For 125 year, the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph have been living the Gospel way of life in the Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. The order, founded in 1897 by Mother Colette Hilbert, is known around Western New York as the founders of Hilbert College, Immaculata Academy, St. Joseph Hospital, and St. Francis Park. […]
Sister Helen Dirig (formerly Sister Bartholomew) died peacefully on July 13, 2021, at Immaculate Conception Convent in the 89th year of life and the 60th year of religious life. Helen Martha Dirig was born on Feb. 24, 1932, in Hancock, to Benjamin and Catherine (Peake) Dirig. On Aug. 22, 1959, she became a postulant with […]