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- ↑ "History of the Franciscan Sisters of Peace," http://fspnet.org/heritage.htm Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 25, 2011.
- ↑ "A History of the Five Orders: Franciscan Sisters of Peace," http://www.marianwoods.org/history.htm#peace Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 25, 2011.
- ↑ Franciscan Sisters of Peace, Haverstraw, NY
- ↑ "Christmas at Sea", Seafarers International House, NYC
- ↑ U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking
- ↑ "The Creation of Marian Woods," http://www.marianwoods.org/about.htm#index Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 25, 2011.
- ↑ Marian Woods, Hartsdale, NY
- ↑ "Philosophy of the Franciscan Sisters of Peace," http://fspnet.org/pinstitu.htm#philosophy Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Peace," http://fspnet.org/pinstitu.htm#mission Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 25, 2011.