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2020 Birthday Advice: Sister Margaret Bosch
As Salvatorian Sisters continue to age in wisdom and grace in the year 2020, each shares advice to her 20-year-old self to celebrate her birthday. In my early 20’s I had a class of 54 second graders at Holy Name School in Wausau, WI. I had to prepare them for their First Holy Communion. If…
Read More2020 Birthday Advice: Sister Virginia Honish
As Salvatorian Sisters continue to age in wisdom and grace in the year 2020, each shares advice to her 20-year-old self to celebrate her birthday. In the business of the life of a 20 year old, here is what I would suggest: Take a few minutes of quiet time EVERY day to reflect on your day. Ask…
Read MorePhilippines in the midst of eruptions
Early this morning Sister Beverly received an email from Sister Alona in the Philippines asking for prayers for people affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano in Manila. Dear Sr. Beverly, The area surrounding the volcano has been without water and electricity since the eruption. Thankfully, the sisters in the area have been allowed to…
Read More2020 Birthday Advice: Sr. Pauline Feiner
As Salvatorian Sisters continue to age in wisdom and grace in the year 2020, each shares advice to her 20-year-old self to celebrate her birthday. “When facing a choice, big or small, ask yourself, ‘what difference will this make 10 or 20 years from now?’”
Read MoreBirthday Memories: Sister Janice
My birthday is December 29th. Flying to Alabama, North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Mississippi, or Pennsylvania is very iffy around that date, to say the least. Usually I plan my vacation for family visits in the summer or early fall. Last year my stepfather, Paul and his wife, Shanna came to see me in August. They…
Read MoreArt Gallery Open House 2019
DSHA High School 4257 N 100th St, Milwaukee Wednesdays, November 20 and December 4 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. Park behind the school and look for gallery sign Featuring artwork for sale by Sr. Karlyn Cauley, SDS & Sr. Clarice Steinfeldt, SDS For more info call 414-466-7414
Read MoreCelebrating 125 Years: 1895-2020
Passion for Mission in the United States As we look forward to our 2020 celebration of the 125th anniversary of coming to the USA, we invite you to take a step back in time with us. So far, we’ve launched two time lines with historical milestones and stories that bring to life the experiences of our…
Read MoreThe Immigrants’ Journey Metaphorized – A Salvatorian’s Reflection
Sister Darlene Pienschke, SDS felt called to minister to immigrants at the U.S. southern border and responded to that call in July. Here she reflects on what she has witnessed and experienced in her first two months there. I see immigrants’ stories as history metaphorized. The narratives of these journeys express imagery of the motivation…
Read MoreSister Darlene shares about first days of her border ministry
“The numbers of asylum seekers vary. For a while, they were in the 20s per day, now this past week a little more than 50 arrived. Last week, I spoke to a woman, about age 30. She and two of her children, a boy about age 7 and little girl about 5 or 6, had just…
Read MoreBirthday Memories: Sister Barbara
I was in Horrem, Germany on my birthday last October. I was there to improve my German, and I thought one way to practice German would be to tell stories. So this is the story I told the Sisters in Horrem on my birthday. Of course, I told it to them in German, but here’s…
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