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Interculturality
We as a congregation are aware and appreciate the richness inherent in the many areas of diversity among us. We are committed to living interculturally for the common good of the global community.
Joy in Sicuani on Pentecost
Early in 2024, the church in Sicuani received a very special gift. Two brothers from Chile, both priests, Fathers Mauricio Valdivia and Marcelo Valdivia came to serve the people also bringing with them their wonderful gift of music. Father Marcelo…
Too Much to Bear
by Sister Joyce C. Bell, IHM, Social Justice Coordinator, Sisters of IHM, Immaculata, PA Social Justice is gospel living through actions which embody the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. As I crossed the border from Reynosa, Mexico, to McAllen, Texas,…
An Intercultural Sisterhood
Sisters Mary Elaine Anderson and Elvia Mata Ortega explore living in an intercultural sisterhood.
A Global Sisterhood
Sister Judy O'Brien explores what a global sisterhood means to her.
Update from the OSP-IHM Border Mission
The OSP-IHM Border Mission “Mary, Comfort of Migrants” would like to express its gratitude to the National Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and its partner, the Asociación de Hermanas Latinas Misioneras en America (AHLMA) for their recent grant of…
IHM Sisters reach out in Peru
The Sisters informally call it, “the Ministry of the Doorbell.” In Peru, Sisters of IHM are serving some of the poorest regions in South America
Haiti’s Latest Crisis
News about Haiti’s latest crisis has recently caught the attention of our National News, competing with the other stories of war and violence, death and suffering, and of course politics. It seems that only earthquakes, coups, hurricanes, assassinations and the…
The Little Sisters in Haiti Celebrate 75 Years of Service
They began their mission to provide education, pastoral care, agricultural methods and health care to the poorest of the poor in the rural regions of Haiti in 1948, and were the first indigenous congregation of women religious in Haiti.
Warmly Welcomed to Ghana
Last month I was fortunate to participate in an ASEC service learning program in Elmina, Ghana, with students and faculty from Marywood University and Chestnut Hill College.
Sister Elvia Mata Ortega, IHM: “La pequeña flor que nace en el desierto”
Mi vida vocacional la comparo con la pequeña flor que nace en el desierto. / I compare my vocation to a little flower that is born in the desert.
