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Obituary Mary Joy Benson
Mary Joy Benson, RGS March 13, 1933-December 13, 2022 Sister Mary Joy Benson, RGS., 89, of Danville, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 13, 2022, at Nazareth Memory Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. She was born to Paul D. Benson and Mary Catherine Murphy Benson on March 13, 1933, in Baltimore, Maryland. Her birth name…
Normandy Property Update
The Province Center Mission Partners have completed the Herculean task of clearing the four-story Province Center building. Since the sale of the Normandy property was announced last September, Sisters and Administrative Staff have been identifying, sorting, packing, labeling, and finding new homes for furniture and other items that had accumulated throughout 50-plus years at 7654…
Celebrating epiphany
The National Advocacy Center of Sisters of the Good Shepherd celebrated the epiphany on January 6, 2023, in front of the US Capitol. Participants and guest speakers from many faith traditions called for the preservation of democracy and peace. On the same morning, NAC Policy Advocate Leslye Colvin took part in a sunrise prayer vigil…
Sisters sell 10-acre Normandy property
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd Province of Mid-North America have closed on the sale of their 10.4-acre property in Normandy, Missouri, a suburb in northwest St. Louis county. The property has been purchased by U.S. Federal Properties (USFP), a real estate firm that develops, finances, owns and manages federal government leased properties. USFP will…
Beatification ceremony for Aguchita
The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd celebrates the beatification of Sr. Agustina (“Aguchita”) Rivas (1920-1990) on Saturday, May 7. In the Catholic Church, beatification is the final step before a person is declared a saint. The Livestream Ceremonies of the Beatification will be on Saturday May 7th at 10 a.m. Peru…
Mary Carolyn McQuaid, RGS, passes into the arms of our Shepherd God
Sr. Mary Carolyn (Suzanne Marie) McQuaid, RGS January 4, 1946 – March 27, 2022 Sister Mary Carolyn McQuaid has been received into the loving arms of our Shepherd…
Jeanette McDermott photographs Mother Earth for Laudato Si (Praise You!)
Jeanette McDermott captures the beauty of this world through her camera lens, even as much of it is vanishing. Her love for “Mother Earth” is evident in her pictures. Jeanette is currently serving as the Communications Coordinator for the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and represents Sisters of the Good Shepherd on the InterCommunity Ecological…
Echo sessions in February
On February 5, 2022, the North America provinces will hold the first of two Echo sessions of the Congregational Chapter. The session will focus on the 31st Congregational Chapter’s call to Radical Transformation and the Congregational Assembly of Contemplative Sisters (CACS). Times for the sessions are Pacific 8:00–10:30 am Central 10:00 am–12:30 pm Eastern 11:00 am–1:30 pm…
Keeping archival records across provinces
About twenty years ago, each of the three North American provinces independently created a central archive to hold and preserve important records that tell the story of Good Shepherd’s work in North America. Each province invested significant time and resources gathering founding documents, photos, board minutes, and many other types of records. This work was…