In early February, a young Sister in Vietnam wanted to improve her English, especially her pronunciation and writing. She contacted her aunt Sister Monica Duong in St. Louis and asked if she knew anyone who could help her achieve these goals. Sister Monica asked me if I would be willing to take on this task….
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…
Marie Maurer, RGS August 13, 1940 – December 7, 2016 How do we tell a story about a woman like Sr. Marie Maurer? Words are inadequate. We can only make a feeble attempt to capture the aspects of her life. Others can keep adding their own bits to the story of Sr. Marie, who was…
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…
