Prayer is the lifestyle of the Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The Contemplative Sisters’ prayers are for the Catholic Church and for those who are served by the Good Shepherd Apostolic Sisters. The Contemplative Sisters are the complementary piece to the Apostolic Good Shepherd Sisters, who are involved in ministries primarily with women and…
Visio Divina. I had never heard that term before, not before hearing it on a webinar. Sr. Glynis McManamon, RGS, and Fr. Mark Dean, OMI, conducted a seminar over the internet a few months ago about the spirituality of art. I listened to the webinar and was struck by the unfamiliar term Visio Divina. Visio…
Everyone has gotten in on the act of recycling at Vista Maria. For a few years now they have been recycling electronic waste and no less than eight to ten tons of cardboard and paper each year. But recycling plastics is something new. For the first time, Vista Maria is now recycling seven types of…
We talk about Mission Effectiveness. We train in Mission Effectiveness. But it’s in seeing Mission Effectiveness play out that everything about Good Shepherd crystalizes. Seeing Sisters and Mission Partners paint a door green on a crisp September morning caused me to take stock of how such a simple act can be so deeply meaningful. On…
Magdalen Bui, RGS, is the first Good Shepherd Sister from Vietnam to come to St. Louis as an international student. Sr. Magdalen is living with the St. Louis Community while learning to speak and understand English better. She is also in St. Louis for an international experience as part of her ongoing formation. She arrived…
DeNeuville Learning Center (DLC) got a little bit of help from its friends when 19 employees from ServiceMaster came to the center to stuff 170 backpacks for the women and children DeNeuville serves. Each year ServiceMaster pays employees to volunteer at local charities on “We Serve Day.” The Memphis-based corporation has designated the third Friday in…
