Posts Tagged ‘Vocation’
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 MoreFolk Artist: Caring for a Cat
Years ago I found a holy card with a saint and her cat! I was intrigued that an animal had been a close companion and was shown with Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century German saint. I have taken temporary care of a friend’s cat, Louis. For the cat’s well-being I live at his house…
Read MoreFolk Artist: Yearly Retreat for Sisters
Retreats for Sisters happen annually and are of many varieties. Retreats are 6 to 8 days in length. When a member is introduced to “retreat”, she often starts with a “guided retreat.” The week provides a schedule for each day and includes meals, prayer times, Mass, the sacrament of reconciliation, and conferences that suggest Scripture readings…
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 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. 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,…
Read MoreSr. Laurence Kibambe Kutshina, SDS
My name is Sister Laurence Kibambe Kutshina. I come from The Congo. I am a nurse. I work in an orphanage in Goma in The Congo. We have 89 babies living in our orphanage. There are three sisters, including me, who take care of the babies. We wake up at 5:00 in the morning to…
Read MoreSr. Bakhita Ndokole, SDS
My name is Sr. Bakhita S. Ndokole, SDS. I was born on December 12, 1985 in the Iringa region at Mudabulo hospital. I am the first born in a family of eight children. I have four young brothers and three young sisters. I have also three aunts and three uncles. My mother died in 2002.…
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