Sister Patty Chappell Featured in Article about the Synod
November 7, 2025
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In honor of Black Catholic History Month, we wish to share the Black Catholic Messenger’s article “Black Catholics, synodality, and the power of the common good,” which includes the incredible work of Sister Patty Chappell.
For more than 40 years, Sister Patty has been committed to collaborating with her own religious community and other congregations of women religious to examine and dismantle institutional and systemic racism.
- Read the full article here.



