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As seen in Journey
Published several times a year, Journey serves as a vital platform for exploring contemporary issues and concerns that touch upon the heart of our ministries, spirituality, religious life, the Catholic Church, and beyond. Each issue is a tapestry woven with insightful articles penned by IHM sisters, whose diverse experiences and perspectives offer a unique lens on these critical matters. Beyond the IHM community, the magazine welcomes contributions from esteemed colleagues and friends, enriching the dialogue with a broader range of voices and expertise. Through this collaborative effort, Journey strives to foster deeper understanding and reflection on the challenges and opportunities facing our world today, seeking to illuminate pathways towards meaningful action and growth within the spiritual and social spheres. It encourages readers to engage in critical dialogue, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose through the exploration of faith, service, and the ever-evolving landscape of our times.
Co-Sponsorship: The Heart of the Matter Through the Lens of ASEC
The ASEC story is due to consistent efforts to attend to key principles essential to the intensive collaboration necessary for effective co-sponsorship.
Friends of the Poor: What I Have Received…
We aren’t just a social service agency. We are a sponsored ministry, and that means we are so much more. We are a sliver of hope, a safe place to land, and hand to hold when the journey becomes too much to bear alone.
Our Lady of Grace: Let the children come to me.
"Let the children come to me. Come all who are weary."
Marywood University: Moving Forward with Purpose
As a vital IHM-sponsored institution, inspired by its founding vision and strengthened by its willingness to respond innovatively and strategically to its emerging future, Marywood University is moving forward with purpose.
Saint Joseph’s Center: Rooted in the core values of care, concern, compassion and commitment
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead
Risking Kinship: A Peace and Justice Perspective
In sharing our IHM charism of God’s unconditional love, may we grow together into new understandings of what it means to authentically live the Gospel.
IHM Sponsored Ministries: A Response to the Divine Call
When I ponder IHM sponsorship, I think of the God vision that was Marywood, Saint Joseph’s Center, Friends of the Poor and Our Lady of Grace. The sisters who dreamed these ministries into being aligned themselves with God’s vision for the world community. They listened carefully to God’s call and trusted that these ministries would evolve and bear fruit.
Sponsorship: A Call to Stewardship and Influence
The influence of our mission and values among the people we serve is invaluable and our stewardship of God’s mercy, compassion, and unconditional love, uncompromising.
Our Ministry of Sponsorship
In an October 7, 2020, Field of the Future blog, author Otto Scharmer wrote about “action confidence.” He described it as “the courage and capacity to step into something new and bring it into being,” or, in the words of…
Strangers no more… Beloved… Blessed
"I have called you by name; you are mine." -Isaiah 43:1
