We are challenged to raise our consciousness to a level where we will avoid repeating the mistakes of the past in our care and protection of children. The way forward is contrary to our natural instinct and how we have responded in the past.
"Fall glories in color as the leaf hands of sassafras reach to the sky. What are our glories to remember?"
Women religious congregations in Vietnam are giving emergency aid to those affected by deadly hurricanes and floods in the country's northern and central provinces, responding to a call by the nation's bishops. Two tropical storms, along with landslides and floods caused by driving rain, have severely damaged 14 provinces in the region since August, leaving thousands of people homeless and destroying agriculture in the region.
Sr. Kenise Marie Neill of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart has worked in child protection and social welfare in Australia for many years. She has a number of degrees and certificates related to her ministry, which has included a variety of child care programs at both the delivery level — from an orphanage to statuatory child protection — and senior management in policy and program development with Aboriginal Family Support Services. Kenise is currently serving in leadership for her congregation.
GSR Today - For many at the recent delegates' meeting of International Union of Superiors General, this was a new encounter with the worldwide scope of sisterhood. What was remarkable to me about the gathering was the true sense of shared purpose.
UISG meeting in the Philippines - The Council of Delegates meeting of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) in Manila focused on the theme of "building community in an intercultural world."
Mother Cabrini is still alive and well in New York City. On Oct. 20, 2017, the corner of 19th Street and 3rd Avenue was co-named "Mother Cabrini Way" through the efforts of City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and the approval of the City Council and Department of Transportation.
"Do love. Love. Love. It's so strong, it's so powerful. That connection, that spark of the divine is in all of us."
See for Yourself - Giving thanks for the people in our lives as they come and go, when we have no control over it but can benefit either way. It depends on your perspective.
"They" can be anyone we choose to see in opposition to ourselves. And as soon as I draw a line of demarcation with "them" on one side and "us" on the other, the opportunity to call ourselves brothers and sisters has slipped away.