COVID has reached challenging levels in India and Nepal. A mission partner in the Province of Central East India Nepal said, “When the pandemic first started, it was outside of our circle. Then as the number of cases escalated, it gradually came to our doorstep and now it has entered our homes.” As the COVID crisis…
Children’s art brightens Ferguson Farmer’s Market “Adults get so nervous when we pick up a paint brush or crayon. Actually, how often do we take the risk to do just that? But put a crayon or paintbrush into the hands of a young person and amazing things happen,” said Sister Glynis McManamon, Director of Good…
Sister Patricia Marie Thomas was among the first Good Shepherd Sisters in the Province of Mid-North America to break from the tradition of serving in Good Shepherd sponsored ministries to serve in parish ministries instead. The year was 1972. Sister Patricia Marie was in St. Paul. The pastor of the St. Luke’s parish had become…
The Good Shepherd Shelter family and community in Los Angeles came together to celebrate and connect on Easter. Children played on the sprawling lawn of the shelter and scavenged for Easter eggs. The kids, their families, and staff gathered together for an outdoor luncheon. And the Easter Bunny brought baskets filled with goodies for the…
Sister Brigid Lawlor has been appointed as a Consultor to the Pope at the Vatican office for religious. The appointment named her a Consultor for the Congregation for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL). The Vatican office has jurisdiction over all aspects of institutes of consecrated life (vowed religious) and societies of apostolic…
Sister Nellie Hawkins entered the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1962 and committed herself to a Contemplative Life. She has been baking altar bread ever since. A member of the Contemplative Community in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, Sister Nellie rises at 7 a.m. in the convent every morning for prayers, Mass, and breakfast. She then goes…
