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Called to be light. . .
January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month . Sharing Sisters Sheila Novak and Jean Schafer’s Christmas letter couldn’t be timelier. Dear Friend, Christmas is the time of connection – God with us and we with you. It is always good to get a glimpse of your life and to give you a…
Read MoreDon’t look away!
“If you see something, say something,” goes for possible situations of human trafficking too. When something just doesn’t look right, don’t look away. Call the toll free National Human Trafficking Hotline : 1-888-373-7888 or text ‘Help’ to: BeFree (233733). Identifying human trafficking can be hard for many reasons. Victims do not identify themselves due to…
Read MoreThe more things change the more they are the same.
The age-old adage about change captures our Sisters’ traditional ministries of teaching and nursing to a T. As much as those ministries have changed over the years, they are still vital to our Salvatorian mission today. As a professor of mathematics and computer science at Milwaukee’s Cardinal Stritch University, Sister Barbara Reynolds, SDS teaches calculus…
Read MoreSavor the taste, cherish the memory
Salvatorian Sister Diane Goetzinger was one of our go-to bakers for all things sweet. She loved baking cookies and sharing them with others. Sr. Diane passed away on October 8 this year. In her memory, we’re sharing her recipe for Peanut Blossoms on this National Cookie Day. Believe it or not, 2017 marks 30 years…
Read MoreFoundation Day observes many “firsts” in Salvatorian history
Over the years, our Salvatorian Family has enhanced the significance of our December 8th Foundation Day with a number of “firsts.” On December 8: 1881 Father Francis Jordan founded the Salvatorians (formerly Apostolic Teaching Society) in Rome. 1888 Mother Mary of the Apostles (now Blessed) co-founded the Sisters branch of the Salvatorians in Tivoli, Italy…
Read MoreMeet Sister Sara Clevery Mkapa, SDS
My name is Sister Sara Clevery Mkapa, SDS. I was born in 1995 in the Masasi Region at Lupaso hospital in Tanzania. I am the middle born in a family of five. There are my parents and two sisters and me. I have no brothers. My father’s name is Clevery Daud Amlima. My mother’s name…
Read MoreHoliday art shows spread the joy
Folk art creations by Salvatorian Sister Karlyn Cauley will be available to view and purchase at these upcoming local holiday art shows: Wed., November 15 St. John’s on the Lake, 1840 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. Sat., November 18 Celtic Holiday Boutique, 76th & Wauwatosa Avenue, Tosa 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.…
Read MoreRefugees of natural disasters face another peril
Recent natural disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria put displaced people at heightened risk for human trafficking. Sister Jean Schafer, SDS publishes the STOP Trafficking Newsletter in collaboration with U.S. Catholic Sisters against Human Trafficking. This faith-based network paints a sobering picture: “In June 2014, the number of refugees worldwide exceeded 50 million…
Read MoreMeet Candidate Josephine Andrew
Hello! My name is Josephine Andrew. I was born on 15 April in 2000 in the hospital at Mbeya. We have eight children in my family. I have two brothers and six sisters. My father’s name is Andrew. He is a farmer. My father died in 2014. My mother’s name is Catherine Daniel. She is…
Read MoreShe found the gift of religious life
The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Bernice Smith, SDS will take place Friday, October 20 at St. Anne’s Salvatorian Campus chapel, 3800 N. 92nd Street in Milwaukee. Visitation in the chapel will begin at noon followed by a remembering service at 12:45 and Mass at 1:00 p.m. Burial service at Holy Cross Cemetery in…
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