Our hearts are torn once again at the recent news of clergy abuse of the vulnerable and leaders' failure to respond appropriately. We strongly endorse the LCWR statement and join our prayer and resolve to theirs that our church be more fully a place of healing and nurturing for all.
We thank the Sisters and Associates who have worked to ensure that the vulnerable are protected and healed, as well as those who have come forward to report instances of abuse. We urge others who have experienced abuse to speak of this, and we promise them our prayer and support.
Celebrating the feast of the Assumption during our August 14-15 meeting invited us to pray: “You have changed my life . . . and spread before me your vision of fragile simplicity.”[1] We felt the presence of Mary, our sister and mother, as well as all our sisters who have gone before us.
In other matters,
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization has invited Sr. Joan Curtin to give a Breakout Session at the II International Congress on Catechesis in Rome September 20-23. Congratulations, Joan!
Sr. Mary Anne Foley will replace Sr. Carmel Caputo on the Board of the Hartford-based Collaborative Center for Justice.
[1] from A Magnificat of Waiting by Ann Johnson in Miryam of Nazareth - Woman of Strength and Wisdom
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. (Dr. Seuss)
On Sunday afternoon, August 5, 2018, St. Joseph Convent and Renewal Centre opened its doors one last time to the many people who came to say good-bye to their beloved “house on the hill.”
Day of celebration at St. Joseph Convent
