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The DSHA Vocare Experience: Part II
Find Part I of this blog post here. “I was privileged to take part in a prayer service for Divine Savior Holy Angels High School seniors returning from VOCARE. Here, I share students’ reflections on their two-week immersion in community service. For me, their words affirm the vitality of our sponsorship ministry to foster a…
Read MoreWorld Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life: Let Grateful Songs to God Take Wing
Back in 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II declared February 2, World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. That same date is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day. On Candlemas Day, candles are blessed as symbols of Christ, the light of the world. As women religious,…
Read MoreThe DSHA Vocare Experience: Part I
“I was privileged to take part in a prayer service for Divine Savior Holy Angels High School seniors returning from VOCARE. Here, I share students’ reflections on their two-week immersion in community service. For me, their words affirm the vitality of our sponsorship ministry to foster a culture of compassion among the next generation of…
Read MoreBirthday Memories: Sister Dora
As a schoolgirl caught in the crossfire of advancing troops, it seemed I was in the epicenter of World War II. British, German, US and/or Russian troops all converged, at one time or another, on my little Bavarian village. Birthday? Spent huddled in the field watching night flares light up the sky overhead, as well…
Read MoreBirthday Memories: Sister Jane
When I turned 60 I was living in Wausau, Wis. Two of my sisters, Sisters Rita and Marietta, and my mother came to help me celebrate my birthday. They brought all kinds of little gifts – 60 raisins, 60 peanuts, 60 paper clips, etc. You get the idea. When I turned 90, my youngest sister,…
Read MoreWe remember Sister Rachel Wallace, SDS
Funeral services for Sister Rachel Wallace, SDS will take place Wednesday, January 23 at St. Anne’s Salvatorian Campus Chapel, 3800 North 92nd Street in Milwaukee: Visitation 12:15 p.m. Remembering service 12:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial 1:00 p.m. Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee will be Thursday morning, January 24. Memorial gifts in her name…
Read MoreBirthday Memories: Sister Margaret
One birthday I remember very well is my 80th in 2008. Several of us living at SSR turned 80 that year. In order to celebrate as a group, Sr. Jane Barman, coordinator at St. Mary’s Convent in St. Nazianz, Wis., invited all of us to come for a special birthday dinner. It was a special…
Read MoreSister Georgene still shares Dr. King’s dream
Salvatorian Sisters who were missioned near Washington D.C. in 1963 joined thousands of people at the Capitol grounds where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke, “I have a dream.” Sister Georgene Faust, SDS was among them. She took a train to D.C. to join the march, and recalls Sister Clara Salzmann, SDS, now deceased was…
Read MoreBirthday Memories: Sister Virginia
Birthdays at our house when I was growing up were happy occasions. We had a birthday cake with a candle in it at dessert time and the family sang Happy Birthday. There was always a birthday card in the mail from my Grandpa; it always had 50 cents in it, which at that time, I…
Read MoreSister Mary Jo celebrates Catholic education year-round
In 32 years of education ministry, Sister Mary Jo Stoffel, SDS has taught 1,037 first and second-graders. She’s sure of it, because she still has a list of her former students from each and every year. She’s been praying for them too. Sr. Mary Jo served in Catholic elementary schools from 1958 until 1990. In…
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