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Sr. Karen Pourby’s journey to becoming a Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia followed a somewhat circuitous route. She grew up in Binghamton, New York. After graduating from college, she entered the Angelic Sisters of St. Paul, an Italian congregation. “I left the Angelics and entered the Sisters of St. Francis. It was one of the hardest things I had to do. Yet I feel this is where God wants me to be. I have no regrets.”
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Justice and Peace
Justice and peace initiatives, along with caring for creation, involves using our voices to stand up against the injustices in our community and in the world. In order to do this, our sisters minister with those who have a need, attend rallies, write letters and make phone calls to government officials, take corporate stands, and much more. We look to and support the Franciscan Action Network (FAN) as a collective Franciscan voice amplifying St Francis of Assisi and his call for compassion for the poor and for creation over 800 years ago.
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Why do we engage in Justice and Peace Issues?
As Sisters of St. Francis, part of our mission states that we “respond with diverse gifts in a spirit of collaboration and of mutual service to the needs of others, especially the economically poor, the marginal, and the oppressed. Seeking to participate in the Spirit’s action in the world, we direct our personal and corporate resources to the promotion of justice, peace, and reconciliation.
Our Corporate Stands
The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia voted to take corporate stands against gun violence, the death penalty, war, and human trafficking, along with one for immigration reform and for care for creation. We stand firmly grounded in Catholic social teaching and in our Franciscan heritage and tradition. These corporate stands act as concrete ways of affirming our belief in nonviolence and on taking “the necessary steps to be a healing, compassionate presence in our violent world, especially with…those who have no voice.” Our Corporate Stands
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We will be posting monthly actions that you can take to help make our world a better, cleaner, and safer place. Do your part to care for creation. Mother Earth is asking for your help!
- January 2019 – Plastics (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse)
- February 2019 – Eliminating Plastic Straws
- March 2019 – Nurdles
- April 2019 – Biodiversity: Protecting all Species
- May 2019 – Alternatives to Plastic Wrap
Go Green for Lent
- A Guide to a Green Lent by Franciscan Action Network
- Living Laudato Si for Lent
World Day of Peace Letter 2019 To the People of God on Good Politics at the Service of Peace
In sending his disciples forth on mission, Jesus told them: “Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you” (Lk 10:5-6).
Bringing peace is central to the mission of Christ’s disciples. That peace is offered to all those men and women who long for peace amid the tragedies and violence that mark human history.[1] The “house” of which Jesus speaks is every family, community, country and continent, in all their diversity and history. It is first and foremost each individual person, without distinction or discrimination. But it is also our “common home”: the world in which God has placed us and which we are called to care for and cultivate.
So let this be my greeting at the beginning of the New Year: “Peace be to this house!” Read more
