Here are links that ya'll may be interested in.
http://panhandlefranciscans.blogspot.com/
Blog kept about the sisters.
http://www.panhandlefranciscans.org/index.cfm
Their webpage.
Sancta Maria Convent
Sancta Maria Convent
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
October Update (10-24)
(Lori note- I totally forgot about these 3 posts so I just piled them all up today! Sorry bout that! I tried to time stamp them to help you out)
This last month has flown by. We have been super budy with the general everyday happenings of community life but also many special things going on.
This month started off with a "come and see" retreat. We had 7 girls who came and stayed with us for 3 days. All of them were wonderful and so full of life!
During the retreat we took them to St. Joseph's, a school which a few of the sisters work, carnival. That was a blast. who knew Sister Mary Anne and Sr. Mary Pia could do such wonderful face painting! It was wonderful seeing all the Sisters interact with the kids.
Right after the retreat, Sr. Mary Michael and I went to Franciscan University. (see previous blog posting!)
We are getting ready for our fundraiser- Harvest of Blessings Gala. It looks like it is going to be amazing! So, that is all for now!
Lori note- sorry again for taking a while to post! I talked to Ari Thursday after election day- she was in good spirits- she sounded so happy and peaceful! She's also a good of listener as ever. ;-)
This last month has flown by. We have been super budy with the general everyday happenings of community life but also many special things going on.
This month started off with a "come and see" retreat. We had 7 girls who came and stayed with us for 3 days. All of them were wonderful and so full of life!
During the retreat we took them to St. Joseph's, a school which a few of the sisters work, carnival. That was a blast. who knew Sister Mary Anne and Sr. Mary Pia could do such wonderful face painting! It was wonderful seeing all the Sisters interact with the kids.
Right after the retreat, Sr. Mary Michael and I went to Franciscan University. (see previous blog posting!)
We are getting ready for our fundraiser- Harvest of Blessings Gala. It looks like it is going to be amazing! So, that is all for now!
Lori note- sorry again for taking a while to post! I talked to Ari Thursday after election day- she was in good spirits- she sounded so happy and peaceful! She's also a good of listener as ever. ;-)
Franciscan University (10-15-12)
I have just returned from an amazing adventure to Steubenville, OH! Sr. Mary Michael and I went to a vocation's fair and Franciscan University. This University bleeds Catholicism. They have daily Mass 3X a day for the students, they have a perpetual Adoration chapel... that was always full.... statues of St. Francis and other Catholic Saints. As you walked around the campus you saw college kids praying the Liturgy of the Hours, reading "True Devotions" and talking about Augustine or some other Catholic Superstar. It was very inspirational. The Masses were phenomenal. The reverence each student had... a good number of girls even were wearing the veil. The music was awesome, the preaching exceptional, and there were friars in habits and Sisters of various orders in habit that went to school there. How awesome is that!!??
We stayed with an awesome family. They had 8 children raning from 2 1/2 years old up to 18-19. They were a good homeschooling family. I was impressed at how well they all started on school work after morning chores.
This was the first time I really experienced a large Catholic family like this. Even though I love my family, I feel like I missed out on something growing up as an only child but granted- I did get a little spoiled being an only child... :) A funny story- while we were eating supper and St. Mary Michael was at a meeting, they were asking me about names and I explained that Mary was a part and that I wanted a female name. So after some sainly brain storming one of the older girls suggested Juan Diego and I should be Sister Mary Juana- needless to say the whole table started laughing and then she realized what she said and joined with us. Right around that time, Sr. Mary Margaret returned from her meeting and was looking at us like we were nuts but once we told her what happened she joined us in laughing. :) Needless to say, that name won't be making the top 3 list! Sorry Folks!
They also run and operate and produce Catholic to the Max items- go check out their website. I got to see how they made all their awesome stuff. Perfect for Christmas and you would be helping a small business. It is all produced in an old school. It was so cool to see how mugs, shirts, plaques, etc were made. It was one of the highlights of our trip.
At the vocation's fair I met a lot of great religious brothers, Sisters, and priest. The Martyrs of St. George, the T.O.R.s, and the salesians (Lori note- not sure what this is) to name a few. We also met an awesome German priest- Fr. Ludwig. He was Super Awesome! So even though it was an amazing trip, I was so glad to be home with my sisters to pray together, eat together, and laugh together. I really did miss my community.
