Tag: Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation

Solidarity March and Mass with Immigrants and Refugees

Solidarity March and Mass with Immigrants and Refugees

Jun 6, 2017 | , ,

On Saturday, April 8, 2017 hundreds of people gathered at the campus of St. Louis University to stand and march in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee neighbors.  This Solidarity March and Mass at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica was sponsored by the Archdiocese of St. Louis and co-sponsored by a number of other religious congregations including the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.  Present at the march representing the Congregation was Sr. Anne Marie Burke, Sr. Pilar Neira, and Jennifer Reyes Lay.

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Living Laudato Si – A Reflection by Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI

Living Laudato Si – A Reflection by Sr. Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI

Mar 23, 2017 | , ,

Pope Francis in his message to the whole world, Laudato Si, challenged us to take scientific findings about climate change and global warming seriously, but he noted that spirituality is needed as much as science. He wrote, “’Praise be to you, my Lord’. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us.

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Sister Leonila González Siller, remembers her first days as a missionary in Peru

Sister Leonila González Siller, remembers her first days as a missionary in Peru

Jan 16, 2017 | , ,

When you go to her community, there is always a local newspaper that she has already read. The associates that she accompanies have a leading role in the ecclesial and social life in her community. Yes, in this edition we want to highlight our sister Leonila Gonzalez Siller, a Mexican CCVI, who is accompanying and promoting human dignity in Chimbote, Peru.

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