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Groundbreaking ceremony at Gracenter
A groundbreaking ceremony at Gracenter marked another milestone in the ministry’s 60th anniversary year of its construction. The undertaking 60 years ago was accomplished totally through the generosity of volunteers from 11 labor unions who donated their time and talent and 52 companies who donated the materials. Because of this incredible Good Shepherd story, we chose…
Contemplative Sisters 196 years in formation
A prayerful moment at the Congregational Assembly of Contemplative Sisters paid tribute on November 11th to the 196th anniversary of the foundation of the Contemplative Sisters. The assembly recalled the Sisters’ history through photographs. The presentation began with the Magdalen Sisters, as they were first known. They moved on to being named the Sisters of…
Fratelli Tutti: a better kind of politic and women religious
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…
Witness of a Good Shepherd Companion
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…
Good Shepherd study on girls in Asia and the Pacific
Joyce Meyer, PBVM, serves on the board of the Good Shepherd International Foundation (GSIF) and is the international liaison to women religious for Global Sisters Report (GSR). In August, Sister Joyce wrote an article for GSR that features a new Good Shepherd study on girls in Asia and the Pacific. The study is titled A…
New cadre of Good Shepherd Volunteers in place
The new cadre of Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV) is making a difference in Good Shepherd ministries as they serve a one-year commitment with Sisters of the Good Shepherd. GSV is a North America inter-province ministry that connects recent college graduates to one-year, full-time volunteer opportunities serving women, children, and adolescents who are affected by poverty,…
Catholic Sisters in Myanmar raise their voices against nation’s military oppressors
The world began paying attention to Myanmar (formerly Burma) last October when the nation’s Buddhist majority began a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. The world watched in horror as the military junta overthrew the Myanmar government and began systematically killing people. In an article she wrote for Global Sisters Report, Jane Nway Nway…
Sister Maureen Kunz: faith formation and community outreach
Sister Maureen Kunz has an outreach ministry with two main parts: service to the faith community through adult faith formation; service to people in the community without adequate resources. Faith Formation Sister Maureen volunteers with her parish RCIA team to assist adults in their faith formation in Richmond, British Columbia, and in Blaine, Washington. As…
New leadership team has dreams for the province
The Province of Mid-North America has dreamed for years of how we will move things forward toward success for the mission. The new Province Leadership Team (PLT) is in place, and they know that a dream of a better province begins with them and each of us. The PLT is excited about what we can…