HandCrafting Justice is now winding down. It was with bittersweet emotion that HandCrafting Justice, Inc. (HCJ) Board of Directors announced that HCJ would be closing on January 31, 2016. The fair trade ministry of Sisters of the Good Shepherd in the USA announced the news on January 14. HandCrafting Justice began marketing women’s handmade crafts in…
Take a look at the snappy renovations in the Hunter Unit at Good Shepherd Services (GSS) Baltimore! The Hunter Unit is a 13-bedroom residential facility for boys ranging in age from 13-18 years old. GSS raised $255,500 to overhaul the unit. The design is state of the art to provide a therapeutic environment for teens…
NAC (the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center) has expanded its online presence with a new mobile-based website, facebook page and twitter feed. Director Larry Couch said, “As Pope Francis has said, ‘We are not in an era of change but a change of era.’ As such, we need to communicate with young people and those…
Sister Anne Kelley took an eco expedition onboard the National Geographic Explorer while on sabbatical this fall. The Explorer is one of the ships of the Lindblad/National Geographic fleet that sail to the world’s most biologically diverse places. Sr. Anne traveled through the Panama Canal and on into remote places in South America. She took along…
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…
