Bridges, February 1, 2019
On January 12th (the anniversary of the big 2010 Haiti earthquake), the Montfortain Fathers celebrated the ordination of two young priests who were ordained in our parish church.
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Bridges, January 18, 2018
Sr. Vivian Patenaude, has been in Argentina for two weeks assisting RJMs with their spoken English. Just before her return to the USA on January 9th, she sent the following update...
Bridges, January 4, 2019
Sr. Rose Kelly, RJM and Sr. Nazareth Ybarra, RJM received the following letter from Mr. Leslie Buckley, founder and Chairman of HAVEN, announcing that they will receive the William Jefferson Clinton Goodwill for Haiti Award for their extraordinary work and dedication to the people of Haiti.
Bridges, December 21, 2018
On Saturday December 8th Sr. Natalia Mejia, RJM and I participated in the 'Caravan of Love' with Enrique Morrones (founder and leader of the Border Angels) and his Border Angels.
Bridges, December 7, 2018
On the evening of December 4, S.O.M.E. (So Others May Eat) celebrated an early Christmas Party for the seniors at Kuehner House and the surrounding area senior citizens.
Bridges, November 30, 2018
On the evening of November 28th at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, Sr. Annie Demerjian, RJM was one of three witnesses at Vespers for today’s Christian martyrs.
Bridges, November 16, 2018
On Friday October 24th, the St. Mark’s School successor, St. Francis International School, honored the RJM as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary.
Bridges, November 9, 2018
On Friday November 2nd, Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM was honored with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, by SOAR! (Support Our Aging Religious).
Bridges, November 2, 2018
Last Halloween, I was handing out candy when I recognized one of our students among the goblins and ghouls parading through my neighborhood...
Bridges, October 19, 2018
LCWR - “A Crucial Midterm Pivot”, Quincy Howard, OP
One thing Americans agree on: our country has veered drastically off-course. Failures of national systems have led to frustration, bewilderment, and distrust among the commonwealth. Beyond that we are a deeply divided country…. We are turning on one another.
Oct 6, 2018 Haiti Earthquake Update
On Saturday, October 6, at about 8:11 PM a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Haiti, its epicenter about 11 miles outside the city of Port-de-Paix. It was followed by strong aftershocks that were felt as far away as Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. So far, seventeen people have died; 353 houses were destroyed; and 7430, damaged. However, with time these figures will probably rise.
Bridges, October 12, 2018
Ten USA-Haiti province participants had the great fortune of attending the Symposium, JM: Jesus and Mary, 200 Years of Faith and Hope, held from October 4 - 6 in Lyon, France.
Bridges, October 5, 2018
RJM BICENTENARY CLOSING - Lyon, France: The ten participants from the USA-Haiti Province arrived safely in Lyon on October 3rd at the Symposium, “Jesus and Mary, 200 Years of Faith and Hope.”
Bridges, September 28, 2018
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."
Bridges, September 21, 2018
On September 18th, the new Provincial Team was installed...
Summer news from Jean Rabel
During this last month, July, in Jean Rabel, we have been very busy. Sister Nazareth and the woman in the atelye have been working as always and have had some formation about domestic violence. We have had also two new summer camps.
Bridges, August 17, 2018
Our Plainville community had an in-house vacation last week. Each weekday offered a special activity sponsored by one of our members.
Bridges, August 10, 2018
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.
Bridges, August 3, 2018
Here are the smiling faces of the 300 campers who attended Camp Claudine this July.
JM Youth celebration in Lyon, France
This video was created by some of the 260 young people from 23 counties, who attended the International JM Youth Encounter in Lyon, France from July 19-22, 2018, as part of the RJM Bicentenary celebrations.