Get W.I.T.H. it - May 24th
Learn how our partnership with Beyond Borders Haiti is helping to keep children safe from restavèk slavery and a fun way to support the cause!
Dare to Care!
Get W.I.T.H. it - May 17th 2019
A goal of the Human Trafficking Committee is to provide Sisters, Associates, and friends of the School Sisters of Notre Dame with opportunities for prayer and education about this form of modern day slavery. This week we share "An Educational Evening" by Sister Joan Pikiell and "Reflections on Integral Ecology" by Sister Kay O’Connell.
Get W.I.T.H. it - May 10th
School Sisters of Notre Dame have been involved with immigrants since our arrival in North America when we set out to educate German immigrant children in several East Coast cities. Learn more about our commitments to action here!
Get W.I.T.H. it - May 3rd
On April 27th, Sisters, Associates, and Staff attended a Symposium on Climate Change. Please take a moment and reflect on these ‘take-aways’ from the Sisters, Associates, and Staff who participated.
Get W.I.T.H. it - April 26th
Please take time to read the enclosed article “Poems from Children on the Front Lines of Climate Change,” by Veronica Gaylie. Also, Sister Kay O’Connell has prepared a reflection on the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins and Teilhard de Chardin.
Get W.I.T.H. it - April 19th
Earth Day is April 22. It is the day after Easter this year and thus serves as a poignant reminder that our care for the earth is an integral part of our faith. We have assembled a number of thoughtful reflections recognizing that the earth serves as the backdrop for all human activity, including all four AMSSND commitments.
Get W.I.T.H. it - April 12th
We have pared down Get WITH It to focus on a few important actions and issues each week. Take a look this week!
Get WITH It: A Crisis of Sustainability
At the heart of our lackluster response to our planet Earth’s current crisis of sustainability is what Pope Francis describes in "Laudato Si" as a modern anthropocentrism.
Get W.I.T.H. it - March 22nd
World Water Day is happening March 22! The Water Committee invites you to reflect upon and appreciate our relationship to water and the earth with a reflection calendar for the month between World Water Day and Earth Day (4/22).
Get W.I.T.H. it - March 15th
A beautiful poetic reflection on the interconnectedness of all things offers a source of inspiration for the “ecological conversion” to the integral ecology paradigm to which Pope Francis exhorts us in Laudato Si’. This Lenten Season,focus on the four commitments of our province (Sustainability and Access to Water, Justice for Immigrants, Ending Human Trafficking, and the Development of Haiti), as we fast and pray for such an ecological conversion.
Get W.I.T.H. it - March 8th
The Water Committee has prepared a reflection calendar for the month between World Water Day (3/22) and Earth Day (4/22). Please join us in reflecting upon and appreciating our relationship to water and the earth!
Get W.I.T.H. it - March 1st
Laudato Si' Animator Training – The Global Catholic Climate Movement is again holding free on-line training to become a Laudato Si' Animator. Laudato Si' Animators are champions of Catholic action on climate change. No expertise is needed.
Get W.I.T.H. it - Feb 22nd
The JPIC Departments of AMSSND and CPSSND have issued a joint statement in response to President Trump’s declaration of a “national emergency,” which he used to bypass Congress to obtain funds for a wall at the southern border of the U.S.
Get W.I.T.H. it - Feb 15th
A new study has found that the Tennessee River is among the most polluted in the world, due to a high concentration of microbeads. Microbeads are found in many hygiene products.
Get W.I.T.H. it - Feb 8th
On Feb. 8, we celebrate the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking survivors, open Get W.I.T.H it to find out more about this "shining advocate of genuine emancipation".
Get W.I.T.H. it - Feb 1st
This week, we would like to direct your attention to issues involving water and human trafficking.
Get W.I.T.H IT - Jan 25th
Four aid workers were convicted for helping migrants in Arizona and read about an academic analysis of the success of the Matènwa Community Learning Center’s approach to education in Haiti.
Get W.I.T.H. it - Jan 18th
Please join in prayer for immigrants during this turbulent time - Love Dissolves Borders: A Prayer for Immigrants by Lindsey Paris-Lopez
Get W.I.T.H. it - Jan 11th
January 6-12, is National Migration Week in the United States. Please take time to read our latest Just Act “Encountering Christ: A Celebration of Migrants and Refugees” if you have not done so already!
Get W.I.T.H. it - Dec 21st
The AMSSND Province has issued a statement of solidarity with the migrants seeking refuge at our southern border, which reads in part "Not only are the men, women, and children in the ‘caravan’ people who reflect the image of God in unique and unrepeatable ways; they also are people who can contribute to our nation’s rich cultural heritage and economic initiatives.”
Get W.I.T.H. it - Dec 14th
December 16 is the beginning of Las Posadas Navideñas, a nine-day Mexican religious tradition that commemorates Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, and on December 18, we celebrate International Migrants Day!
Get W.I.T.H. it - Dec 7th
This week, we are featuring content from the Immigration and Human Trafficking committees.
Get W.I.T.H. it - Nov 30th
This week, we would like to direct your attention to issues involving Water and Immigration:
Get W.I.T.H. it - Nov 23rd
On Black Friday, as the holiday season begins in full force, please remember to use your purchasing power to encourage companies to eliminate slavery from their supply chains! “Purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act!” – Pope Benedict XVI
