Drive for Manteno Veterans Home, Oct. 11-Nov. 9

To show our appreciation for the sacrifices of those who served our country, and in memory of our Sister Mary Shawn Mitchell to whom this cause was particularly dear, we are again collecting personal items, snacks, and other miscellaneous things that are needed by the residents at the Veterans Home in Manteno. Between October 12 and Sunday, November 9, simply place your gift in the designated boxes in the front lobby of the Motherhouse or the downstairs chapel entrance. A list of requested items will be provided near the donation boxes and here below. In Sr. Mary Shawn’s words: “May all the good you do for others come back to you a hundred-fold. Our Sisters ask God to bless your giving hearts!” – Sr. Therese Carew

 

Yes, there IS something we can do

With the world around us shifting on many fronts: deportations, Federal employees and aid workers losing their jobs, money being curtailed to Catholic Charities and around the world, agencies disappearing or becoming part of other entities—our minds and hearts are a swirl. It does affect us, and we want to make it better, especially for the poor and suffering. How? We know the power of prayer, and THAT is a big part of what we are called to do.

More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice
Rise like a fountain for me night and day.
For what are men better than sheep or goats
That nourish a blind life within the brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer
Both for themselves and those who call them friend?
For so the whole round earth is every way
Bound by gold chains about the feet of God.

Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

    So pray, and we need to:

    • ask questions for clarity and deeper understanding,
    • speak what is true,
    • and always act and talk with respect and kindness.

    Pope Paul VI famously wrote, “If you want peace work for justice.” So, while we frequently pray for peace and justice, consider inverting that and praying for justice first! I would invite you to pray St. Francis’ Peace Prayer as a means of “just living” with love, pardon, faith, and hope for ourselves, for world leaders, and for all who suffer because of injustices.

    We can and need to do what is ours to do!

    Sr. Christina Fuller

    Religious Life Today

    The joy and blessings of religious life await those willing to hear and answer God's call. This noisy world, meanwhile, clamors for your attention. Find some silence. Listen for his voice. As the world swiftly changes around us, it needs women religious and God's action in their lives more than ever.  

    View videos from our Sisters to learn more about religious life. 

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