The Incarnate Word Foundation hosted a gathering and luncheon on November 8 at Piper Palm House in St. Louis’s Tower Grove Park to hear and meet with Mary J. Novak, Executive Director of NETWORK, Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. The topic of the event was “Fratelli Tutti: A Better Kind of Politics: Women Religious Writing…
My most recent “Aha” moment came early in the morning as l was brewing coffee on a day close to Canadian Thanksgiving in October. A thought came to my still sleepy mind: “Show Me, Encarna!” Every day since then I have intentionally recalled and repeated those words “Show Me!” as a thought of gratitude. Thanksgiving…
I spent the month of July at Vista Maria in Detroit. Since I was given the privilege of some weeks of transition time between the end of my ministry in Danville, Pennsylvania, and the beginning of my new role as Apostolic Province Councilor, I offered to go to Vista Maria and give Voice Lessons to…
My journey as a lobbyist for the National Advocacy Center (NAC) of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd began when I interviewed for the job more than 12 years ago. I remember my joy when Sr. Gayle Crumbley called to say I was selected for the job. I had had extensive experience as a lobbyist…
We need prayers for Vietnam because COVID is spreading throughout our country. Since May, people have been forced to self-isolate, and travel is restricted. When people and families are not allowed to go out, when companies and factories close, it means that the income of workers is also lost. Two Good Shepherd Sisters, Rose, and…
I wanted to share my reflections on the recent vow ceremony to install new Companions that we held on Sunday morning, April 25. To better understand how meaningful this ceremony was to me, I feel it is important to first share my background with you. From the age of five, when I attended my first…
