Felician University Art Tour
The 2026 Lenten Series will conclude with an on-site art tour.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Tour begins at:
Education Commons
Felician University Rutherford Campus
227 Montross Avenue, Rutherford, NJ
Highlights of the tour include:
- A presentation of faith-inspired artwork by Felician students.
- A tour of Iviswold Castle, built in 1869, restored by Felician University, and now listed on the New Jersey Historic Registry. Please note: The Iviswold Castle is not handicapped accessible.
- Sister Ann Therese Kelly, CSSF, discussing the inspiration and process behind her design of the stained glass skylight.
- An analysis of Signorelli’s Crucifixion by art professor Michael J. Nyklewicz will be presented in a Zoom session at 3:00 p.m. on March 22.
The tour is free and open to the public; however, registration is required by March 15, 2026. Please register by completing the RSVP below. Light refreshments will be served.
Complimentary Zoom presentations will take place:
Four Fridays in Lent
1:00– 2:00 p.m. EST.
Friday, March 20
Contemplative Compassion
Father Thomas Franks, OFM, Cap.
Vice President of Mission Integration
Felician University
Learn how contemplation and compassion
intersect in our lives. Father Thomas will guide
participants in reflecting on ways to cultivate
empathy, mercy and loving action through
contemplative practice, emphasizing how deep
listening and mindful presence can transform
relationships and communities.
Friday, March 6
Living Contemplatively
Brent Anderson, M.Div., BBC
Charism and Mission Officer
Felician Sisters of North America
Contemplation invites us into a deeper rhythm
of life—one that brings us into contact with
our core selves, the wider universe and the
presence of deep truth and love. This session
explores contemplative themes and practices
drawn from major religious traditions and how
they resonate with the Felician way. Through brief reflection,
teaching, and guided silence, participants are invited to
experience how contemplative practice nurtures personal
awareness, spiritual depth and a more fully alive way of being and relating.
Friday, February 27
Eucharistic Living
Sister Judith Marie Kubicki, CSSF
Provincial Minister
Felician Sisters of North America
St. Augustine’s dictum that we “be what
you can see and receive what you are”
challenges us to embrace eucharistic living.
Sister Judith will explore what it means to
“do eucharist” and how fidelity to Christ’s
mandate transforms the church into the
body of Christ for the world.
Friday, February 20
Felician Spirituality
Sister Jeremy Marie Midura, CSSF
Executive Vice President Charism and Mission Integration
Felician Services Inc.
From the beginning of the Congregation, the ideals of Saint Francis were an inspirational force in the life of Mother Mary Angela, the foundress of the Felician Sisters. As women who follow in her footsteps and as carriers of the Felician charism these aspects of Franciscan spirituality: Evangelical, Ecclesial, Eucharistic and Marian, permeate our lives.
For more information on the 2026 Lenten Series or the on-site art tour, contact:
Dr. Mara Zukowski, Director of the Blessed Mary Angela Institute
Email: zukowskim@felician.edu
Due to work I was not able to attend to the Lenten Series, Talks/presentation and I was extremely thankful to the recorded version of Sister Jeremy Marie Midura. I loved the presentation and feel much closer to understanding and accepting my commitment to the Felician Sisters as an Associate. Thank you so much for this opportunity. I hope that the upcoming series are also posted and be available for those who like me cannot attend. Thank you