It’s God’s Work, Not Ours: A History of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity

The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity is an International Papal Congregation that was founded in 1835 in the Netherlands. These Catholic Sisters are currently located in the Netherlands, Germany, Rome, Poland, Indonesia, Brazil, the United States and in Tanzania. It’s God’s Work, Not Ours is a history of the congregation from 1989 - 2015 though a collection of reflections and stories from the sisters themselves, giving witness to how the Gospel message is lived out, how the vowed life is embraced, how the sisters encounter our world and what and how they do God’s work in this time. It is a message of hope, of challenge, and of incredible fidelity.