Persons with disabilities lead us to do ‘our very best,’ says archbishop
A participant greets Archbishop Nelson Pérez following an April 25 Mass for persons with disabilities at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. DUring his homily at the annual liturgy, which has been celebrated in the archdiocese for some three decades, the archbishop said those with disabilities have the power to be shepherds who lead us to a deeper relationship with Christ and others. (Sarah Webb)
By Gina Christian • Posted April 30, 2021
Persons with disabilities share with Christ the “power to be shepherds,” leading others to do “their very best,” said Archbishop Nelson Pérez.
Chicago Journalist, Author Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk, Explores How Dominican Literary Center Taught Immigrant Women Freedom, Confidence Through English Lessons
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Since 1993, the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora has been a trusted resource offering one-to-one tutoring to immigrants wanting to learn English and to help them become citizens in their new homeland. Led by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, the center has become a place offering inspiration, hope, confidence, comfort and safety for those escaping the many stressful and dangerous situations that many immigrants, especially women, face.
Chicago-based author and journalist Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk debuts her new book “We Are Eagles: Inspiring Stories of Immigrant Women Who Took Bold Steps in Life Through Literacy.”
Saying goodbye to St. Joseph’s: Staffers at Minnesota’s oldest hospital hope history of serving people in need will continue
More than 100 people, many of whom had just finished their last day at the hospital, gathered around the statue of St. Joseph for a vigil Wednesday night, Dec. 30.
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Employees gather for a vigil outside of St. Joseph s Hospital in downtown St. Paul on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Matt Sepic / MPR News
ST. PAUL The end of 2020 brings with it the end of Minnesota’s oldest hospital. Roman Catholic nuns founded St. Joseph’s in downtown St. Paul in 1853. But after 167 years, Fairview Health Services is shutting it down amid financial pressure. Plans call for the building to become a community wellness hub focused on social services and preventative care. Many who worked at St. Joseph’s say they’re sad to see it go.
The end of 2020 brings with it the end of Minnesota’s oldest hospital. Roman Catholic nuns founded St. Joseph’s in downtown St. Paul in 1853. But after 167 years, Fairview Health Services is shutting it down amid financial pressure. Plans call for the building to become a community wellness hub focused on social services and preventative care. Many who worked at St. Joseph’s say they’re sad to see it go.
Until last March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a halt to visitation, Sister Kathleen Holmberg had volunteered as a eucharistic minister at St. Joseph’s. Her religious order, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, founded the hospital during a much earlier pandemic that spread cholera around the globe.
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From left, photos of Sister Mary Francele Sherburne, Sister Josephine Seier, Sister Bernadette Kelter, Sister Mary Regine Collins, Sister Marie June Skender and Sister Annelda Holtkamp can be seen inside of a chapel in Milwaukee. The six died from complications of COVID-19. Angela Major/WPR
At Our Lady of the Angels Convent, nuns gather to play cards, create art and pray the rosary.
The women who live here come from two communities: School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) and School Sisters of St. Francis (SSSF). The Greenfield home opens its doors to nuns who need specialized memory care former educators and caretakers who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.