Lisa Renze

Lisa Renze

Lisa Renze is a freelance journalist based in Indianapolis. She is the immediate past president of the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and she spent the bulk of her career at The Indianapolis Star, covering educational legislative issues. 

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Children visit the Merciful Heart of Jesus Farm outside Marshfield, Wisconsin. The Franciscan Association of Divine Mercy formally organized in 2019, after Mother Mary Veronica Fitch received permission to pursue the new community. (Courtesy of Mary Veronica Fitch)

Hands, heads and hearts of mercy at the Merciful Heart of Jesus Farm

A new Wisconsin order, the Franciscan Congregation of Divine Mercy, has established a mission that gently encourages visitors to connect to the Gospel by connecting them to God's creatures.