Promoting Justice-Based Advocacy
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.
The U.S. SNDdeN Anti-Racism Team (ART), comprising Sisters and Associates from across the United States, has worked to address systemic and institutional racism for over twenty-five years. The work of ART is twofold: a personal journey of transformation and advocacy for institutional practices, procedures and policies that contribute to a more just and equitable community and society.
Advocacy in Action: Responding to St. Julie’s Call
St. Julie Billiart devoted her life to those on the margins. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur of Notre Dame de Namur continue that work today. In a world where human dignity is under constant threat, the Sisters of...
Rising Together: Hope, Bread and Resilience in Haiti
In the city of Les Cayes, Haiti, amid earthquakes, civil unrest and the daily weight of uncertainty, something remarkable continues to rise, quite literally. The St. Julie Haiti Project provides clean water, nourishment and educational opportunities...
Standing for Immigrant Justice
Sister Denise Curry, SNDdeN joined others in a procession to celebrate Corpus Christi and honor the immigrant struggle at the Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession for Immigrants. The Feast of Corpus Christi (literally “Body of Christ”) is...
Ministers, Not Messiahs
By Kathryn Yanik Published with Permission from Wisdom's Dwelling “Nothing we do is complete, which is another way of saying that the kingdom always lies beyond us.” There is a sense of beautiful irony that Bishop Ken Untener’s prayer, “Prophets of a...