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…
Sisters made front page news in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on Christmas Eve when the paper reported on their move from Immaculate Heart to Mason Pointe Care Center. The move to Mason Pointe went off without a hitch. Sr. Josephine Fritz said, “I am so grateful it went smoothly. I had been praying for the…
Maryhurst celebrated the installation of an historical marker recognizing Good Shepherd work in North America since 1843. Several public officials, foundation leaders, donors, board members, Maryhurst staff, and Good Shepherd Sisters joined in the celebration on September 14, 2018. It was an honor to have Sisters travel here for the event from St. Louis, Cincinnati, and…
Free to Fly was the theme of this year’s annual fundraiser for Good Shepherd Gracenter. The theme celebrated and affirmed the women at Gracenter who have broken free of drug and alcohol addiction and are now free to fly to futures filled with possibilities. The room was filled with everything from kites to flying pigs…
Chennai is home to 11 Good Shepherd Sisters in Tamil Nadu, India. The Sisters are members of the Province of Central East India/Nepal, which consists of 14 communities in six states of India: The communities in India are in Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and one community in Nepal. Province of Mid-North…
Sister Gabriel’s zeal for justice is legendary among activist circles in some cities and within the Order of Sisters of the Good Shepherd. She has spent a lifetime involved in social justice causes and campaigns. Sister Gabriel was still engaged in her lifelong commitment to right social wrongs when I met her at Boutwells Landing in…
