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Sister Rosemary was a fiercely independent, no nonsense woman, Because she loved and enjoyed life, Rosemary believed that you should “get on with it” and live your life.

...that Sister Limeteze Pierre-Gilles from the Atlantic-Midwest Province has been selected to participate in the USA National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) Convocation in October?

This is the second of The Catholic Climate Movements four webinars to take place during the Season of Creation. We will hear from leaders across the African continent about the morality of investing in the fossil fuel industry and the work to ensure clean energy for a more life-giving future. 

As the September 1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation kicks off the month-long Season of Creation, Pope Francis offers a profound reflection on respect for the earth, its resources, the evils caused by man and the need for "restorative justice" such as debt cancellation for poor countries.  

In 1978 she moved to Thunder Bay, where she took an addiction counseling course which qualified her as an addiction counselor at St. Joseph Treatment Centre in North Bay.

We remember gratefully her life and her life's work as she faithfully discerned God's dream for German immigrant children back in her time. We marvel at her vivaciousness and perseverance with which she established schools in North America, to meet the needs of her time and the deep love and care for the sisters that surrounded her.

The exploration of the Assembly theme, “God’s Infinite Vision: Our Journey to the Borders and Beyond,” has taken on a new urgency because of the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and the increasing reality of racism.

So far, more than 3,000 people have committed to the Season of Creation. Thousands of our sisters and brothers are choosing action rather than despair, hope rather than gloom. Let us spread the word and commit to the Season of Creation!

In 1864, Mother Theresa introduced the tradition of celebrating with the Jubilarians.“This year on April 17 and October 28 a number of Sisters will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their profession, and may this celebration, God willing, be repeated in the coming years for the Sisters after them."