We stayed with an awesome family. They had 8 children raning from 2 1/2 years old up to 18-19. They were a good homeschooling family. I was impressed at how well they all started on school work after morning chores.
This was the first time I really experienced a large Catholic family like this. Even though I love my family, I feel like I missed out on something growing up as an only child but granted- I did get a little spoiled being an only child... :) A funny story- while we were eating supper and St. Mary Michael was at a meeting, they were asking me about names and I explained that Mary was a part and that I wanted a female name. So after some sainly brain storming one of the older girls suggested Juan Diego and I should be Sister Mary Juana- needless to say the whole table started laughing and then she realized what she said and joined with us. Right around that time, Sr. Mary Margaret returned from her meeting and was looking at us like we were nuts but once we told her what happened she joined us in laughing. :) Needless to say, that name won't be making the top 3 list! Sorry Folks!
They also run and operate and produce Catholic to the Max items- go check out their website. I got to see how they made all their awesome stuff. Perfect for Christmas and you would be helping a small business. It is all produced in an old school. It was so cool to see how mugs, shirts, plaques, etc were made. It was one of the highlights of our trip.
At the vocation's fair I met a lot of great religious brothers, Sisters, and priest. The Martyrs of St. George, the T.O.R.s, and the salesians (Lori note- not sure what this is) to name a few. We also met an awesome German priest- Fr. Ludwig. He was Super Awesome! So even though it was an amazing trip, I was so glad to be home with my sisters to pray together, eat together, and laugh together. I really did miss my community.
Lemurs, Tigers, and Monkeys Oh My! (9-16)
The past Saturday we had a community day where we went to a wildlife refuge in Amarillo. The people who own the refuge are friends of the Community.
They are currently raising a 2 month old white tiger. There are only 23 of these tigers in the word. The great thing is, she lives in their house... she is still too small to go outside. She is the size of a fat house cat with HUGE paws. She liked to play with the habits, shoe laces, and our ankles. She is so sweet and cute.
They also had lemurs- very docile, and I got to feed them. Two of the other sisters fed them as well. Their tongues are strong and long. The lemurs were super cute...
Now the Chimps, they are interesting. One chimp, who was the"King of the Chimps" (aka dominate male) would go get water and spit it at people through the cage. He got one of our poor Sisters. Then, another monkey just learned to throw dirt... for just learning he had super good aim and nailed a sister who was trying to take a picture of him. He must not like photos! Then in another enclosure, a monkey that resembled the monkey on Pirates of the Caribbean, was a very greedy monkey. The owner was feeding him a treat and the monkey would put his whole hand in the bag instead of waiting. He then took the bad, and unhappy with the fact he could not get any out, he tore a hole at the bottom and the treats fell. He promptly shoved the bag out through the enclosure. Silly monkey!
While we were there, we also saw kangaroos, rabbits, lots of birds, roosters, peacocks, and other types of adult tigers, and lots of cute little animals. We are such Fanciscans!
It was a wonderful day, we finished up with Mass and Chic-Fil-A supper... Have I mentioned I love my community?!
They are currently raising a 2 month old white tiger. There are only 23 of these tigers in the word. The great thing is, she lives in their house... she is still too small to go outside. She is the size of a fat house cat with HUGE paws. She liked to play with the habits, shoe laces, and our ankles. She is so sweet and cute.
They also had lemurs- very docile, and I got to feed them. Two of the other sisters fed them as well. Their tongues are strong and long. The lemurs were super cute...
Now the Chimps, they are interesting. One chimp, who was the"King of the Chimps" (aka dominate male) would go get water and spit it at people through the cage. He got one of our poor Sisters. Then, another monkey just learned to throw dirt... for just learning he had super good aim and nailed a sister who was trying to take a picture of him. He must not like photos! Then in another enclosure, a monkey that resembled the monkey on Pirates of the Caribbean, was a very greedy monkey. The owner was feeding him a treat and the monkey would put his whole hand in the bag instead of waiting. He then took the bad, and unhappy with the fact he could not get any out, he tore a hole at the bottom and the treats fell. He promptly shoved the bag out through the enclosure. Silly monkey!
While we were there, we also saw kangaroos, rabbits, lots of birds, roosters, peacocks, and other types of adult tigers, and lots of cute little animals. We are such Fanciscans!
It was a wonderful day, we finished up with Mass and Chic-Fil-A supper... Have I mentioned I love my community?!
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