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Journey to faith: Sister Michele Pettit's path to becoming an FSPA
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, Michele Pettit, was recently featured in a blog post by the Dubuque Area Vocation Association, where she shares her journey to becoming an FSPA. Sister... Read More
Poetry celebration: Sister Maryam Gossling honored as July's Poet of the Month
In a tribute to 175 years of prayer, witness and service, FSPA proudly presents Sister Maryam Gossling as July's Poet of the Month. This poem was collected as part of an FSPA poetry project led by... Read More
Celebrating artistry: Sister Antona Schedlo - Artist of the month
In tribute to 175 years of prayer, witness and service , FSPA proudly presents Sister Antona Schedlo as Artist of the Month. Sister Antona, born in 1936, grew up in Halder, Wisconsin. Sister Antona... Read More
FSPA welcomes friends to Founders' Day celebration
“One hundred and seventy-five years of faith represented in your unshakable belief that Jesus is Lord; 175 years FSPA has turned their eyes to Jesus in the mission of love,” offered Bishop Battersby... Read More
Hackner’s legacy in wood and stone
Francis painting by FSPA Marietta Hackner In honor of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration celebrating 175 years this year, FSPA is in collaboration with the La Crosse Historical Society and... Read More
Poetry celebration: Sister Louise Marie Guralski honored as Poet of the Month
In a tribute to 175 years of prayer, witness and service, FSPA proudly presents Sister Louise Marie Guralski as June's Poet of the Month. This poem was collected as part of an FSPA poetry project... Read More
Empowering through Hygiene: The Puerto Rico Project’s Shower Connect
In 2015 Melissa Hernandez founded the Puerto Rico Project, a nonprofit organization that sparked a ray of hope within the community. Recently the Puerto Rico Project launched a mobile shower unit, a... Read More
Addressing Historical Injustices
For almost 100 years, Native American children in the United States were forcibly removed from their families and placed in boarding schools, an initiative driven by both the US government and the... Read More
Reject Line 5: scenes from the public hearing
Clean water: there is no alternative Sisters, affiliate and partners in mission travel to Ashland to testify to stop Line 5 FSPA was represented at the June 4 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public... Read More
Breaking News: Executive order restricts access to asylum
On Tuesday, June 4, President Joe Biden declared an executive order to block migrant asylum at the southern border when an average of 2,500 seekers are encountered daily. See a full report at... Read More