Sixth Sunday of Lent – Palm Sunday
by Sr. JoAnn Mark, ASC Today we experience a range of emotions: the joy of waving palms and greeting Jesus and the reading of the… Read More »Sixth Sunday of Lent – Palm Sunday
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Sister JoAnn Mark, ASC
Sister JoAnn Mark worked as an educator and administrator at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, before doing justice work that took her to the U.N. She also spearheaded efforts to host and help Africans seeking asylum in the U.S.
Asylum Ministry Ends
By Sister JoAnn Mark, ASC As the Greyhound bus pulled out of the Wichita Transit Station at 4 a.m., Sister Diana Rawlings and I realized… Read More »Asylum Ministry Ends
What 2020 Taught Me About Peace and Justice
By Sister JoAnn Mark, ASC We are well into 2021, but I am still thinking about last year’s lingering lessons about peace and justice. What… Read More »What 2020 Taught Me About Peace and Justice
Living by Signs
By Sister JoAnn Mark, ASC Three years ago at this time, I made a decision to leave my life in Wichita for a challenge in… Read More »Living by Signs
Each of Us Can Do Something to Avert Climate Change
By Sister JoAnn Mark, ASC Sister JoAnn is executive director of the Partnership for Global Justice, a coalition of individuals and groups that educate and… Read More »Each of Us Can Do Something to Avert Climate Change
War, Women and Girls: A Special Kind of Violence
By Sr. JoAnn Mark, ASC A little more than a year ago, I moved from my university job at Newman University in Wichita, Kan., to… Read More »War, Women and Girls: A Special Kind of Violence
Lenten Journeys: Saying ‘Yes’ to New Adventures
By Sister JoAnn Mark, ASC Over my life as a Catholic sister, I’ve said “yes” to new opportunities and places to serve God with a… Read More »Lenten Journeys: Saying ‘Yes’ to New Adventures