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Blessing and gift
Ten years ago the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd created the Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSIF). What began as a modest one-person office has grown into a high performing nonprofit that impacts the lives of more than 200,000 women and children across Africa, Asia. Latin America, Europe and North America….
Sisters enjoy Spring Area Meetings
The annual Spring Area Meetings for the Province of Mid-North America began in March and are being well received. The meetings allow the Province Leadership Team to communicate and consult with Sisters in the province. With the Congregational Chapter looming in 2021, this year’s meetings are focusing on the Congregational Vision and Mission, as well as the…
Mission values retreat
Ministry executives, the North America Mission & Values team, and province leaders gathered in March to reimagine how Good Shepherd mission and values can be deepened and sustained in North America.
#StandWithSisters campaign
#StandWithSisters social media campaign begins March 8 and runs through March 14. It is a part of National Catholic Sisters Week and Women’s History Month. Four Good Shepherd Sisters are participating in the St. Louis Catholic Sisters initiative. The campaign celebrates the ways women religious and their supporters stand up for social justice in their…
Pro-Life, How I contribute to the miracle of birth
Pro-Life and I are old friends. I am humbled to share with you how I became involved with the Pro-Life movement in my contemplative life of silence, solitude and prayer. It started a number of years ago with Sr. Josephine, a protest march, and my reflections on the word “baby” and how that word fits…
Nuns & Nones, my reflections
Nuns & Nones, a wonderful cohort of women religious and Millennials, is a movement that is spreading rapidly across the nation. I am a member of the group.
Normandy property: Good Shepherd selling
Normandy, Missouri, has been home to Sisters of the Good Shepherd for many years. Anna Lucas Hunt donated the land to the order in 1850. The Sisters had their first convent built on the property in 1883. In the mid-19th century, according to St. Louis historic archives, “Nowhere in the Saint Louis area was there such…
Convent closures take courage, resilience, and creativity
A convent is not an easy thing to close. In the past two months I have reported on the transition of the Immaculate Heart Community to Mason Pointe Care Center. In this blog I look at the convent itself and ask — what happened to everything in it after the Sisters moved? To answer that…
Good Shepherd Arts Center stirs the soul
“Good Shepherd Arts Center is very energizing, comfortable and friendly. I found the center last year when I was meeting friends next door. I had arrived early and saw paper cranes hanging in the window of the arts center. The cranes drew me in. I have been coming to art openings and buying art here…