Posts Tagged ‘Ministry’
The DSHA Vocare Experience: Part I
“I was privileged to take part in a prayer service for Divine Savior Holy Angels High School seniors returning from VOCARE. Here, I share students’ reflections on their two-week immersion in community service. For me, their words affirm the vitality of our sponsorship ministry to foster a culture of compassion among the next generation of…
Read MoreMeet Sister Anuarite Ngendaqimana Salamba, SDS
Hello! Jambo! My name is Sister Anuarite Ngendaqimana Salamba. I was born in 1983. My nationality is Tanzanian. In my family we have ten children. I have five sisters and five brothers. My father’s name is Peter Salamba Mujuka. He is a specialist in agriculture and my mother’s name is Elizabeth G’ohaneda Kulwa. She takes…
Read MoreMeet Sister Edesia Ngilangwa, SDS
My name is Edesia Ngilangwa, SDS. I come from Njo Tombe Village in Tanzania. In my family there are eight people. I have three brothers and I have three sisters. All my family are alive. My father and my mother work on the farm. Also, my mother takes care of our children. I started primary…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Caring for elders
After I entered our religious community, there were many more young Sisters than we have now. Today I am still considered a “young Sister” although I celebrated my 50-year Jubilee. You do the math and smile with me! But we have older Sisters in their 80s and 90s who are active, joyful and do not…
Read MoreSr. Jane: What is a mystic? A contemplative?
Sometimes we imagine an emaciated, sad looking, celibate, balding monk, or a crotchety, pale, nun who lives behind a wall and does nothing but pray. They’re both out of touch with reality and what’s going on the world and really don’t care about that stuff. WRONG! Mysticism and contemplation have to do with HOW WE…
Read MoreEnding 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.…
Read MoreSr. 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…
Read MoreSr. Liza: A Letter Home from Guatemala
We share Sister Liza Segleau’s latest update since arriving in Guatemala. Please continue to keep all our Salvatorian Family members in your prayers as their mission initiative in Guatemala continues to unfold. I’m keeping busy traveling around the hill sides with Mariangeles, a lay Salvatorian. People are seeking me out for consults on behavioral health…
Read MoreSr. Liza: A Letter Home
Sister Liza Segleau, SDS shares about her experiences in Colombia, as she prepares to begin our Guatemala Initiative along with three of our Sisters from South America. They will depart for Guatemala on September 5, 2016. Here, she describes their brief immersion into the culture of an indigenous people who inhabit a Pacific coastal region…
Read MoreJenada’s Jewels: Tanzania Reflection
Earlier this summer, Sister Jenada Fanetti, SDS, taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to Salvatorian Sisters in Tanzania, East Africa, along with Lay Salvatorian Sue Haertel. Recently, Sr. Jenada shared about her experience with members of her home parish in Mt. Calvary, Wis. Now we’re sharing with you. The gracious hospitality of my fellow…
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