Praised be Jesus Christ! Hi! My name is Rachel Erb. I am from York, Pennsylvania. I am 19 years old. I entered the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George on December 28, 2008. While studying Catechetics along with a Youth Ministry Concentration I met the Sisters. I had a blessed one and a h...

The maxim quoted above is the oft-repeated mantra of our school President. He reminds us early and often that the "spirit of just beginning" is the essential outlook from which we must operate. And it's a great paraphrase of St. Francis: "Let us begin today, brothers, to serve our Lord God, for up t...

Today is the celebration of the World Day of the Sick, chosen because it is the feastday of Our Lady of Lourdes. Every year thousands of people, suffering from every sorrow and sickness, travel to Lourdes to invoke the intercession of Our Lady. She appeared at Lourdes to a young girl and told her, "...

Lori entered on December 31, 2008 I am a Kansas native but was working in Wisconsin for a software company before entering the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George community. I am the youngest of four and the only girl. I came from a practicing Catholic family and went to a Catholic board...

Yesterday I spoke to 6th graders about the consecrated life. As part of the presentation a priest showed a DVD called Fishers of Men. It is about the priesthood. It is a call to young men to lay down their life for Christ. It is a call to sacrifice, to service, to living a life of truth. It is inspi...

February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It is also the day in which the Church celebrates in a particular way the gift of consecrated life in the Church. It is a day to reflect on the fact and gift of the consecrated life, as it is given in the particular circumstances of this day...

A week ago today I was scurrying around preparing to leave on a 15 hour bus ride with 20 members of my parish to participate in the 36th annual March for Life. I took a break in the packing action to make my weekly visits to the grade school. I decided to introduce them to the idea of the right to l...

Catholic Schools Week is well underway. A time to celebrate the amazing gift of the formation in the faith that students receive in Catholic Schools across the United States. It's also a time when it brings to my mind a strong reflection on the Providence of God in our American Province, Saint Eliza...

On January 18th, Saint Francis Convent witnessed a gathering which takes place early each year. The superiors and Sisters-in-Charge all come together for a time of reflection, prayer and discussion, to strengthen and support them in their apostolic service to our Sisters. So often in thinking about ...

Over the past couple of weeks, I have had a number of occasions to ponder our vow of obedience and how it is lived out in the day to day of my life. Last week at St. James Academy, where our Sisters serve, we celebrated vocation awareness week with Sisters, Brothers and priests from a variety of rel...