Shepherding Images Studio opens soon! The Sisters of the Good Shepherd Province of Mid-North America’s newest ministry — Shepherding Images Studio and Good Shepherd Gallery — will open officially to the public on November 17. A ribbon cutting with the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce marks the official opening of the ministry in Ferguson,…
Good Shepherd Sisters are immortalized in a park courtyard in St. Paul, Minnesota, where the Sisters once served 8,000 girls in need. A large sign at the entrance to the park records the moment in time when Good Shepherd Sisters had a convent and school for girls on Blair Avenue. The sign and courtyard, located in Frogtown…
The Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd held their biennial three-day gathering at the Province Center last month, with 11 Companions and five Sisters attending. Sister Barbara Beasley facilitated their one-day spiritual retreat. The rest of the time was spent in mission discussions, business sessions, prayer and Mass. As part of their gathering, the Companions…
Gospel space. That’s what Winifred Doherty calls the United Nations, the place where she is engaged in ministry for Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Winifred says that every aspect of the brokenness of humanity and the brokenness of the world itself gets discussed at the UN, including how climate change is affecting the earth and the danger…
Rosary makers at the Maria Droste Contemplative Community in St. Louis crafted more than 100 rosaries in recent weeks, after having said yes when the St. Louis Archdiocese asked women religious for 700 handmade rosaries for its upcoming annual appeals luncheon. Benefactors of the Archdiocese will receive the special rosaries at the luncheon as thank you gifts for…
Asking Monique Tarabeh to talk about being and becoming a nun is anything but a dull experience. Every Sister has a different story of her journey toward becoming a nun. For Sister Monique the story is especially lively. I interviewed Sr. Monique on her first working day at the Province Center in St. Louis. What struck me instantly…
