“To journey without being changed is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and be transformed by the journey is to be a pilgrim.” ~ Mark Nepo Holy Land pilgrims Eight Good Shepherd Sisters from the Province of Mid-North America traveled to the Holy Land in December…
“I entered the Catholic Charities building with some sense of sadness,” Sr. Mary Frances Altavilla said. Thus begins the story of a memorable afternoon meant to honor the legacy of Good Shepherd in Baltimore. Catholic Charities held a reception to honor the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and the legacy they have left behind in…
Sisters of the Good Shepherd completed the sale and transfer of its LA Shelter to Catholic Charities of Los Angeles in October 2019. Msgr. Cox, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, oversaw the sale. He has assured us of his “desire that Catholic Charities does justice to the Sisters’ love and dedication for…
The Province of Mid-North America moved 59 graves in August. They moved the graves from the province’s private cemetery in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, to St. Catherine Perpetual Care Cemetery in Moscow, Pennsylvania. The Diocese of Scranton owns the cemetery where the graves now rest. Bishop Bambera donated the land for the new space. It had…
Fourteen Planetary Pilgrims took a journey in September to the great heart where God is. We linked up in St. Louis and connected to the energy that draws us together and binds us on one Earth, in one Life. We are all pilgrims, a tiny strand of many in the fragile web of life. These…
The news became official on September 22, 2019, when the St. Louis Post Dispatch broke the story that the Sisters of the Good Shepherd have signed a Real Estate Sale Contract for their Normandy property with the development firm Pearl Capital Management. The Province of Mid-North America received four offers for the 10-acre site. Province…
