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Sister Janet Sieve, (Sister Augusta), 77, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights, December 25, 2020. Janet Kathleen Sieve was…

January 7, 2021 – Prayers for Peace in Our Nation The leadership of the Rochester Franciscans, along with the 1300 members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), joins…

Sister Colleen Byron, 90, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, December 18, 2020. Patricia Terese Byron was born April…

Dear Friends, Christmas greetings from the Assisi Heights Spirituality Center! We wish you blessings and joy amidst the religious and cultural traditions of this season. We are facing three crises: a…

Sister Charlotte Dusbabek, 90, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, December 16, 2020. Charlotte Rosemary Dusbabek was born July…

The following letter appeared in the Rochester Post-Bulletin on October 31, 2020: Original signers include: Sisters Patricia Keefe, Kate Minar, Mary Kay Flanigan, Lorraine Doherty, Dorothy Hansen, Mary Goergen, Lorraine…

We regret to inform you that we are canceling the Christmas on the Hill event  for 2020. We appreciate your support of this event over the past 10 years. It…

Franciscans in the News Sister Ramona Miller was invited to provide a presentation for the Feast of Saint Francis for the website, “Catholic Women Preach.” Here’s a link to view…

Sister Marice Hughes, 93, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, August 21, 2020. Margaret Mary Hughes was born August…

Dear Friends, The pandemic has deeply affected all of us. We, at the Assisi Heights Spirituality Center (AHSC), are being asked to step into a tomorrow that will never be…