“Fantastic conference on human trafficking!” “This was a really awesome day.” “Great advocacy. Great learning. Great leadership modeling.” These are just a few of the comments I heard from people who attended the National Advocacy Center (NAC) of Sisters of the Good Shepherd conference on human trafficking. I had a pretty good idea of what…
175 years ago five Good Sisters landed on the shores of New York. The Sisters had sailed from France to found Good Shepherd in Louisville, at the bequest of Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget. The five Sisters ranged in ages from 23-27 and spoke five languages among them. They landed at the southern tip of Manhattan in…
Volunteer efforts at Good Shepherd Gracenter The newly created San Francisco Chapter of Mayfield Senior School Alumna Association carries on the Mayfield tradition of providing volunteer service to Good Shepherd. Mayfield has been providing the service days to Good Shepherd Shelter in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. Now, with the formation of the San…
The library exhibit that we announced in last month’s issue of Items of Interest is proving to be a blockbuster hit in St. Louis. The museum-quality exhibit at Central Library in downtown St. Louis celebrates the immense impact Roman Catholic Sisters have had in the St. Louis area since their arrival 200 years ago. The…
Good Shepherd Sister Droste Kim describes her ministry within the context of the Me Too Movement that is thundering throughout the world. #MeToo spread virally in October 2017 when the hashtag was used on social media to help demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. The movement has since…
Shine the Light on perpetrators of human trafficking. Shine the Light on survivors and their hopes. Let’s all do our part to shine the light on survivors who have broken the chains of bondage. Let’s link together to end trafficking. The National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd is preparing to host…
