Posts Tagged ‘Ministry’
Folk Artist: A “Living Rule”
Years ago our Sisters lived in a large convent in St. Nazianz, WI. The 23 Sisters had a beautiful chapel and in the morning a Salvatorian Brother came to “serve Mass.” One of the Brothers named Brother Florentine, had a white beard, eyebrows that met across his forehead and wore a black cassock with a…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Art as Spiritual Expression
My life as a Sister is spent as an artist who paints in a style of folk art. (You can see much of my art on my website: karlyncauley.com.) The “bigger picture” for me is how art is also a spiritual tool for the artist. Many times the buying public sees art as a purchase…
Read MoreSr. Evelyn’s Bolivia Medical Mission Trip
Greetings, I’ve been asked to briefly share with you about the Medical mission of Sucre, Bolivia that I was blessed to be invited to be a part of. And thanks to a generous person of the medical team it became a reality. The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois does a mission outreach to several countries…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Change Agents in the Church
When Vatican II promoted change in the Catholic Church the changes seemed to be external. Language used during Mass no longer was Latin but the “mother tongue” of the people; the main altar looked more like a table where the priest faced the faithful; large areas in church were renovated and the people were closer…
Read MoreSr. Liz: Praying for our enemies
God is love. Peace! Do good to those who hate you. War is not the answer. Love, not hate. We have all heard the sayings of Jesus and the slogans. But do we actually believe them? When was the last time we prayed for our enemies? Remember the story of St. Paul? (“Saul, still breathing…
Read MoreJourney and Homecoming: Metaphors for Life
“Journey” seems an apt metaphor for my life. All of my life has been a journey, an immersion experience in many cultures. Recent years have found me teaching English in Tanzania, talking about our worldwide Salvatorian missions at parishes in such places as Perth Amboy NJ, Erie PA, and Indianapolis, participating in at our General…
Read MoreSr. Liz: ALL ways and means
The Founder of the Salvatorians, Fr. Francis Jordan, wanted his followers to use “all ways and means” to make the love of God known. Back in the early 70’s I learned of the simple joy and good feeling that comes from donating blood that I know will help several people. At the time I was…
Read MoreVocare: to call or to draw forth
This week in our blog, we share how our sponsored high school, Divine Savior Holy Angels (DSHA) instills the Salvatorian Mission. Read excerpts from a reflection written by DSHA senior Jordyn G., after Day 1 of her two-week VOCARE service experience: It is 2 a.m. I woke up to get some water and couldn’t go back…
Read MoreSr. Jane: The best thing(s) about religious life
The question was, “What is the best thing about religious life for you?” Sr. Jane Eschweiler, SDS couldn’t answer that question–there are so many good things in her view she had to change it to “What are the best things about religious life for you?” Her answer: Sisters develop their gifts for use in ministry. We are…
Read MoreSr. Barbara Reynolds, Tanzanian English Instructor
I am Sister Barbara Reynolds. I was born at Hotel Dieu, a hospital in El Paso, Texas on October 11, 1949, the first child of George and Charlotte Reynolds. Over the next ten years, my parents had seven more children so I have five brothers and two sisters. Later, my family accepted three additional children,…
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