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		<title>FOCUS Summit Baltimore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Rose Therese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just came back from Baltimore a few days ago.  I went for the FOCUS Summit.  It was a great event meant to help young FOCUS Missionaries and Student Leaders.  Many of those attending were Student Leaders or Disciples with FOCUS who were getting ready to start their first Bible studies on campus.  I think there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2418&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Franciscan Christmas Party</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Rose Therese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just before Epiphany the Franciscan Friars at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph parishes in Peoria invited all the local Franciscans over for a party.  We don&#8217;t have many chances to gather like this, so it was really nice for us to get to know each other a bit better.  It was the OFMs from the Cincinnati province [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2399&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Rose Therese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas and Happy Feast of St. Stephen! It always seems strange to go from celebrating the birth of our Newborn King to the death of the first martyr.  But I guess it is supposed to remind us that Christ came to die for us.  Mary and Joseph didn&#8217;t have much time to bask in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2379&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Novena</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. John Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last few days of Advent are very special as we prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of the Christ child. From the 16th to the 24th of December, our Sisters have a tradition of having a Christmas Novena. This practice within our community dates back to the 1930’s. Each day of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2371&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advent Devotions</title>
		<link>http://franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/advent-devotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. John Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday marked the first Sunday of Advent.  Advent is a time of &#8220;new beginnings.&#8221;  It brings the beginning of a new liturgical year.  It also prepares us in both heart and mind for the coming of Christ at Christmas. If you are looking for daily devotionals for the Advent season try: http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/Advent/ There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2360&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Steubenville Vocation Fair</title>
		<link>http://franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/steubenville-vocation-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. John Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October, Sr. Rose Therese and I attended the vocation fair at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. It was a wonderful and spirit-filled day filled with both prayer and evangelization. We got the chance to speak with a number of young women who are discerning God&#8217;s call for their lives. &#160; &#160; Filed under: Uncategorized, vocation<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2319&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transitus Painting</title>
		<link>http://franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/transitus-painting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. John Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year the Sisters were especially blessed at the transitus service to have a beautiful painting of our Beloved Father Francis passing from this life into the next. Sr. Judith Ann, our major Superior, wrote a beautiful piece about the painting and its artist: Demetrius was 17 years old when he was put into prison [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2294&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Transitus Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. John Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Franciscan Community, we have a special devotion that takes place on the third of October each year- the transitus. The transitus recalls the passing of Francis of Assisi from this life to God. With this special event, we remember Francis&#8217; total commitment to Christ and reminds us how we are called to follow [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2288&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte Eucharistic Congress</title>
		<link>http://franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/charlotte-eucharistic-congress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Rose Therese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been to a Eucharistic Congress?  There are a few diocese that have one annually, Charlotte, NC being one of them.  It is a wonderful way to re-enliven our devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Last week Lucy and I drove all the way down to Charlotte to participate in their Eucharistic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2274&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OSF Hospice Groundbreaking</title>
		<link>http://franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/osf-hospice-groundbreaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. John Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another big project is underway for OSF Healthcare! Mid-September brought the groundbreaking for the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home. The new hospice home will have 16 beds for both adults and children. It will provide around the clock care for those with terminal illness so that they can spend these moments in a homelike [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=franciscansisterspeoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12921398&amp;post=2258&amp;subd=franciscansisterspeoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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