Yikes! It must begin with me. The thought of it can become a bit overwhelming! But now I must get down to business and think about this seriously. After reading Sister Virginia’s article last month in the Items of Interest Green Corner, I was prompted to read a bit about the Pope’s most recent encyclical…
Justice and peace shape our priorities and form the backbone of Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The Constitution of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd states that “Our commitment to reconciliation demands that we promote justice and peace.” The National Advocacy Center, therefore, sets priorities each January that guide our actions throughout the year. With your active participation,…
My reflection on being a pilgrimage site for the Holy Year of Mercy deepened after Bishop Edward M. Rice blessed our community in December. The Archdiocese of St. Louis invited its six contemplative communities to each “open wide our doors” as a pilgrimage site during the Year of Mercy. It is a grace and gift to…
Ecological Conversion and Spirituality are concepts Pope Francis speaks about in his encyclical Laudato Si. As Sister Virginia Gordon read the Encyclical she said that she began reflecting on these two concepts and what they mean in today’s society. She said, “These reflections on Ecological Conversion and Spirituality caused me to think of my own foundation…
At the recent Good Shepherd Province Assembly in Belleville, Illinois, a Sister mentioned that in personalizing the Pope’s call to conserve our natural resources she stopped letting the water faucet run when brushing her teeth. It was while still preoccupied with this notion that the National Public Radio (NPR) headline caught my eye: Born Wet, Human…
The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson on August 9, 2014, followed by a series of similar events in other areas of St. Louis and elsewhere in the U.S. brought to light an insidious truth: Too often, systemic racism remains a prevailing reality in many cities and communities throughout the U.S. Normandy, Missouri, the small…
