The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invites women ages 18-45 to an online retreat Sunday, February 27 from 2-5 p.m. EST (1-4 p.m. CST) via Zoom. Sister Kathleen Storms, SSND, will facilitate the retreat. More information and registration for the Zoom link is available at ssnd.org/events/2-27-22. Registration will close Friday, February 25.
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Sunday, February 27, 2022 from 2-5 p.m. EST
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Factors for Thriving in Ministry among Catholic Sisters. Sisters’ responses to their ministry experiences indicates: "Ministry satisfaction is an essential aspect of Sisters’ life commitment to God, their community, and the charism of religious life!"
Event date: February 15, 2022 Central time from 4-5 pm (Eastern time: 5-6 pm)
Program Title: Factors for Thriving in Ministry among Catholic Sisters: Exploring Results from the Life-Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
In the year 1925, many things happened.
The first motel opened in California, “The Great Gatsby” was published, the Grand Old Ole Opry began broadcasting, and the Mount Rushmore National Monument site was dedicated.
For the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, 1925 was a meaningful year as the congregation opened up three schools taught by Blauvelt Dominican Sisters, most notably Saint Paul’s School in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 5, 1925.
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
Since 1965, Sr. Jeanine Conlon, OP, has had an active presence at St. Charles Parish and throughout the entire borough of Staten Island.
From teaching all ages at St. Charles School to ministering as a Principal for 30 years, and now, a Pastoral Associate, Sr. Jeanine has been an integral part of the community.
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CATHOLIC
SISTERS
WALKING WITH
MIGRANTS
1 MONTH OR LONGER
VOLUNTEER AND ADVOCACY
EXPERIENCE FOR CATHOLIC
WOMEN RELIGIOUS
ALL EXPENSES PAID
Thanks to a grant from the Hilton Foundation,
KBI is offering Women Religious a volunteer and
advocacy training experience. All housing and
travel expenses are included.
Learn more about KBI at www.kinoborderinitiative.org
Fourth Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST
The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invite young adults ages 18 and older to online evening prayer on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST). The dates for evening prayer during the first half of 2022 will be January 25, February 22, March 22, April 26, May 24 and June 28. More information and registration for the Zoom links is available at ssnd.org/events/.
February 15, 2022 from 4-5 pm (Eastern time: 5-6 pm)
Program Title: Factors for Thriving in Ministry among Catholic Sisters: Exploring Results from the Life-Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious
Sponsored by: Wisdom Ways: Center for Spirituality. A ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet – St. Paul Province
Presented by Dr. Marian Diaz and Sister Maria Clara Kreis, CDP, Ph.D.
This event is free and will be held ONLINE via zoom only!
February 15, 2022 from 4-5 p.m. (Eastern time from 5-6 pm)
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
Throughout January, many organizations, including Women Religious, will be observing National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and raising awareness about the horrors of human trafficking that still occur today.
Presently, nearly 25 million people, including adults and children, are subjected to human trafficking. This number has risen throughout the years due to traffickers taking advantage of fallout caused by natural disasters, conflict, and even the pandemic. (1)
February 9, 2022 3pm (CST)
The crippling effects of a successful and sustainable national healthcare system in the United States has long been a swinging pendulum of high expectations and abysmal failures. The skyrocketing costs of insurance and premiums, the unemployed without the means to matter to those with means, the costs of prescriptions required to keep one alive versus the cost of feeding one’s family, has led to a crisis of seemingly insurmountable proportions for the majority of persons in need of care within our country.
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
After two years of adapting to changes brought on by the pandemic, Sr. BarbaraAnn Sgro, OP, is looking forward to starting 2022 on an optimistic note.
Sr. BarbaraAnn, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, shared, “We have to learn from our past, but not repeat the mistakes of our past to help us inform our future.”
Jan 9 2022
Sisters of Charity Federation Discernment Night
Join other women discerners and Charity vocation ministers on Zoom to explore religious life in the spirit of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton!
Sunday, January 9, 2022
7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time
For Zoom link or questions, contact [email protected]
January 19, 2022
The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) present “Living our Call as SSND: Transformative Education, Part 2 – On the margins” Wednesday, January 19 at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST). This second of a three-part online series is intended for single women ages 18-45 to learn more about SSND and their ministry with and among those who are poor and marginalized. More information and registration for the Zoom link is available at ssnd.org/events/1-19-22.
