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FeATuReS

A leap of Faith 6-8

Charism alive at Federation House of Charity.

Healing our Global Home 10-12

SCs leading ecological movements to promote a healthy Earth.

Care for All Creation ...........................13

Q&A with Associate Sue DiTullio.

Called to Protect our earth 14-15

Community gifts land to Western Wildlife Corridor.

Caring for earth, Caring for You 17

S. Joyce Richter’s commitment to Earth.

Revolutionizing How People Think 18

EAS Award recipient Colleen McSwiggin’s passion for the care of creation.

Abundant Blessings ....................... 20-21

S. Grace Ann Gratsch reflects on 75 years of ministry.

St. Joseph Home 22-23

The early beginnings of St. Joseph Maternity Hospital and Infant Asylum.

Coming Home 24-25

A 1644 chalice finds its way home to Ireland.

Heritage, legacy and evolution 26-27

Second floor renovations to the MSJ Motherhouse.

On the Cover: Sisters Caroljean Willie, Winnie Brubach and Associate Sue DiTullio are engaging youth to adults with programming and initiatives at EarthConnection.

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Dear Sisters, Associates and Friends, every so many years Catholic Sisters gather to reflect on our lives in light of the signs of the times and to choose leaders for the next four years. This gathering is called “Chapter.” leading up to the gathering of delegates and collaborators, there is a lengthy period of preparation during which the Community considers where the Spirit has been leading the Community during the previous years. matters of mission, Community life, and ministry are pondered and lead to questions about how we might move forward into our shared future. It’s a sacred time. It’s a serious time of exploring together the core values and expectations that hold us in communion.

Chapter signifies the continuity between our past fidelity to our call as women religious and our emerging future. Who we have been and who we are becoming is continuously nurtured by our relationships with those we serve and God’s abiding generosity. Preparation for Chapter calls us to reflect on the opportunities that lie ahead. Chapter almost always initiates change, transition, renewal, and visioning.

Religious life is undergoing extraordinary transformation, opening pathways for new generations of vowed members. It is an awesome grace that has led us to this moment—and it is an awesome grace that will sustain the witness of women religious so much needed in our groaning world. As our April Chapter draws near, God’s whispering mantra of grace continuously invites us to collectively and gently move to new horizons.

With the momentum of this past year’s planning at our back, we find ourselves grounded by our sacred roots and firmly planted in the soil of possibility. We are growing toward new horizons, leaning into God’s love and fidelity.

Grateful for your companionship on this journey, we ask you to join us in prayer as we stand in the place of unfolding receptivity to the new …

For hearts and minds to envision ways of living our mission to its fullest. For spirits that illuminate the joy of God in our interactions and deliberations. For hearts to hold the vulnerabilities of our humanity with tenderness and compassion.

For our new leaders, as these courageous women take up the map of our life, seeking out new horizons with confidence and wisdom.

We walk by faith … and are certainly grateful that you, our friends and family, walk with us.

Blessings,

S. marge Kloos, SC

IN memoRIAm

Please visit “In Memoriam” at www.srcharitycinti.org for biographical information and reflections on the Sisters of Charity and Associates who have died. may our Sisters and Associates enjoy the fruits of their labor as well as peace with God.

Associate eileen Casey

February 19, 2023

Associate Ruth meyer

January 25, 2023

S. Ann David Wojtylka

December 25, 2022

S. emily Anne Phelan

December 16, 2022

S. Florence Sliva

November 29, 2022