Year of Consecrated Life
Wake Up the World
A special Mass to commemorate 2015 as the Year of Consecrated Life will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 18 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. If you’re in the local area, please join us and other women and men religious who live and serve in the Milwaukee Archdiocese…
Read MoreBe Italian with SDS
Italian heritage or not – everyone’s Italian come Festa time! Sisters Mary Lee Grady and Mary Jo Stoffel, and SDS candidate Patty Bermudez will take part in a special Eucharistic Liturgy at Festa Italiana on Sunday, July 19. The 11:00 a.m. Mass, followed by a procession leading to Benediction will celebrate the 2015 Year of…
Read MoreCelebrating Jubilee – North American style
Our internationality was shining through as Sr. Shiroma Kurumbalapitiya, SDS celebrated her 25th Jubilee with Salvatorians from throughout North America last Saturday. Our sisters, priests, brothers and Lay Salvatorian women and men gathered with family and friends for a joyous Jubilee Liturgy and luncheon at Sacred Heart Seminary Chapel in Hales Corners. Sr. Shiroma is…
Read MoreCollaborative Formation
Women and men religious communities from Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana recently concluded their latest session of the Inter-Community Pre-Novitiate Program (ICPN). According to Sr. Mary Lee Grady, SDS, pictured middle row, third from left, the ICPN program offers presentations one weekend a month from September through April. Topics include transitioning into religious life, discernment, and…
Read MoreHoly Thursday at our Salvatorian Sisters Residence
Consecrated Life Convocation in Phoenix
From the evening of Friday, March 6th to midday on Sunday, March 8th, 65 Religious from the Diocese of Phoenix gathered for a Convocation at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale for the Year of Consecrated Life. The group included Sr. Leticia Regala, SDS and Sr. Georgene Faust, SDS. The group reflected upon Pope Francis’ hopes and…
Read MoreVirtual ministry is anything but make-believe
Each night when Sister Patrice Colletti, SDS logs on to www.secondlife.com, she enters a three-dimensional, interactive world that spans dozens of computer servers and connects avatars representing nearly one million real people worldwide. For Sr. Patrice, it’s more than a pastime – it’s a ministry. Sr. Patrice began her ministry on Second Life® five years…
Read MoreCall to Mission
Salvatorian Sisters follow in the steps of co-founder Father Francis Jordan as they respond to God’s call to consecrated life. “Using all ways and means the love of God inspires,” they nurture and share their special gifts to bring the goodness and kindness of our Savior to God’s most vulnerable people – wherever they find…
Read MoreCelebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, 2015
National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW) is a celebration of Catholic sisters to raise awareness of their vital contributions, both past and present. Every American can be inspired or empowered by Catholic sisters, especially young women who grapple with major life decisions and explore their spirituality; they can draw great strength and wisdom from Catholic sisters. Catholic sisters lives and ministries often…
Read MoreOpening the Window to God: A Day of Reflection for Women
Do you want to deepen your personal relationship with God? Join other single women, ages 19-45, for a day of learning the skills of discernment and active listening, along with tips for improving your personal prayer life. Program will be led by several women religious communities, including the Sisters of the Divine Savior. Saturday, March…
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