Donald Jackson, calligrapher to the Queen of England, envisioned of The St. John’s Bible in 1995; he found a patron in the monks at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. While this manuscript is a product of the...
Today’s students come to college with widely varying academic skills, approaches to learning, and motivation levels. Many students have found it particularly difficult to learn remotely and have lost motivation. This session...
In this two-part interview, Sr. Ruthann Boyle discusses her calling in high school to the Sisters of Saint Francis by way of encouragement from her family and numerous religious sisters in Beech Grove, Indiana. Her first duty...
In this interview, Sister Noreen McLaughlin relates her experience growing up in New Albany, Indiana, and her vocation to Oldenburg with a specialization in nursing and healthcare. Sr. Noreen goes on to describe her calling to...
In this interview Sr. Martine Mayborg highlights Mother Cephas's Motherhouse Message for the call to mission work in Papua New Guinea and her overall experience of traveling and teaching there. Sr. Martine was one of the...
In her oral history, Sister Lorraine Geis reflects on her time as a Sister of Saint Francis both in the United States and Papua New Guinea. Sister Geis grew up in a farming family, which would set the foundation for her love of...
In this interview Sr. Kathryn Holohan reflects on her desire to become a missionary at a very early age and the opportunity to do so in Papua New Guinea. One of the first four Sisters of St. Francis to contribute to a...
In her interview Sister Joan Laughlin recounts her initial reticence toward the call for mission work in Papua New Guinea as well as her eventual embrace of the work and her love for the people and culture of PNG. Sr. Joan is...
In this segment Sr. Jean Michael Sauntry discusses her decision to become a Sister of Saint Francis at Oldenburg, Indiana, after surviving a childhood illness and her mother’s encouragement that “God has a plan for you in the...
