Making hand-crafted Easter cards with braided palm leaves is par for the course at Immaculate Heart Convent. Sisters there make colorful ribbon and repurposed greeting cards every year for Easter. Sr. Pauline Bilbrough, Local Leader for Immaculate Heart, began the process this year in March. Sr. Pauline Bilbrough has been making the braided palm Easter…
The following article about the Syrian refugee crisis is extracted from a story that appeared in the National Catholic Register on January 30, 2018. As Lebanon enters its seventh year of hosting Syrian refugees, it is slipping further into an economic and social crisis. Lebanon has absorbed 1.5 million registered refugees from neighboring Syria, which…
Sacred Water: Precious Gift & Critical Concern. Who could say “no” to a day of reflection with such a compelling title? Certainly not members of the Eco Zeal for Mission Core Team in St. Louis. Sisters Elizabeth Garciano, Sharon O’Grady and Silvia Romero attended the workshop on February 17, 2018, at the Mercy Conference and Retreat Center…
The parishioners of the church where Sister Ellen Dolan attends threw a party to celebrate her 25 years of service to the parish. Sr. Ellen said, “It turned out to be a bigger deal then I anticipated.” St. Mary’s Catholic Church hosted the reception for Sr. Ellen on February 11. Sr. Ellen had served as the…
Last month Pope Francis visited the women’s prison of San Joaquín in Santiago Chile. Sister Nelly Leon Correa, RGS, is head of the chaplaincy of the prison. She told the Pontiff upon his arrival that “All of us here — of many religions — wanted to be here, because we recognize in you a man…
Water is the 2018 commitment for the Province of Mid-North America. Sisters chose 2018 to be the “Year of Water” at our Assembly last October. We would like to invite all readers of our website to join with us in this commitment. We chose to commit ourselves personally and as a community to a greater awareness of…
