Reflection by Sr. Alicia Torres I love dogs. Not like I love my family, or like I love Jesus, but I really do have a strong affection for dogs. A few months ago, I came home from teaching and was welcomed by an unfamiliar, and rather unpleasant, smell in the convent. Entering our large dining…
Category: Life of Prayer
“The Eucharist Invites us to Slow Down and be Loved” – Sr. Alicia on Ave Explores Podcast
Sr. Alicia was recently interviewed about her experience seeing and loving Jesus in the Eucharist and seeing and loving Him in the poor by Katie Prejean McGrady on the Ave Explores podcast from Ave Maria Press. Check out the clip below! You can find the full episode here or wherever you like to listen to…
From Sorrow to Joy: Franciscan Holy Week Traditions
The ups and downs of Holy week can be a roller coaster experience. From “Hosanna, hosanna” to “Crucify Him, crucify Him,” the liturgies are so rich with joy and hope, grief and anxieties. But in the end, joy and hope are victorious! While each year Holy Week looks slightly different for our community, there is…
Walking with the Lord
“We love because He first loved us.” ~ 1 John 4:19 God is a good God, a God who is Love, and He is constantly pursuing each one of us. How do we hear His voice? How do we experience His Love? How do we relate to God? How do we respond to His Love?…
Pray for Peace in Iraq!
Peace! We join our Holy Father Pope Francis in an urgent plea for peace in Iraq. Many Catholics, Christians and other religious minorities are suffering brutal, inhumane persecution and death at the hands of Islamic extremists of the Islamic State (ISIS). The Bishops of the United States have asked that Sunday August 17 be set…
Take up your Cross and come, follow Me!
The Franciscans of the Eucharist are a Catholic religious community of men and women serving in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Our life centers upon our relationship with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Out of our life of prayer flow our apostolates–service to the poor, Evangelization and teaching. We beleive that if you can’t see…