Salvatorian Sentiments
March against Racism in Sisseton, SD
By Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS Sister Patrice serves the Wahpeton Oyate who live on the Lake Traverse Reservation. There were no marches against racism in Sisseton, South Dakota, though it’s certainly not due to a lack of racism. I got a bit excited, in a positive way, when a colleague from my school said “Did…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Protocols
By Sister Darlene Pienschke, SDS I recently went to Casa Alitas to pick up the COVID-19 protocols. The director is also putting together a training video on how to serve migrants and take proper precautions. Although the border has been sealed, asylum seekers are coming to Casa Alitas from detention centers where they have likely…
Read MoreXavier Writes His First Correspondence
By Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS Xavier (grade 2) is one of my … more “spirited”… students in my beginning reading class this year. Learning to read has not been easy for him and his writing was laboriously slow and mostly consisted of one or two words before he started signaling “meltdown coming!” I kept assuring…
Read More2020 Birthday Advice: Sister Mary Lee Grady
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. Trust in God. Have faithful friends. Believe in yourself.
Read MoreCOVID-19 and ICE
By Sr. Darlene Pienschke, SDS ICE Detention Centers are on the verge of becoming Coronavirus super spreaders. Hundreds of people have tested positive. There are reports of soap shortage and detainees report they are forced to use toothpaste to wash their hands. One detainee was threatened with solitary confinement for making a face mask. Last…
Read MoreCOVID Effects
By Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS A number of folks have been asking me how the COVID virus is impacting us here on the Lake Traverse Reservation. Our reservation, along with the other reservations in South Dakota, has taken the initiative to implement mandatory stay-at-home for tribal members. Now, remember, South Dakota is one of the…
Read MoreLove in the time of COVID-19
By Mary Jean Sheetz, House Manager at Salvatorian Sisters Residence Hi Lisa & Rob and Gehl family, Thank you so much for sending the beautiful hand-drawn pictures to our Salvatorian Sisters here at SSR. They continue to be surprised to receive mail from Catholic Memorial High School kids and families. The sisters are all doing…
Read MoreIn these tentative times
By Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS In these tentative times when it seems as ifall our world iswaiting, wounded, or worried,it can be easy to forget-this is a time of Resurrection. Rebirth, renewal, the melting of Winter and perhaps alsothe melting of icy hearts Those happen, even whenunnoticed or un-celebratedas we compare numbers on the nightly news,hesitantly venture out…
Read MoreThemes of Holy Week
By Sister Beverly Heitke, SDS Holy Thursday is so profound in the mystery of Jesus as Servant Leader – especially with the washing of the feet. The segment of the Gospel relating this event is deeply moving for me. The Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday Triduum is a time to reflect on Letting Go…
Read MoreCoping with the coronavirus as individuals and communities
By Sister Karlyn Cauley, SDS No one could know that the Lenten journey this year would take us into a very real wilderness. Right now there is self-quarantine for nearly all activities where I live in an apartment building for 60 elderly African Americans. It is in the midst of an impoverished neighborhood in the…
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