Ending Human Trafficking: It begins with awareness.

“Hidden in plain sight” is often the phrase used to describe the crime of human trafficking. Everyday people, coming and going, need to have eyes and ears tuned in to potential human trafficking situations. These stories from our May 2017 issue of Stop Trafficking!  share some of the red flags to look and listen for.…

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Sr. Liza: A Letter Home

During our days going from one Posada to another, we were able to have a treat at the Catholic Church in San Sebastian. We watched the youth do a play of the Nativity. They really put themselves into it. Joseph did a great job in holding Mary and saying as they journeyed through Bethlehem, “Hold…

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Folk Artist: Making a meal is a service

Before I became a sister, I had cooked meals for my family as a teenager. In earlier days and in our larger convents, some sisters became skilled in cooking, baking and preparing food for as many as 100 members! In those times the Motherhouse kitchen was a productive place and often the meals were prepared…

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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…

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Sr. 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,…

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Sr. 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…

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Meet 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…

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Folk Artist: Affection Among Sisters

Before I came to the convent I did not know how Sisters showed affection to one another. I saw Sisters happy, joyful and friendly, but I wondered about affection and friendship in the community. As a folk artist I read that another group of celibate religious women and men who were called “Shakers” made small…

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