Close to the time of Probation in the early seventies, a synod of Bishops said social justice is constitutive of the Gospel. When asked to make the best use of the six months after Probation, I asked to go to Sursum Corda where I was shaped by the importance of Eucharist, social justice and the magnificent religious with whom I lived . Sursum Corda, which provided housing and hope for 200 low income families, was in a Jesuit parish parish and within walking distance of the capital. Network, the social justice lobby of Catholic Sisters, began in our house. RSCJ ministry in our house called our members to public health home nursing, housing counseling, support of the Sursum Corda community, law and political action. We always were mindful of systemic, political implications as we responded human need. Teaching has consistently been the ministry to which I am called. For more than 10 years I taught Religion French, and Community Service(outreach where service given had systemic implications) in inner city Catholic high schools . I became a member of the archdiocesan board of education. This experience has had profound influence on the way I minister. Outreach and social justice were also an integral part of my educational ministry at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart when I worked there from 1984-2013.
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