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Vow ceremony to install new Companions
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…
Reflections of a Lenten retreat
These are my reflections on a Lenten retreat that Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd took this spring. We Companions, isolated by COVID-19, have felt for a year like we’re sitting in the car looking out the passenger side window. As Lent approached, Mary de Sane grabbed the wheel and metaphorically piloted us down the…
Sister Aguchita will be beatified a saint
Sister Aguchita will be beatified! On May 22, 2021, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decree on the martyrdom of Antonia Luzmila Rivas Lopez (Aguchita) in hatred of the faith. A member of the Peruvian Communist Party Shining Path in La Florida, Peru, murdered Sister Aguchita on September…
COVID crisis in India reaches Good Shepherd
COVID has reached challenging levels in India and Nepal. A mission partner in the Province of Central East India Nepal said, “When the pandemic first started, it was outside of our circle. Then as the number of cases escalated, it gradually came to our doorstep and now it has entered our homes.” As the COVID crisis…
Province news tid bits
Children’s art brightens Ferguson Farmer’s Market “Adults get so nervous when we pick up a paint brush or crayon. Actually, how often do we take the risk to do just that? But put a crayon or paintbrush into the hands of a young person and amazing things happen,” said Sister Glynis McManamon, Director of Good…
Sister Patricia Marie Thomas, trailblazer in outreach ministry
Sister Patricia Marie Thomas was among the first Good Shepherd Sisters in the Province of Mid-North America to break from the tradition of serving in Good Shepherd sponsored ministries to serve in parish ministries instead. The year was 1972. Sister Patricia Marie was in St. Paul. The pastor of the St. Luke’s parish had become…
Collaborating with Good Shepherd agencies to act for justice
Over the past nine months, I have been collaborating with Good Shepherd agencies to act for justice. I had the incredible opportunity to work with several partner agencies that help carry out the Good Shepherd mission across the country. It has been a powerful learning experience meeting agency staff and hearing their unique stories and…
Good Shepherd Shelter enjoys spring activities
The Good Shepherd Shelter family and community in Los Angeles came together to celebrate and connect on Easter. Children played on the sprawling lawn of the shelter and scavenged for Easter eggs. The kids, their families, and staff gathered together for an outdoor luncheon. And the Easter Bunny brought baskets filled with goodies for the…
Good Shepherds dazzle when working together for mission
There is no doubt about it: Good Shepherds dazzle when working together for Mission. Saint Mary Euphrasia recognized this and even spoke about it in a round-about sort of way. She said: “Yes, our Congregation is built on love. Strive to perpetuate it among us. What is more beautiful or more desirable than this charity,…