Mother Della Marie Doyle, T.O.R.

Hometown: Seaside, OR
Entered Community: 1995
Feast Day: June 27, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Fun Fact: I am one of 12 children.

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Sr. Katherine Caldwell, T.O.R.

Hometown: Santa Clara, CA
Entered Community: 1988
Feast Day:   April 29, St. Catherine of Siena
Fun Fact: I love playing wallyball with my sisters!

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Sr. Mary Rose Bratlien, T.O.R.

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Entered Community: 1989
Feast Day:  September 4, St. Rose of Viterbo
Fun Fact: I have a passion for music! I play guitar and write music for God’s glory.

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Sr. Mary Ann Kessler, T.O.R.

Hometown: Grampian, PA
Entered Community: 1989
Feast Day:  August 22, Queenship of Mary
Fun Fact: I gave the address at my High School Graduation

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Sr. Jean Daugherty, T.O.R.

Hometown: Lancaster, OH
Entered Community: Religious Life 1959, Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R. 1991
Feast Day:  December 27, St. John the Evangelist
Fun Fact: I am a twin. I was born five minutes before my sister Joan, so I claim to be the oldest in a family of 10 children.

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Sr. Monica Spates, T.O.R.

Hometown: Benson, MN
Entered Community: 1991
Feast Day: August 27, St. Monica
Fun Fact: I was a missionary in Venezuela before I entered the community.

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Sr. Faustina Sinnott, T.O.R.

Hometown: Enfield, CT
Entered Community: 1991
Feast Day: October 5, St. Faustina
Fun Fact: I was once a professional candle carver!

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Sr. Mary Catherine Kasuboski, T.O.R.

Hometown: Sturgis, MI
Entered Community: 1995
Feast Day: December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Fun Fact: I grew up dancing ballet, tap, flamenco style Spanish dance, and baton twirling.  It was a lot more fun than Girl Scouts for me!

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Sr. Catherine Lynn Forsythe, T.O.R.

Hometown: Oshawa, ON, Canada
Entered Community: 1997
Feast Day: April 29, St. Catherine of Siena
Fun Fact: At one time I enjoyed clowning around, literally. I was a volunteer clown for Christian events bringing the joy of Christ to others

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Sr. Thérèse Marie Iglesias, T.O.R.

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Entered Community: 1998
Feast Day: October 1, St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Fun Fact: I never had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich until I entered community!

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Sr. Jean Marie Ledsome, T.O.R.

Hometown: Rochester, NY
Entered Community: 1998
Feast Day: May 13, Our Lady of Fatima
Fun Fact: I have been questioned by the FBI twice!

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Sr. Joan Paule Portenlanger, T.O.R.

Hometown: Steubenville, OH
Entered Community: 1999
Feast Day: October 22, St. John Paul II the Great
Fun Fact:  I moved 13 times BEFORE entering the convent and the count has continued to increase since.

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Sr. Maria Teresa Tortorice, T.O.R.

Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Entered Community: 2003
Feast Day: September 5, St. Teresa of Calcutta
Fun Fact: I like to do wood carving

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Sr. Eliana Day, T.O.R.

Hometown: Gardners, PA
Entered Community: 2004
Feast Day: July 20, Holy Prophet Elijah
Fun Fact:  I converted to Catholicism when I was 21

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Sr. Elizabeth Beussink, T.O.R.

Hometown: Jackson, MO
Entered Community: 2007
Feast Day: May 31,The Visitation
Fun Fact:I grew up riding horses with the ambition of working with a Therapeutic Horsemanship program.

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Sr. Mary Markita Kratochvil, T.O.R.

Hometown: Ulysses, NE
Entered Community: 2004
Feast Day: May 16, St. Margaret of Cortona
Fun Fact: I was captain of my cheerleading squad in High School.

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Sr. Sophia Grace Huschka, T.O.R.

Hometown: Wichita, KS
Entered Community: 2007
Feast Day: September 30, St. Sophia
Fun Fact: I worked as a meteorologist before I entered religious life.

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Sr. Sarah Rose Dent, T.O.R.

Hometown: Flint, MI
Entered Community: 2008
Feast Day: October 7, Our Lady of the Rosary
Fun Fact: My birthday is on the feast day of St. Francis, so I think I was meant to be a Franciscan from birth!

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Sr. Miriam O’Callaghan, T.O.R.

Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
Entered Community: 2007
Feast Day: August 17, Our Lady of Knock
Fun Fact: One Sunday in 2010 while on a 6-week liquid diet after major jaw surgery in Ireland, I blended steak mixed with potatoes, vegetables, fried onions and LOTS of gravy and drank my “steak ‘n’ shake” through a straw!

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Sr. Maria Clare Smith, T.O.R.

Hometown: Westfield, IN
Entered Community: 2008
Feast Day: May 8, Our Lady, Mediatrix of all Grace
Fun Fact: I am a roller coaster enthusiast!

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Sr. Rita Clare Yoches, T.O.R.

Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Entered Community: 2009
Feast Day: May 22, St. Rita of Cascia
Fun Fact: One time I was stranded in London by myself because I failed to notice that my passport expired while I was there!

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Sr. Agnes Thérèse Davis, T.O.R.

Hometown: Keene, NH
Entered Community: 2010
Feast Day: March 2, St.Agnes of Prague
Fun Fact: I majored in philosophy in college and enjoy giving impromptu lessons to my sisters at meals and recreation.

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Sr. Anna Rose Ciarrone, T.O.R.

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Entered Community: 2011
Feast Day: February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation
Fun Fact: When I was a student, I set off the fire alarm at Franciscan University when trying to straighten my hair… it is VERY CURLY!

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Sr. Mary Gemma Harris, T.O.R.

Hometown: Eltopia, WA
Entered Community: 2011
Feast Day: April 11th, St. Gemma Galgani
Fun Fact:  I went on pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi and Medjugorje the year our community was founded – in utero!

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Sr. Agnes Maria Kilonsky, T.O.R.

Hometown: Steubenville, OH
Entered Community: 2013
Feast Day: May 13th, Our Lady of Fatima
Fun Fact: I first visited our community when I was 11 years old. I have felt called here ever since!

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Sr. Philomena Clare DeHitta, T.O.R.

Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Entered Community: 2013
Feast Day: August 11th, St. Clare and St. Philomena
Fun Fact: My sister and I share the same birthday, one year apart. She was the first birthday present I received and the best birthday present I have ever received!

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Sr. June Benedicta Bell, T.O.R.

Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Entered Community: 2015
Feast Day: August 9th, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Fun Fact:  I was born near Christmas Day so the hospital sent me home in a Christmas stocking. My mom stuffed it with presents every Christmas throughout my childhood.

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Sr. Lisa Marie Shatynski, T.O.R.

Hometown: Monroe Township, NJ
Entered Community: 2017
Feast Day: November 8th, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Fun Fact: Instead of having a sweet sixteen, I played with baby tigers and took a photoshoot with a liger for my birthday.

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Sr. Bridget Schlangen, T.O.R.

Hometown: Richmond, MN
Entered Community: 2019
Feast Day: July 23, St. Bridget
Fun Fact: I know how to fly a plane ... well, I flew one for 10 minutes.

Sr. Amanda Marie Thiele, T.O.R.

Hometown: Leopold, MO
Entered Community: 2021
Feast Day:  November 27, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Fun Fact: The first time I traveled out of the country was on accident... I got lost when on a mission trip in Detroit and ended up in Canada! 

Sr. Christin Noffke, T.O.R.

Hometown: Pleasanton, KS
Entered Community: 2021
Feast Day:  May 31, Visitation
Fun Fact: I was baptized in a stock tank at age 7! 

Sr. SolanaWegienka, T.O.R.

Hometown: Canton, MI
Entered Community: 2021
Feast Day:  July 30, Bl. Solanus Casey
Fun Fact: I love zoology and all animals! Before entering, I worked at a doggy daycare, a zoo, an animal shelter, and a veterinarian's office!

Sr. Emma Ruth, T.O.R.

Hometown: Sagamore Hills, Ohio
Entered Community: 2022
Feast Day: February 2, The Presentation of the Lord
Fun Fact: In grade school I went to El Salvador on a mission trip and saw where St. Oscar Romero lived and died before he was canonized!

Sr. Emmanuelle, T.O.R.

Hometown: Butler, PA
Entered Community: 2022
Fun Fact: I love music. Often I am found playing the guitar or ukulele and making up light-hearted songs.
Feast Day:  January 3, Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

Sr. Lily Dick, novice

Hometown: Grove City, OH
Entered Community: 2024
Fun Fact: My family was on an episode of Family Feud!

Sr. Magdalen Sponsel, novice

Hometown: Wichita, KS
Entered Community: 2024
Fun Fact: When I did cross country in high school, sometimes we would dress up for our "pre-meet" runs - we got some intrigued looks around the neighborhood when we wore prairie dresses once!