May
21
2009
Today Sister Agnes Joseph and I are heading out to the Motherhouse to attend the monthly CWA Mass, meeting, and luncheon.(be back around 2:30pm) You’re probably wondering… “What is CWA? It stands for “Catholic Women’s Apostolate”. It is a women’s group established by one of our late Sisters to pray for diocesan vocations to the priesthood and religious life. It’s a wonderful way to come together as women to promote vocations here in Peoria and around the world. They meet primarily at the Motherhouse, but will also travel once a year or so to another location. Last year I believe they went to visit the Congregation of St. John in Princeville, IL. At each meeting they bring in a Priest, Sister, or Consecrated Virgin to speak on their vocation and to answer questions. They are a wonderful group of women striving for holiness in the heart of the Church. It has been a privilege to know them and may God abundantly bless the Catholic Women’s Apostolate now and always.
In Christ and St. Francis, Sister Veronica
May
15
2009
    A lot has been going on here. On May 3rd we went to the Cathedral to pre-view the video “Rosary Stars” and hear testimony from one of it’s lead actors, J. Omar Castro. While there we prayed the Glorious mysteries of the Roasry as a congregation and some of us went up to the choir loft to sing, as you can
see… Of course some Sisters stayed in thre pews with their feet planted firmly on the ground… You know who you are… Just kidding. We all had a wonderful time at the Cathedral and afterward went to the Bishop Sheen Center for a reception that followed. If you’d like to read the entire article in the Catholic Post, click
here. (as well as a picture of us singing in the choir loft)
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    On Saturday, May 9th we went out to the Motherhouse to celebrate the Jubilees of two of our Sisters - Sister Mary Ruth(70 years) and Sister M. Bernarda(60 years). After the Jubilee Mass in which both Sisters renewed their vows we celebrated with a festive meal in the Multipurpose room. Sister Bernarda had several family members here all the way from Germany and Sister Mary Ruth had a neice and her husband in attendance.
L to R: Sr. M. Bernarda, Bishop Daniel Jenky, and Sr. Mary Ruth