With our whole being, in Relationship, Gospel Living and Unity in Diversity, may we give witness to the goodness that is all around us.

Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Eileen McKenzie traveled to the United States Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to "put forth legislative solutions to help end this scourge" of forced migration and human trafficking.

"The global Catholic community has sounded the call to eradicate human trafficking," a crisis that waits on each side of the Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for people experiencing forced migration.

Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Eileen McKenzie, who has heard first-hand accounts of many safety seekers through her work with Kino Border Initiative, recently joined representatives of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking and the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at the United States Capitol, providing listening, learning and action steps to eradicate the threat of human trafficking to people on the move. Visit fspa.org to get this exclusive story.

The Department of the Interior has announced next steps on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, launched in June 2021 by Secretary Deb Haaland, as the first-ever comprehensive effort by the federal government to recognize the troubled legacy of past federal Indian boarding school policies with the goal of addressing their intergenerational impact and shedding light on past and present trauma in Indigenous communities. FSPA's Anti-Racism and Truth and Healing Team share this news and commitment to study our own history and impact at St. Mary’s Boarding School in Odanah, Wisconsin, from 1883 to 1969. Read more about this major milestone at fspa.org.

This watercolor painting of Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Thea Bowman, "A Franciscan Heart," created by Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Betty Bradley.

"Why, in 2024, are there 11 White American Catholic saints but no Black American ones?" begins the Black Catholic Messenger article, "Stand up for the African Americans on the path to sainthood." Among them is Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Thea Bowman. The article calls "priests, bishops, and lay persons to say each of the six candidates’ beatification prayers before, during, or after the Mass. Take action by reading the article now.

Let us come together in gratitude as we honor 146 years of continuous prayer — FSPA Perpetual Adoration — seeking God's presence for the well-being of our community and beyond.

• Thursday, Aug. 1
• 10:40 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Join us in person at Mary of the Angels Chapel, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Click or tap here to join us via Zoom

As we continue our celebration of 175 years of prayer, witness and service, FSPA is honoring sisters' ministries of art, beauty and joy in a visual art experience. FSPA artists are telling personal stories about their work and sharing inspiration behind the pieces showcased in their virtual galleries.

Our current featured artist is Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Joanne Moeller, who shares her mission of "Creating from Every Scrap" and craft of quilting and cross stitch. Watch her video interview (above) and visit fspa.org, where you can read about her ministry of art, view her gallery and experience the works of other FSPA artists. Stay tuned for new artists, interviews, stories and galleries as we share them throughout 2024.

In "A Litany for Democracy," Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Julia Walsh provides intentions for our failures, tendencies, greed, pride, violence, excuses, stubbornness, division, despair and humanitarian desecration, as well as thanks to God for the faithful, prophets, leaders, teachers, policy makers, artists, activists, civil servants and others to "Heal our division ... End our fears ..." and "make us yours." Read more of Sister Julia's reflection at messyjesusbusiness.com, and click here to subscribe.

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration recently experienced the goodness of making current jelly with FSPA partner in mission Meredith Hink at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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