Category: Philanthropic Initiatives
As the Franciscan Sisters of Mary, compassionate care has long been an integral piece of our mission and ministry. While our earliest sisters founded and grew a hospital system to provide care for patients, the latest phase of our ministry is in supporting those who are doing the critical work of caring for creation. While…
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Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Investing for Impact, Philanthropic Initiatives
The Franciscan Sisters of Mary’s Mission and Focus Team is looking for a Program Manager. This position supports the continued development and implementation of the congregation’s Mission and Focus, including its philanthropy. The Program Manager builds trusted partnerships with grantee organizations and helps to make funding recommendations, uses FSM’s voice and presence to cultivate and…
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Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Philanthropic Initiatives
Presence is a word we use often as FSM. It is at the center of our mission – to be the presence of the loving, serving, compassionate, healing Jesus. In this time when we cannot be physically present with one another, it is especially important to remember what presence means to us: presence is a…
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Category: Investing for Impact
In October 2019, John O’Shaughnessy shared with the Invest for Good blog about his experiences with faith-based investing alongside both FSM and the Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative. Read John’s full interview on faith-based investing and humility at Invest for Good: Blind Faith.
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Category: FSM Updates, Reflections From Our Sisters
On August 14, 663 LCWR members sent the following letter to President Trump calling on him to end all divisive rhetoric.
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Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, two climate superheroes—Pope Francis and Greta Thunberg—agreed to continue the work of fighting climate change.
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Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates
Seven Franciscan Sisters of Mary attended the “Cairns at the Confluence Reception” Sunday afternoon, March 24, at the Bonsack Gallery of John Burroughs School in Ladue.
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Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Investing for Impact, Philanthropic Initiatives
At the Catholic Divestment Conference, FSM’s CEO and CFO John O’Shaughnessy presented the financial case for divestment from fossil fuels for Catholic organizations.
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Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Investing for Impact, Philanthropic Initiatives
On Friday, March 15, 2019, St. Louisans joined people in more than a hundred countries in the Youth Climate Strike.
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Category: FSM Updates, Investing for Impact
Whether you have known Catholic sisters personally as teachers or healthcare professionals, or have been inspired by their courage as they confront powerful leaders in the name of justice, or have been touched by their caring presence in times of distress, we invite you to Stand with Sisters!
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