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Sisters on the Front Lines began as a pilot project of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA) with GHR Foundation and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.

Wisconsin sports teams can always count on the Salvatorian Sisters to cheer them on. Come football season, Sister Virginia Honish pulls out her array of Green Bay Packer attire. Whereas Sisters Betty Vetter, Carol Jean Zais, and Judy Sullivan try to attend a couple Brewers games each season. So, how are Sisters of the Divine…

Adapted from Society of the Divine Savior Generalate One of the major preparations for the beatification of our founder, Father Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, was the transfer of his mortal remains to the Society of the Divine Savior’s Motherhouse chapel in Rome. In order to offer Blessed Francis Jordan a worthy place, the…

On May 15, 2021, the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy will be the site of the beatification of our co-founder, Father Francis Jordan. Fr. Jordan’s path to beatification began in 1943, when documentation of his life and works was sent to the Vatican for review. After Fr. Jordan received the title, “Servant…

As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, we stand with the other more than 1300 leaders of Catholic sisters nationwide as we make this statement: The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and lawlessness yesterday in our nation’s capital. We are…

Sister Jean Schafer, SDS was honored today with the Sister Margaret Nacke, CSJ Bakhita Award for exemplary service in the cause to end human trafficking.

If Salvatorian Sisters took their plants for a walk, would they tie a string around the pot and stroll around the neighborhood? Or hold it in their arms and introduce it to their neighbors and friends? For the somewhat quirky “Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day”, we dug a little deeper into the relationships…

Our COVID-19 Response Our Salvatorian Sisters community remains vigilant in both prayers and precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19. We pray for ALL those who are doing their best to lead us, our heroic medical and health care workers, and everyone who suffers from physical illness or anxiety in this uncertain time. Thus far,…

By Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS In addition to teaching (which we are doing remotely now), I am part of St. Kateri Parish’s ministry to the homebound. Normally, I visit with four people at Tekakwitha Living Center, our local skilled nursing facility. One of them is one of Sister Irene’s sisters, Teresa, and another is Celine,…

Folk art is not dead. Just ask Max “God Smuggler” Ramsey, the first customer in line for Salvatorian Sister Karlyn Cauley’s new venture into tattoo artistry. “When I first came to Sr. Karlyn’s studio, I was still trying to decide on a design. Sr. Karlyn said, ‘How about the Peaceable Kingdom?’ and she showed me…