The forty days of Lent allow us to step aside from our comfortable, usual routines and focus more intently on practices, leading to becoming more of whom God created us to be. The following resources are available online. We encourage you to choose from these or others as a guide to your daily prayer and …
What is the World Day of Consecrated Life? The World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church and in parishes over the weekend of February 1-2, 2025. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue …
The special Jubilee Year celebration of the World Day of Consecrated Life that will take place during the afternoon of Sunday, February 2, 2025. This virtual gathering is a follow-up to the worldwide meeting of representatives from the conferences of consecrated persons that was held in Rome in February 2024 in preparation for the Jubilee …
Human trafficking is a global problem, and it’s not a new one. As opponents of the abhorrent practice do everything they possibly can to battle against the traffickers, it can seem like an uphill battle. Especially as reports such as the following from the United Nations website are published: Child trafficking, trafficking for forced labor, …
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By Sister of St. Joseph, Catherine Michaud, Ph.D. The plan for a synodal Church germinated during Vatican Council II (October 1962–December 1965) when there was not yet a term for it. At first, the Council used the word “collegiality” to describe a new style of leadership involving cooperation and sharing of the Church’s ministries and …
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posted with permission via the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Saint Scholastica
On April 14, 2024, more than 90 women from Kansas and Missouri came to the Mount for “Catholic Women’s Day: A Bilingual Benedictine Experience. “The day was facilitated by Mary Kay Whitaker, of Sophia Spirituality Center, and Karla Melgar, a consultant for the Archdiocesan Evangelization Office. After gathering for coffee at Sophia Center, the guests …
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Several Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Associates, SCL Staff, and volunteers attended the first hearing in four years on expanding Medicaid in Kansas. Today’s hearing at the Capitol in Topeka was packed with supporters of the cause. Kansas is one of 10 states that has not yet expanded Medicaid, of which 90% of the cost …
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On February 20, ten Sisters from five communities traveled to Topeka for a special meeting. Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation that March 8-14, 2024, be declared Catholic Sisters Week in the state of Kansas. The communities represented were Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Wichita, the Benedictines in Atchison, the Sisters of Charity …
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