This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. Day after day for over six months, Sisters would pile into a truck and trailer for the daily journey from San Jose to Belmont, California to clean Ralston Hall, a mansion at a property the Sisters
This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. Upon opening its doors in Watsonville, California in 1983, Pajaro Valley Shelter Services (PVSS) quickly grew to be an essential leader in the tapestry of services available to people experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz county. Over
One hundred years ago, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur made a bold decision. The Sisters had spent 70 years building a vibrant educational center in San Jose, but the passage of time left them yearning for more space to accommodate their ever-growing community. While many Sisters and the day students of Notre Dame
By Sister Gwynette Proctor, SNDdeN This reflection initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. For the past forty-two years, I have felt a calling to follow in the footsteps of St. Julie Billiart and stand with and for the poor and oppressed in the most
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On May 18, 2023, 8 Jubilarians were honored at a celebration in Ipswich, Mass. On Ascension Thursday, our Jubilarians in Ipswich celebrated their many years of dedication and service at a special Mass, video screening, and luncheon! Sisters Ellen Keane (60 Years), Mary Friel (60 Years), Francis Timothy Quinn (70 Years), Marie Pero (70 Years),
Since our arrival in the U.S. in 1840, the Sisters continue to answer the call to serve in the most abandoned places. Through our Immigration Ministry, we work to advocate, educate and empower migrant children and adults across the country. As our world changes, that work takes on ever greater urgency. Currently, the United Nations
Casa de la Cultura Center is a heart that beats for the farm working community. It is a respite for the sick, a pantry for the hungry, and a haven to empower the weary. But that heart, a critical life-sustaining part of the Pajaro community, is feeling the stress of unprecedented flooding and relentless storms
The SNDdeN Congregation Leadership Team called together all the leaders of the southern hemisphere in December and all the leaders of the northern hemisphere in March. Leaders gathered in person and by zoom. Southern leaders zoomed in in March to share about their gathering.
By Michele Forte, Executive Director of Mission Advancement This article originally appeared in the Winter 2022 Annual Report issue of our magazine 'Sowing Goodness.' Coming down from the sloped golden field to the ocean, they stepped into the kelp beds to spear fish and gather mussels. The river weaving through the land was a constant freshwater
