Salvatorian Sentiments
Folk Artist: Funeral of a Sister
I want to speak about the final Vocation Call of the Sisters whom I have known. Together we walk one another home to heaven. We do this in the funeral Mass as we celebrate the deceased Sister’s life. When one of our Sisters is close to death, our whole religious community is notified by e-mail…
Read MoreSr. Astrid Kateni, SDS
My name is Astrid Kateni. I was born on December 14, 1971 in Kolwezi. Kolwezi is a city in Katanga province in the Republic Democratique of Congo. I’m the fourth child in my family. My father’s name was a Tabu Kalala Jean-Felix. He was a political man. He died in 2013. My mother’s name is…
Read MoreSr. Georgene: Be Together…But NOT the Same
Arizona is not known for having a great educational system. I believe it is ranked 41st in the U.S. One reason is that the state absorbs a high percentage of immigrants. Instructors on all levels are challenged to improve the state’s image. We do have many excellent schools that rate first place in the country,…
Read MoreSr. Bonita Victory Nnamba, SDS
My name is Sister Bonita Victory Nnamba, SDS. I was born June 30, in 1981 at Ocean Road Hospital in Dar es Salaam. My Father’s name was Victory Nnamba and my mother’s name is Agnes Kasembe. I’m the third born of five children in my family. I started primary school in 1991. In 1992 my…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Will of God
Some of the hardest words in the spiritual life began with five words, “The will of God is…” I used to resent those words and the feelings that it restricted my life. God’s will sounded strict, hard, unmovable and joyless in its grave announcement. A friend of mine who married later in her life gave…
Read MoreSr. Angelina Tlehema, SDS
My name is Sr. Angelina Tlehema. I am second born in our family and I have two brothers and four sisters. My tribe is Iraq. I was born in Manyara Region, Tanzania on 25 October, 1966. I was a good child, happy and laughing for everybody. My mother is a household worker and my father…
Read MoreSr. Liz: Becoming Salvatorian
I can’t speak for others, but my experience in becoming Salvatorian is both simple and amazing – at least to me!. Back when I was a senior in high school and first got the notion of entering the convent I really had no idea where to go or what to do about this desire. I…
Read MoreMeet Sr. Justina B. Milanzi, SDS
I was born on August 5, 1981 in the village of Ndanda-Masasi in the Mtwara Region. My grandparents and my parents were also born in this region. In my family, we have 9 children. I have two brothers and six sisters, but three children have died. Both my parents are farmers, and my family is all…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Sr. Rachel’s story
Two threads have been woven together in several letters Sr. Rachel Wallace, SDS received over 60 years ago from her mother at the time she considered life as a sister. The threads can be named The Heart of a Mother, and The Hopes of a Daughter. These precious letters were kept after she received them…
Read MoreSr. Liz: Simple joy in simple ministry
The Founder of the Salvatorians, Fr. Francis Jordan, wanted his followers to use “all ways and means” to make the love of God known. Back in the early ‘70s I learned of the simple joy and good feeling that comes from donating blood that I know will help several people. At the time, I was…
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