Ministries

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Brief description	Author
Mary Dowling “In the early '70's, Mary Dowling (who was probably in her 70's or 80's) heroically wore a white armband in St. Louis to protest the [Vietnam War]...This was heroic because many persons with whom she dealt were very pro-war, but she clearly calmly stated her convictions, and formed a group of parents in St. Charles, MO to promote peace issues...	droche
Margaret (Margie) Conroy Sister Margie Conroy is a Canadian religious of the Sacred Heart from Newfoundland. She has been working in Africa for more than 35 years. She has lived in Uganda, Chad, and Kenya, especially in the northern part of Uganda where the tribal people live. One of the many things she is doing these days is to talk to prisoners in Africa about God...	droche
Ann Conroy During her years at Greenwich, Ann volunteered as an English tutor at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison for women in New York State and the only one of its kind which offers the college program. While health issues gradually forced Ann to relinquish her work at Greenwich, Ann continued to volunteer at Bedford...	droche
Margaret (Peggy) Brown While Peggy was working at the Rosary in New Orleans, LA, in the 1980's she visited a Louisiana immigration detention center so she could subsequently teach Catholic social justice doctrine on migration with more firsthand experience and include migrants' stories. During her time in Washington, DC, she also used to personally drive Stone Ridge...	droche
Margaret (Mimi) Burke During and after her years at Barat, Mimi gave generously of her time and talents through service on such boards and committees as: American Bishops Committee on Ecumenism, Chicago Archdiocesan Committee on Ecumenism and Human Rights, Chicago Medical School, Chicago Ballet Theater, Lake Forest City Music Association, and Lake Forest Historical...	droche
Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Houston We can thank Bishop McCarthy for inviting us to increase our numbers/ministries in Houston. When Rita Karam chaired the IPB he wrote to her that Houston was wide open to having us come. (At that time we were only at Duchesne Academy but Betsy Hartson and Lil Conaghan came to Our Lady of Guadalupe School during their free periods to teach...	droche
Marie McHugh In the 1960s Sister Marie McHugh began a series of meetings with the Precious Blood priests and the parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi. She wanted to hear from the people—what they wanted and needed. It was clear that education, CCD, home visits and adult bible study were top priorities. They worked closely with Richard Griever, Provincial,...	droche
Juana Resto Remembered for her kind and generous spirit, Sister Resto was greatly appreciated by the Latino community and served for a number of years supporting the Hispanic apostolate. Known as the "Mother Teresa" of the South End for her pastoral work, Sister Resto endeared herself to numerous families, and was present for baptisms, confirmations,...	droche
Casa Esperanza Established by the Society of Helpers, Casa Esperanza is a transitional housing program serving the women and children of the Chicagoland area. Our mission is to help residents overcome the cycle of poverty and homelessness by providing a safe, stable home and a caring community. Our programming offers...	droche
Linda Kato When asked to describe something positive that arose out of the 2020 Pandemic, Linda wrote: The artist/seamstress in me has been really getting a workout not just now with face masks, but in the past two years. As I’ve said before, working with one’s hands on something – whether woodwork, dolls, clothing, etc. – can be such an amazing way to...	droche
Amigos for Christ Nicaragua Amigos for Christ is a nonprofit organization that facilitates leadership, water, health, education, and economic development in rural Nicaraguan communities. Our mission is to serve, so that Christ becomes more visible. Our vision is to be a model cross-cultural community development organization. ...	droche
Providence St. Mel “At Providence St. Mel we believe. We believe in the creation of inspired lives produced by the miracle of hard work. We are not frightened by the challenges of reality, but believe that we can change our conception of this world and our place within it. So we WORK, PLAN, BUILD and DREAM – in that order. We believe that one must earn the right...	droche
Carver Center CORE VALUES The Carver Center strives to meet people “where they are” and inspire them to move forward. We provide programs and services that are tested and proven, engaging and empowering. We embrace and promote understanding and sensitivity for cultural diversity with respect for language and value differences...	droche
Holy Redeemer School In the Fall of 1982, Rosemary Roney, Kathleen Cox, Sharon Collins, Diane Roche, Joan Ewing, and Grace Butler began teaching at Holy Redeemer School; Jo McFayden came for her three month ministry as a Novice; Grace Butler was the Principal and Regina Griffin was Director of Religious Education for the parish. This ministry was within walking...	droche
Josephinum MISSION Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart offers a world-class approach to academic excellence combined with a holistic, moral, and spiritual development in a college-preparatory environment at an affordable price to all girls in the heart of Chicago.	droche
Hope Rural School Mission The school primarily serves children from immigrant families by providing them with a Catholic elementary education in grades PreK3 through grade 5 in an environment that nurtures the Gospel values of mercy, justice, and love, through fostering the principles of Christian discipleship; supporting, guiding, and...	droche
Leontine O'Gorman Sister Leo, as she's known, is a feisty octogenarian activist inspired by her hero, Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day. She's mounting a spirited resistance to the impending closure and trying to rally her fellow residents, primarily low-income seniors who receive Medicaid reimbursements for their housing costs. (To read more about...	droche
Juliana (Julie) Yachtis A Journey of Hope and Love with Poor and Marginalized People The seed for working with poor and marginalized people was planted in me as a child. I grew up in rural western Pennsylvania with my family who had meager means. In the Society my first experience was living and working at Sursum Corda, a low income housing development....	droche
Mary Pat White Mary Pat White has had extensive experience working with young adults as a Campus Minister and as Vocation Director. She also has a life-long commitment to peacemaking and social justice. As a Newman campus minister in Davis and San Luis Obispo, CA, Mary Pat had the opportunity of inviting students to join her in spending nights in homeless ...	droche
Judith (Judy) Vollbrecht Judy spent a year and a half in the Ashanti Region of Ghana doing fieldwork for her degree in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. It is customary among the Ashanti people to ask those who arrive in a village to be greeted with a rather formal gathering in which they are asked “What...	droche
Frances (Fran) Tobin Fran went to theological school at Andover-Newton where she received her MA degree in Theology (Cum Laude). Following this she became Professor at St.	droche
Ann Smith Ann Smith spent much of her religious life living and ministering in other countries. In an interview for Heart Magazine she wrote: I found when (you go) to these new places, you not only wake up sleeping parts of yourself but you arrive in in the new culture, like a young child: the learning curve is very steep no matter how old you are –I...	droche
Adele Schroeder In 2010, Adele left the Bay Area to assist Sr. Marianna Torrano in her work with the Soboba Indians in Southern California. She and Marianna worked together there for ten years. To learn more about Adele, click on the link under her picture.	droche
Helen Rosenthal When Concha Comacho, RSCJ, (our Mother General at the time) asked me to participate in the Institute of Religious Formation at St. Louis University, I had only served in our schools. After my time in St. Louis, I went back to Chile and the Provincial asked me to take charge of the on-going formation for the Province by visiting each of the now...	droche
Mary Patricia Rives For over twenty two years, Mary Pat Rives took students from Villa Duchesne to Mexico. They planted about five hundred trees each year, built seven rock dams to fight erosion and capture water, worked in five small villages and learned how to be present to people in need. To read more about Mary Pat's work click on her name and follow the...	droche

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