Ruben Garcia will present in person The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia Kansas offer the opportunity for the public to become informed about what’s happening on the southern border of the U.S. when they “Bring the Border Experience to Concordia.” Three knowledgeable speakers will present non-political, educational facts about immigration on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at the Nazareth …
Sisters and guests met recently at the Nazareth Motherhouse for the 2023 Theological Institute presented by Daniel R. DiLeo, PhD. Dr. DiLeo is a Catholic theological ethicist, associate professor, and director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference spanned four days and was packed full of important …
Religious women throughout the world celebrate their commitment milestones annually be it 25 years, 40 years, 50 years, 60 years and all decades even through 80 years of daily commitment to their call. Religious life has changed during those years, but the commitment to live the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience has brought only …
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The Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, joyfully announce that on June 11, 2023, they elected Sister Mary Elizabeth Schweiger, OSB, as the 13th prioress in their 160 year history. A native of Lenexa, Kansas, Sister Mary Elizabeth entered the monastery in 1963. She received her bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Scholastica …
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by Sister Annie Loendorf, SCL “How did the Rose Ever open its heart And give to the world All its beauty?It felt the ENCOURAGEMENT OF LIGHT!” (Persian Mystic Hafez) Reflecting on my 57 years as an SCL, there is a continual grace that has been present in every ministry I’ve been engaged in that shows …
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Kansas state legislators have wrapped things up in Topeka, and below, you will find a reflection on the 2023 Kansas State Legislative Session written by John Shively, Lead Coordinator of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC). John’s reflection talks about some of the common trends noticed …
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Sr. Elizabeth Carrillo, OSB received her MA in religion and the environment from the School of Theology at the University of the South School in Sewanee, Tennessee on Friday, May 12. She began her studies in 2019, however the pandemic interrupted her two year program. Her studies explored the interface of theology and the environment.
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth are “going to space!” Join us by committing to perform a work of mercy as a symbol of hope in the world. On the third anniversary of Pope Francis’ solo prayer for the world in St. Peter’s Basilica during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican announced that his …
Pictured: Nine of the eleven Sisters from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia and the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth who joined to greet St. Mary’s parishioners at Mass. Members of CSKO, Catholic Sisters of Kansas, visited St. Mary’s (St. Mary Queen of the Universe), Salina, Kansas on Sunday, May 7. The SCLs ministered …
After a 3-year break due to Covid restrictions, summer camp returns Sisters of St. Joseph, in Concordia, has made the decision to bring back their summer camp for girls. Discover Camp is geared toward girls entering sixth, seventh and eighth grades to play, pray and do ministry together. Registration is open for 30 Catholic girls …
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