Moving Toward a Just Society
Our JPIC ministry promotes advocacy efforts for Sisters, Associates and friends of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The JPIC Office shares weekly updates on current social justice issues and provides regular opportunities for members to meet with their elected representatives.
In the spirit of St. Julie, our central mission is to educate and empower women and girls for social change. Our schools encourage active engagement in Catholic Social Teaching through the Hallmarks of a Notre Dame Learning Community (LINK). Both charity and social justice are central to our work in sharing God’s goodness.
U.S. SNDdeN Anti-Racism Team (ART)
(ART), comprised of Sisters and Associates from across the United States, has worked against systemic and institutional racism for over twenty-five years. The work of ART is two-pronged; it is a personal journey of transformation as well as an...
Sister Patty Chappell, SNDdeN Delivers Address at NRVC Convocation
The Convocation of the National Religious Vocation Conference, was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in November 2024. Sister Patty Chappell, SNDdeN, was invited to speak. Her speech, entitled Embracing Transformational Values, focused on the misuse of power and a framework...
NETWORK Lobby’s Nuns on the Bus Stops in San Jose
This story was originally featured in our Winter 2024 issue of Sowing Goodness. The nationwide NETWORK Lobby's Nuns on the Bus “Vote Our Future” tour included a special stop at Notre Dame High School San Jose (NDSJ), the Center...
Transforming Grace: Viewing the U.S. National Election through the Lens of Transformative Justice
By the Transforming Grace Committee: Sisters Nancy Citro, Phyllis D'Anna and Gwynette Proctor, SNDdeN and Michele ForteIn November 2023, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) launched the Transforming Grace: The Work of Transformative Justice initiative and invited its...