by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
Sister Barbara Paleczny (right) met members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation community at an event this past fall in Toronto to protest mercury poisoning of the Anishinaabe community’s land in Northwestern Ontario. Sister Barbara shared the stories of SSND sisters...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
The positive energy of active nonviolence is accessible in the everyday lives of individuals, as well as in organized ways of working for change. It recognizes we are all interconnected, respects the dignity of every person, and believes that everyone can be...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
Restorative Justice is a voluntary and safe process that brings together people affected by harm. The process allows all participants to understand the impacts of the harmful action – and what is needed to make things right. It can be a transformative and healing...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
We Clinton Franciscans stand in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters. Since taking a public corporate stand in 2011, we call for comprehensive immigration reform based on the dignity of each person, rooted in justice and compassion – not in demonizing...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
We Clinton Franciscans recognize the inherent sacredness and dignity of each person and that we are all one human family. We see every person as a visible image of the invisible God and a sister or brother in Christ, even those who are marginalized. Over the years,...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
We trace our roots to 1650, when six women and a Jesuit priest formed a religious community in Le Puy, France. In 1836, six Sisters traveled from Lyon, France, to St. Louis, Mo., in what was then frontier territory. The Sisters quickly branched out across the United...
