Last September, the FCJ Centre ran a program focusing on Women in the Bible and how they exemplified faith and obedience in their own stories of desolation. Every week, we explored someone different—some we know quite well but some were not as well-known. Together, we read and talked about their stories and how we can learn from their strength and courage during times of difficulty.  Each week, we had an opportunity to look at our own narratives and how, like these women, we

The Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus, are delighted to share the news that Sr Patricia Binchy, fcJ has been elected General Superior. Sr. Patricia is originally from Charleville, Co. Cork, Ireland, where she attended St Anne’s Primary School, Charleville with the Sisters of Mercy. She then attended the FCJ school in Limerick City, Laurel Hill Coláiste . She entered the FCJ Society in 1973 and made her novitiate in Broadstairs, Kent. Later, she studied French and Irish at

The FCJ General Chapter is made up of delegates from each of our Areas and ex-officio members (people who attend the chapter because of the role they hold, on behalf of the Society). The four Areas in which FCJ sisters live and work are: The Area of the Americas – Canada and the USA Delegates from the Area of the Americas. L-R: Sr Joanna; Sr Susan; Sr Mary Rose; Sr Paula; Sr Judith (Area Leader)   The Area of Asia – Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar Delegates from the

This Thanksgiving we are reminded that our greatest treasure is our staff. Their presence, kindness, and commitment are what make the FCJ Christian Life Centre what it is. To celebrate them, we set aside October 8 and 9 as special days of gratitude and renewal.    On October 8, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch out together, sharing laughter, stories, and good food. We also celebrated an advance 60th birthday for Gladys, our kitchen cook for 28 years, a milestone filled with warmt

This year’s Season of Creation invited us to reflect on the theme “Peace with Creation.” At the FCJ Centre, we entered into this spirit through three programs that helped us pray, learn, and share hope together. Raising Hope: Post-Conference Conversation We closed our Season of Creation with Raising Hope: Post-Conference Conversation. We welcomed Agnes Richards via Zoom, who had just returned from the three-day international conference in Castel Gandolfo. She shared her perso

On September 19 at 6 PM, nine participants came together for the first Via Creationis, organized by the Laudato Si’ Committee at the FCJ Centre.  Similar to how the Via Crucis commemorates the mystery of the Passion, the Via Creationis commemorates the mystery of Creation.  It does so by reading side by side the two sacred books that God wrote: liber scripturae and liber naturae,  he Book of Scripture and the Book of the Cosmos, as St. Augustine and other saints have taught t