The Province of Mid-North America’s commitment to conserve water and to protect it from pollution continues. Since declaring 2018 as The Year of Water, Sisters in the province have focused on the precious resource. In fact, Los Angeles proved to be the ideal setting for conversations about water during its Spring Area Meeting in April. California is just emerging from six…
Standing in solidarity with the people of Honduras was a matter of doing the right thing as far as Larry Couch was concerned. As Director of the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center, he traveled to Honduras in February as part of a 50-member International Emergency Faith Delegation. This is his story. I was intrigued when…
Environmental Justice is a topic that is important to me. So is Human Rights. When I heard that this year’s theme for Webster University’s annual Human Rights Conference in St. Louis was Environmental Justice and Human Rights, I knew I had to attend. I have long wondered why people who are passionate about human rights are not equally fired…
More than 70 Sisters attended the 2017 Assembly for the Province of Mid-North America. Good Shepherd Sisters gathered at King’s House Retreat Center in Belleville, Illinois, from October 16-20 to continue conversations that began last spring. Much work had been done since the six Spring Area Meetings took place throughout the Province in April and…
Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd take vows and lead a consecrated life in our own homes and work environments. We are self-supporting. Committed to the Good Shepherd mission, we take private vow(s) and renew them each year. Companions have the option to either take the vow of Zeal alone or to also take any…
At the dawn of your creation, God, you spoke, “Let there be light!” You divided earth from heaven, you created day and night. You made sunbeams dance with shadows, you created energy!
