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Kathleen Feeley, a School Sister of Notre Dame, served as president of College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame of Maryland University) 1971-92. She has taught college, high school and elementary students. After her college presidency, she taught literature in India, Australia, China, Japan and Ghana. Feeley has a master's degree in English from Villanova University…
We need to move beyond the noise
… Project, this concept is from the Asante Twi language of the Akan tribe of Western Africa (Ghana). As the project explains, the etymology of the word Sankofa is: san ("to return"); ko ("to …
Webinar participants say planning is 'critical' in the care for aging sisters
… for Research in Religious Life and Apostolate (CERRA-AFRICA) of care for elderly sisters in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia were also presented during the webinar. The study found … early planning for elderly care. Partnerships have been forged in countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Mexico, Zambia and Chile, she said, where dedicated research on elderly care has …
Catholic sisters, activists express worry by lack of progress on UN goals
… Anto , a girls education advocate and a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in Ghana , and a member of a group of visiting African sisters who attended SDG-related events in …
Proactive care, healthy aging mark Avila Institute pilot program with global reach
… pilot program is providing sisters in countries including Kenya, India, Mexico, Zambia and Ghana ways to assess the health of their communities, to identify aging-related concerns, and to …
Catholic student center at Washington's Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman
… have called us to be." Another co-president of HU Bison Catholic, Loren Otoo -- a junior from Ghana majoring in electrical engineering -- noted that when he came to the university he sought a …
Dancing with Sister Water and all our sisters and brothers
… joy. Global Water Dances linked us with the Street Children Empowerment Foundation in Accra, Ghana, where children were dancing near the sea to create awareness of water pollution. The …
Navigating the complex interconnectedness of culture, identity and leadership
… that shape leadership within many religious communities today. Panelists from India, Ghana, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Kenya, the United States and the Dominican Republic shared … a personal transformation of self-discovery and empowerment. Sr. Esther Adjoa Ensiwah, born in Ghana, and now a leader in the Sisters of the Holy Cross congregation in Indiana, provided …
Catholic sisters connect across continents to improve care for older members
… CERRA-Africa Data Center's 2021 study on elderly and sick sisters in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Ghana was commissioned by Hilton and yielded similar but not identical results to the survey in … focus groups to identify three key gaps: Three-quarters of congregations in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana felt financial constraints. That number rose to 91% in Zambia. In Kenya and Uganda, 41% …
'Prayer is life': Sisters share how they pray, and how that prayer evolved
… heart of God. … Gifty Atampoka Abane is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus from Ghana. She is a teacher in a Catholic girls' high school in Ghana and serves their province in leadership. … Prayer as an integral part of the Christian life …
Through Africa Faith and Justice Network, sisters fight early marriage in Ghana
… of their community. Africa Faith and Justice Network , or AFJN, and our coalition network in Ghana are tackling this practice. Catholic sisters, through community engagement, are targeting … before age 18, while in West and Central Africa two girls out of five marry before age 18. In Ghana, 1 in 5 girls marries before the age of 18, and 1 in 20 marries before her 15th birthday. …
Q & A with Sr. Assumpta Ndidiamaka Okoli, helping Nigerians get health care
… a nun. Okoli completed her yearlong postulancy at the Holy Child postulancy in Cape Coast, Ghana, in 2006, after which she had her novitiate for two years and professed vows Sept. 14, …
Women in Faith Leadership Fellowship provides hope, connection for 10 African sisters
… Peace, and World Affairs , came amid two weeks of lectures and seminars for the sisters from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. For Nyirumbe and the other sisters, "healing … believe that "the name of God permeates everything we do," said Sr. Josephine Apiagyei, a Ghana educator and a member of the Sisters of St. Louis in Kumasi. All four sisters said their …
'Everything is connected': How sisters are responding to the climate crisis
… … ______ … Gifty Atampoka Abane is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus from Ghana. She is a teacher in a Catholic girls' high school in Ghana and serves their province in leadership. … The creation story from the book of Genesis …
Sisters nurture young children in Zambia by teaching mothers parenting skills
… by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and is being implemented in Malawi, Zambia, Kenya and Ghana . In Zambia , as part of a holistic approach to early child development, SCORE-ECD project …
Congregations and cultures mix as novices learn and grow together
… A novice with the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton, Ohio, … Juliana Wuur … moved from Ghana to Columbus, Ohio, nearly six years ago. In addition to navigating the challenges of the …
Q & A with Sr. Kathleen Feeley, author of a history of SSNDs in Africa
… 74, she went to Western Africa to teach at the newly founded Catholic University College of Ghana. When she wasn't teaching, she gave workshops on the educational philosophy of the School … a blood clot. She inspired me to return to Africa in her stead. I spent nine years teaching in Ghana and was blessed with a new understanding of myself because of what my students and my life …
Language of advocacy strengthens African sisters' efforts to improve society
… language could not be an obstacle to her mission. After working in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon, she and Dominican Fr. Aniedi Okure (former executive director of …
With our vow of obedience, we make decisions in the light of Christ
… of Christ. … Gifty Atampoka Abane is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus from Ghana. She is a teacher in a Catholic girls' high school in Ghana and serves their province in leadership. … As religious, we are privileged through our vow …
Sisters in Northern Ghana engage in early child development care
… newly delivered twin babies for vaccination at Our Lady of Rocio Catholic Clinic in Walewale, Ghana, Nov. 15. Jabaru's gesture is thanks to the intervention of Integrated Mother and Babies … trained to lead the early childhood development sessions. Akayeti also said the sisters expect Ghana's Conference of Major Superiors to strengthen the project's organizational capacity by 2024 …
Advent: 'Moments of waiting that fill the heart with joy'
… Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia, the British Isles, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Mexico, New Zealand, …