Members of the Felician Community
Our supporters and friends are part of our Felician community: alumni and parents from our schools and childcare centers; those who journeyed with us through hospice care or experienced assisted living; and those who received assistance in our ministries, met us in parishes or on retreats, volunteered beside us, or supported our work financially. We love it when you submit “Sister Stories” to let us know how a Felician Sister touched your life.
Spirit of Joy
I was in formation with the Franciscan friars back in the 1980s. I spent the summer of 1985 at the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University in New York. There were four Felician sisters there that summer: Sisters Pauline and…
Cherished 1st Grade Teacher
I had a 1st grade teacher at St. Thecla School in Clinton TWP, MI named Sr. Teresitta. She was a Polish speaking nun and one of the best teachers I ever had. She taught her students how to read at…
Compassionate Ministry
In the early 1980s, I was teaching at Bishop Gallagher High School and felt inspired to become a volunteer for the Team for Justice in jail ministry. Conversations indicated that I could best serve by forming a small team that…
Sister Mary Liliose
My heart has always been with the sisters I loved as family. I can see the professionalism of the community remains true. Sister Mary Liliose Pytz was not only a teacher but trained us in the novitiate. She was the…
She Still Prays for All of Us
When I first met her in the fall of 1970, Sr. Mary Fidelia Piwowar was at St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish, the oldest Polish parish on the East Coast. I had been hired right before the opening of school…
Courageous Woman
I would like to introduce you to a friend, a colleague, and a courageous woman who was determined to live her life as a Felician sister. Her name was Sr. Susan Holbach. Sr. Susan provided support to the people around…
Teaching Love
Sr. Paula Mary Palasz is such a caring individual. Her love is expressed through actions. I just love to watch her interact with other residents. She teaches me how to love.— Jane
60,000 Rosaries
I remember making rosaries with Sr. Imeldine at St. Francis Hospital. She showed me how to make them even though I was left- handed. Since 1960, I have made 60,377 rosaries. Sr. Samuel is now in charge of the Rosary…
Dynamite Felician Sisters
I worked at Villa St. Francis for 12 years and now I have lived here myself for the past 2 ½ years. When my husband needed assisted living, I knew that the Felician Sisters would take good care of him.…
Comforts of Home
When I moved into Villa St. Francis, things were not going so well with me. But Sr. Barbara Marie Brylka reached out and comforted me a lot and helped me to adjust to my new living situation. All the Sisters…
Serving where needed since 1874
Founded in Poland in 1855, the Felician Sisters are a congregation of women religious inspired by the spiritual ideals of their foundress, Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska, and Saints Francis of Assisi, Clare of Assisi and Felix of Cantalice. Arriving in North America in 1874 following Blessed Mary Angela’s directive “to serve where needed,” they helped to weave the social service system. Today, the Felician Sisters founded, sponsor or support through the presence of our sisters, more than 40 ministries – all continuing to evolve to meet the needs of the people they serve.
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