Catholic Sisters have long been at the forefront of the death penalty abolition movement in the United States. Last month, Pope Francis made a historic revision to the Catechism calling the practice of capital punishment "inadmissible" in all cases and an attack on the "inviolability and dignity of the person."
On September 18th, the new Provincial Team was installed...
Our Plainville community had an in-house vacation last week. Each weekday offered a special activity sponsored by one of our members.
On August 5th, Srs. Carmel Ethier, Lina Lavoie, Therese Picard and Diane Dube attended the final Mass at St. Bernadette's Church in Fall River.
Here are the smiling faces of the 300 campers who attended Camp Claudine this July.
'For the one who remains with Christ, nothing is lost' Aware of this, I support myself on Him to discover every day to what He is inviting me to live, especially during these past days with the news of the arrival to the Father’s Home of two members of my family.
Alumni, relatives, friends and benefactors of the Religious of Jesus and Mary are invited to pray and celebrate with us as we conclude our Bicentennial Year at the city of our first foundation in the US.
It was a simple and pleasant 80th Anniversary Celebration for the Joan of Arc Residence, in San Diego, CA on June 30!
Our country, our CA community of different faiths, different colors, different cultures, young and old from near and far - some from Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego - all gathered this Friday night and Saturday in various parts of San Diego to show solidarity and compassion with the immigrants especially the children.
Pamela Johnson, Chair of the Board of Directors, awarded the Sr. Mary Bourdon Leadership Award at the Washington School for Girls graduation ceremony, on Friday June 15th, saying:
As a co-founder of WSG and former Head of School, Sr. Mary Bourdon provided WSG with outstanding and steadfast leadership for twenty years. The Sr. Mary Bourdon Leadership Award honors a WSG graduate who best exemplifies Sr. Mary’s generosity of heart, determination, and tireless commitment to community.
