mentioned in the article…

Sister Lauren Weinandt will be featured in the April issue of TODAY Magazine. Here is an excerpt: “Walking the halls of Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester is much like visiting…

Sister Patricia (Pat) Keefe will be honored with a written memorial prepared by Sister Joyce Stemper. Each year the Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) holds a special session of the…

Sister Marlys Jax was interviewed for the recent Human Trafficking Awareness program held at Lourdes High School, and co-sponsored by the Spirituality Center: https://news.yahoo.com/olmsted-county-works-eliminate-human-010400015.html   Bishop Robert Barron was interviewed…

Ground broken on new gazebo to continue tradition begun by the Sisters of St. Francis   For more than a century, a gazebo on the Saint Marys Campus in Rochester…

Bishop Robert Barron states that Mother Alfred is his hero: https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/mother-alfred-and-the-need-for-women-religious/   Scenes of the Season – Sister Anne Walch (r) assisted her sister, Louise (l), with a table of…

Sister Mary Kay receives Border Heroes Award Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, in El Paso, Texas, hosted an awards banquet on October 8, recognizing four Border Heroes for 2022, including…