Ecumenical Advocacy Days focuses on confronting chaos, forging community

Ecumenical Advocacy Days focuses on confronting chaos, forging community

Every year Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) draws a large gathering of people who want to be a force for change for the betterment of all. In April more than 1,000 people of faith attended EAD to challenge what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the giant triplets of chaos: racism, materialism and militarism. Throughout the…

Human trafficking topic for women religious on retreat

Human trafficking topic for women religious on retreat

Sisters of the Good Shepherd take human trafficking to heart and do something about it through their ministries. Two Good Shepherd Sisters joined other women religious for a three-day retreat in May at Bon Secours Conference Center in Marriottsville, Maryland. Sisters Stella Mangona and Gayle Lwanga Crumbley attended the retreat to strengthen ties between Catholic…

Science Roundtable calls upon public to consider affects of climate change

Science Roundtable calls upon public to consider affects of climate change

Missouri Sierra Club held a Science Roundtable in St. Louis on May 18, 2017. I attended the event with Sister Sharon O’Grady, who serves on the Eco-Zeal Team for the Province of Mid-North America. The panel-style event built upon the recent March for Science and People’s Climate March in Washington, DC. The purpose of the…

Pilgrims find beautiful unity at Motherhouse
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Pilgrims find beautiful unity at Motherhouse

Pilgrims from the Provinces of French Canada, New York/Toronto, Mid-North America and Singapore/Malaysia came to the Motherhouse in Angers, France, on April 3, 2017. The 75 pilgrims were therapists, teachers, board members, Sisters, CEO’s, social workers and other staff from Good Shepherd agencies. Melinda Stricklen, Sr. Barbara Beasley, Lizzie Tschida, Nancy Fritsche-Eagan, Bob Interbartolo and Anna Pavan…

Art exhibit focuses on ultimate beauty of God
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Art exhibit focuses on ultimate beauty of God

The most recent art exhibit at Good Shepherd Gallery — Beauty Will Save the World — focused on the ultimate beauty of God. The exhibit opened with an artist reception on May 7, 2017. The exhibit featured the works of St. Louis Catholic Sisters and archdiocesan priests. This was the second year the gallery featured…