Join the SCL JPIC Office, Kansas Interfaith Action, and many of our other advocacy partners at the Kansas State Capitol on January 14, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the Human Needs Are Human Rights Rally.
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas are helping lead resistance to a private prison company’s attempts to reopen its vacant detention facility in Leavenworth as an immigrant detention center.
Sister Judy Stephens died December 14, 2025, at NCK Medical Center in Concordia.
There is a silence that only the Flint Hills of Kansas or the mountains of Colorado can offer. It is not just the absence of sound, but a deep, living quiet filled with the presence of God.
Gracious and loving God, You give us special days and seasons to attune our minds and hearts to the nuanced rhythms of our mission to bear your love to the world. Be with us as we celebrate the Jubilee for Consecrated Life and deepen our awareness of your presence and calling in our lives. We …
Columbus, OH – The Dominican Sisters of Peace and our Church were blessed by the Perpetual Profession of Vows of Sr. Ann E. (Annie) Killian, OP, at the Columbus Motherhouse Chapel on August 3, 2025. The ceremony was attended by Sisters from around the country and Sr. Annie’s family and friends. It was also live-streamed …
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by Sister Mary Pat Lenahan, SCL I enjoy poetry and I often utilize simple, poetic imagery to express my thoughts, feelings, experiences and relationships. I particularly appreciate the various sentiments and extreme emotions expressed throughout the psalms in the Scriptures. Psalm 62 reminds us that the writer expresses that in God alone is my soul …
by Sister Mary Pat Lenahan, SCL We live in a fast and changing world that can tend to generate even more anxiety, driving us to quicken our steps and often failing to see the present unfolding before us. In Psalm 108, the psalmist sings, “my heart is ready, Oh Lord…I will sing your praise.” Today, …
The streets of downtown Leavenworth rang with the clatter of pots and pans as dozens of neighbors, organizers, and former CoreCivic workers gathered for a joyful and defiant march against the proposed reopening of the CoreCivic-run ICE detention center recently. The “Pots and Pans March,” held on Saturday, July 19, was more than just a …
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by Mary Jo Hobbs, CSJ Associate Associates of The Sisters of St. Joseph are women and men from various faith traditions, married and single, who extend the mission and share the spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph without becoming vowed members. Mary Jo Hobbs has been an Associate since 2018, and extends the mission …