Spiritual healing is Sister Cathie Boerboom’s call to vocations. She is a Reiki Master, certified grief recovery specialist, and certified spiritual director. She offers spiritual direction and retreats, grief recovery services, and Reiki in a private practice in Portland, Oregon. When did you open your spiritual healing practice? I began offering Reiki and grief recovery…
The first ever Gracenter online fundraiser took place throughout the full month of September, in tribute to National Recovery Month. Good Shepherd Sisters thank all of the generous supporters who gave sponsorships, bought raffle tickets, bid on silent auction items and made donations to help the brave women of Good Shepherd Gracenter as they break…
A new card ministry sprang up this fall when COVID forced our elderly Sisters to stay locked behind closed doors. Mason Pointe Care Center in St. Louis is home to 22 Good Shepherd Sisters and two lay women who are elderly. The facility is on renewed lockdown due to an outbreak of positive tests for…
Sisters in the Province of Mid-North America felt a sense of urgency to move the province forward four years ago when they gathered for Assembly in Belleville, Illinois. They met in November 2016 to plan for the future of the province. Sister Caridad Tamayo remarked during that Assembly, “What a gift to know the heart of…
Ahhh, time is elusive. The lovely little snapdragons you see here make my heart sing. They popped open in my garden in the earliest days of spring, and they are still in full bloom. These jewels are among the flowers I will soon miss the most. I’ve begun the fall chore of preparing my garden…
The UN International Day of the Girl Child (IDG) is celebrated annually on October 11 to promote girls’ empowerment and fulfillment of their human rights while also highlighting the challenges that girls face the world over. A Good Shepherd live forum for IDG will take place on YouTube on October 11, 2020, at 9.30 am…
