On March 5, at the monthly online gathering of Nuns Against Gun Violence (NAGV), our ASC presence in this group, Sr. Diana Rawlings, prepared and led the meaningful prayer. Offering you a space for lament and to honor victims of gun violence, here is the link to the video of the prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pie9SHAjaM4.
Seven faith filled Adorers, Srs. Kate Reid, Sarah Harbaugh, Kris Schrader, Regina Siegfried, Mary Catherine Clark, Serena Downs, and Ann Fearday traveled to Ste. Genevieve, MO, and joined in the Abide in Love prayer vigil in front of the Ste. Genevieve County Detention Center housing people detained by ICE.
The Response to Racism focus group has been gathering monthly to share reflections and conversations on My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem. The group has found that sharing this powerful work creates a sense of community that allows for deep listening and learning together.
Adorers shared hope at the recent ‘No Kings’ rallies…with messages such as ‘our prayer is: violence against no one, peace for all,’ and ‘this is what democracy looks like.’ From across the US – Columbia, PA to Belleville, IL to St. Louis, MO to Wichita, KS, ASCs joined in standing up for the good of our dear neighbor.
Sister Kate Reid participates in the Racial Justice committee of the Belleville diocese working on identifying and examining different racial issues and how the diocese can respond to these issues and actions bringing to light human dignity and Catholic Social Teaching.
Sister Dani Brought, JPIC animator, spent a month in Rome focusing on ASC international JPIC efforts. She was joined by Srs. Rose, Tanzania Region and Jessie, India Region. Activities included participating in the UISG JPIC course, meeting with VIVAT International, sharing presentations on JPIC and ASC spirituality, VIVAT, and Laudato SI with the novitiate community, planning with CIS, and exploring ideas for furthering the mission and connections among our ASC sisters throughout the world.
On the feast of St. Oscar Romero, Srs. Darlene Stoecklein and Silvia Chacon were witnesses at the St. Patrick Cathedral, El Paso, as Bishop Evelio Menjivar, the first Salvadoran-born bishop in the United States and a migrant who once crossed the border himself, shared his story along with a panel from Hope Border Institute. Later, trying to maneuver the traffic snarls, which prevented them from reaching close to the ‘March & Vigil for Human Life and an End to Mass Deportations,’ they listened and joined in prayer from afar and were sure that the blessing given with a relic of Archbishop Oscar Romero got to them also and they spread that blessing to all Adorers!