A Welcoming Place for Dialogue, Prayer & Reflection

A ministry of the School Sisters of St. Francis, the Franciscan Resource Center serves the Pittsburgh area as a drop-in center offering reflection days, spiritual direction and open conversation. All are welcome.

The School Sisters of St. Francis following the Gospel of Jesus Christ stand in solidarity with the rights and dignity of all immigrants, migrants and refugees and advocate for immigration policies that respect the dignity of all.

Simply Stop In, See Us & Share

Live the Gospel

Practice Peace & Justice

Care for God’s Creation

  • Our Mission

    Rooted in Gospel living and responding to the ‘signs of the times’,

    the mission of the Franciscan Resource Center is to reach out to

    all God’s people especially those who are marginalized.

    All Are Welcome

  • Our Vision

    • Deepen our awareness of global solidarity

    • Awaken our sense of care for creation

    • Explore our life in society and the Church

    • Promote justice and service locally and globally

    • Live and act in a non-violent manner

    • Recognize God’s call to live in harmony and peace with all God’s people

Program Offerings

The FRC hosts many programs
throughout the year.

For more information email FRCpgh@schoolsistersosf.org

Season of Creation

The theme for this year’s Season of Creation is “Peace with Creation”. This is an international ecumenical initiative that takes place annually from September 1 - October 4th, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Creation.

Pope Francis had designated the first day of the Season of Creation, September 1st, as a World Day of Prayer for Creation calling every person living on this planet to prayer and to care for our shared earth.

We invite you to the upcoming program

A Celebration of Life and Death - "Sister Death" from the Canticle of Creation and El Dia de los Muertos - Latino Tradition

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 1:30pm - 3pm  OR  6pm - 7:30pm

Franciscan Resource Center 1023 West View Park Drive, Pittsburgh, 15229

Note:  this program will be offered twice on October 29th

This presentation will be an exploration on death from St. Francis' Canticle and pre-Hispanic culture celebration of life and death.

Please note that this program will be offered twice on October 29th, so we hope you will be able to join us for one of the presentations.

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual direction is available by appointment. There is no set fee, but donations are appreciated. To schedule a session, please email one of our spiritual directors listed.

Sister Adelina Garcia, OSF
garcia.adelina@gmail.com

Sister Patricia Ann Mahoney, OSF
spatmah@yahoo.com

Sister Maria Kruszewski, CSFN
srmariak@yahoo.com