January 12, 2021 at 3p.m., Central
Education not only shapes values and beliefs, but it also helps people grow and develop physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Education empowers people to address the urgency of our time and to act. Lack of access to quality education is one of the root causes of poverty and economic hardship which in turn drive people to choose migration as a means of seeking job opportunities and improving their lives.
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Sister Maria Guadalupe Martinez Lopez (Home Diocese: Raleigh North Carolina) Sister Carmen Marie Diaz (Home Archdiocese, Los Angeles CA), converse candidly and thoughtfully about the similarities and differences of their discernment journeys.
“The Lord has been there helping day by day and there is also a lot of joys in living in community, joys in the sacraments, learning from the priests, learning from the Sisters and living close to the Lord.”
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By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager
Many of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, have spent their lives and ministries dedicated to the congregation’s mission of caring for those in need.
Sr. Liz Engel, OP, has lived faithfully to that mission as Executive Director at Downey Side Adoption Services for the past 30 years.
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
For a young person, spending their time in their late teens and early twenties will often provide them with a path to a blossoming career and desired adult life.
For Maria Bohan, a graduate of Pearl River High School and Bryn Mawr College, choosing to spend her “pivotal years” working at the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, helped her “development as a young professional.”
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The Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York are grateful for the call of Pope Francis to Hear the Cry of Earth and the Cry of the Poor.
The Vatican’s 7-year Laudato Si’ Action Platform calls the worldwide Catholic community and “all men and women of good will” (LS 3) to publicly engage in the work of transformation through integral ecology.
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
Over Thanksgiving, many of us gathered with loved ones to celebrate the holiday by being together, enjoying a delicious meal, and expressing our gratitude.
While it is meaningful to express our gratitude for our loved ones and the joys in our lives, it is also just as special to reflect on the meaning of gratitude, why it matters, and how it can lead to a more profound sense of inner peace in our lives.
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On November 9th at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, NY, sisters gathered for a special workshop called Artful Contemplative Practice by Maureen Carey. Maureen is a former sister and a recently retired professor in the social work department of Molloy College. With quiet music in the air, sisters dripped drops of paint onto wet paper to watch the colors mingle and swirl into a beautiful design. What were the life lessons learned? "Not all things are in our control," said Maureen. And there is beauty in that!
Sunday, December 19, 2021
School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invite young adults (ages 18+) to their December online evening prayer which will be the fourth night of a chanted, candlelight Christmas novena on Sunday, December 19 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. PT. Learn more and register for the Zoom link at ssnd.org/events/12.19.21.
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The School Sisters of Notre Dame’s Atlantic-Midwest Province is excited to announce the appointment of their new leadership.
December 15, 2021 at 3p.m, Central
The basic human need for shelter is often unattainable for those at the mercy of the elements, job layoffs, economic downturns, overcrowded projects. Affordable housing seeks to address how to determine eligibility of those who seek a place to live. But data cannot compute what needs to be done; it is right before our very eyes.
January 13, 2020
Join us January 13 at 8pm ET in exploring how dioceses and religious communities are working together to promote a full understanding of vocation among Catholics. This free one-hour webinar requires registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcOGqrTovHNZoFQJyELl867q-AzSYl5_b
After the event, registrants will receive an on-demand link to watch the webinar whenever they wish.
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Women religious in the Dubuque, Iowa, area are the prime sponsors of a bus wrap featuring a photo of a young girl to drive home a growing reality: “Not for Sale: Stop Human Trafficking.”
The wrapped bus will spread this message for the next year as it travels all the city routes. It is a follow-up to human trafficking awareness training sessions given to approximately 70 local bus drivers at the Jule Transit Company.
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By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to pause and remember a simple concept that we often forget, being kind to one another.
On a recent episode of the Hearts Afire Podcast, Sr. Grace Augustine Canevari, OP, reflected on this topic and shared her views on the importance of kindness.
“I think we can reveal God’s kingdom by our acts of kindness,” said Sr. Grace.