60th Jubilees give Sisters cause for celebration. Sr. Caridad Tamayo made retreat on November 21 to renew her vows in quiet solitude. Sr. Mary Regina Long will celebrate her 60th Jubilee with Sisters in the Baltimore Community tomorrow, on Thursday, December 8th. Both Sisters are 60 years professed in the Good Shepherd Congregation. Fidelity to God “I wanted…
Training youth for social justice advocacy is all in a day’s work for Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center (NAC). Director of NAC Larry Couch recently trained a group of students on techniques for meeting with legislators on Capitol Hill. The young men were from Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland. Earlier this year Larry trained a group of young…
An art show at Good Shepherd Gallery in Ferguson, Missouri, displays the works of Sister Elizabeth Slenker, OP. The exhibit is titled God’s Creative Diversity. The show opened to the public with a cake cutting ceremony on Saturday, November 26th, to celebrate the first birthday of Good Shepherd Gallery. Art show features animals The art show features watercolors of animals. Sr….
Assembly prompted a sense of urgency to move forward for Sisters who are in the Province of Mid-North America. The Sisters gathered in Belleville, Illinois, from November 8-11. They met to listen, share, reflect and plan for the future of the province. Sister Caridad Tamayo said, “What a gift to know the heart of my sisters, burning with…
Sr. Anne Kelley received a Lifetime Achievement Angel Award last month for 21 years of dedicated service to the Good Shepherd Shelter in Los Angeles. The Good Shepherd Shelter Guild held its annual benefit gala on October 9, 2016 and honored Sr. Anne Kelley with its distinguished award. “Honoring Sr. Anne was a perfect tie…
Nuclear waste is a problem in St. Louis and the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center is trying to figure out how it can engage in the issue for impact. Province Director of Operations Monte Abbott and I accompanied Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal on a tour of nuclear waste sites in St. Louis on October 23, 2016. Monte…
