Recalling our Role in the Sanctuary Movement
In the 1980s, civil wars in Central America led to an influx of migrants fleeing violence and political repression to safety in the U.S.
Finding Support in Grief and Loss
I recently wrote in this space about grief and loss, which prompted one reader to ask for further guidance on the topic. The reader wanted to be able to share feelings of grief and loss with others, without having the conversation devolve into a communal commiseration.
Grateful, Tired, and Full of Wonder
I recently completed my last shift at Casa del Refugiado Center, and after three weeks of intense work and service in that 500-bed migrant shelter in El Paso, Texas, was able to enjoy some quiet respite time.
Notes from the Border
I have spent the past 2 ½ weeks in a blur of organized chaos that is a 500-bed migrant shelter in a vast warehouse in El Paso, Texas.
Power and Light
By Sister Regina Siegfried, ASC Recently, after one of St. Louis’ too frequent summer thunder-lightning-wind storms, many streets in my neighborhood lost power from 5… Read More »Power and Light
Setting the World on Fire
August days in the part of the world where I live are usually warm and sunny. They are the last days of summer, holding on to time, wanting just a little more rest, fun, space, and encounters with friends.
Holy Ministry
Every weekday morning around 8:15, our sisters in skilled nursing in Wichita pray together. Later, they come together to pray the rosary.
A Significant Moment
Sister Jenny Sellaro’s professing of final vows late last month was a significant moment for the U.S Region of Adorers. Before Jenny, Sister Hang Pham was the last sister in the region to profess final vows — a decade ago in 2011.
My Mother’s (and My) Adorers Family
After a long 18 months apart, I was overjoyed to at last return to the Adorers’ house in Wichita on June 17 to see my mother, Sister Joann Stuever, ASC. More of our family members arrived en masse over the next few days to join the sisters in celebrating 25 years since Mom’s first vows in the summer of 1996.
Latino Family Ministry Ends
During Christmas of 2009, Sisters Pat Schlarman and I began visiting the Latino workers of the Henry Dairy Farm in southern Illinois.
Green Burial
By Sister Miriam Therese Rau, ASC On Ash Wednesday, the priest reminds us that “to dust we will return,” the phrase uttered as he makes… Read More »Green Burial
Grief and Loss
A year and a half ago, another sister and I developed a ministry program for the sisters at our Ruma convent that focused on our common experiences of loss and grief. Every five or six weeks, a small group of sisters comes together to share feelings and insights on a topic related to personal or communal loss, for example, at the death of a member of the Ruma local community.