Our charism is to reconcile relationships with self, others, and God and to live mercy in our daily lives. We help children and adults who are struggling with thoughts of suicide, couples with big difficulties in their marriages, families with extremely strained relationships, and others with difficult relationship challenges. Often the root of these relationship difficulties is unresolved traumas and the lack of authentic affirmation. We use spiritual direction, trauma-informed life coaching, animal assisted therapy, play, nature and more on our farm to help those who come to us.
One woman stated, “I will be forever grateful that the Holy Spirit brought Mother and the community to Marshfield. She has helped me to learn about communication and how to relate to others. The immense amount of forgiveness that has happened in my life and throughout my family is miraculous. The healing and forgiveness has given me the confidence that Christ truly loves me and that He truly forgives me. The confidence that comes from knowing He loves me helps me to accept what is and that I do not need to be in control of everything. …I am continuing to use what she has taught me and is teaching me to continue to heal, love, accept what is, forgive, and so much more. … My healing has trickled down throughout my family.” (C.S.)
Praise God, the source of all true healing, for the help He has given to His people through us!
In March 2024, the number of Sisters was about to increase and we were also outgrowing our facilities to serve the people. When we carefully looked at everything, we discovered that our current location was no longer suitable for our growing mission and work, and that we needed to find a new location.
We have discovered a property and home for sale that meets our needs! It is located at E3161 State Highway 56, Genoa, Wisconsin, 54632. It is 25 minutes southeast of La Crosse. The house is 5,100 square feet, and 53 acres of land are being sold with it. We see so much potential with the house, and here are a few of the perks:
A few of the most pressing reasons are:
We need certification for our unique methods of spiritual direction/trauma-informed life coaching, animal assisted therapy, and our Farm Fun program. We help people with some very deep and serious trauma, and now we finally have found a way for what we do to receive certification through a Catholic deacon who has a counseling agency near La Crosse! He would provide experts that can review programs, staff training, supervision for supervisors, prove consultation, and more. This is an incredible opportunity that will enable much growth for our charism and apostolates.
Near La Crosse, we would have access to a greater number of spiritual directors for our aspirants and Sisters in formation. This spiritual help is really vital for the growth and formation of each Sister.
We appreciate your prayers. At this time, most of all, we need monetary donations so that we can purchase this property. Because we live entirely off of free will offerings, we need your help to make this a reality.
We are putting our current farm in Marshfield on the market to sell. After this farm sells and its mortgage is paid off, we will still be in need of approximately $800,000 in order to buy the house and property in Genoa. For those interested in helping us purchase the property in Genoa, checks can be mailed to Franciscan Congregation of Divine Mercy, 118065 Kraus Street, Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449 or donations can be made online through PayPal using the following link: Donations
Also, we will be sharing images and more information on our vision for the property in Genoa soon, so we invited you to stay tuned!
May God bless and reward you all!
For another short YouTube on our mission and work, you can check out "Nuns Run a Farm" from EWTN News In-Depth.
Nuns run a farm video