“Kairos Moment.”
A presentation by Sr. Rosa Troches, SSND, of Honduras
May 14, 7 pm. Villa Assumpta Chapel, 6401 N. Charles Street, Towson, MD 21212
Since the flawed presidential elections in Honduras on November 26, 2017, religious leaders and social movements have been pouring into the streets in non-violent protests. The Honduran government has responded by deploying military tanks and security forces. Over thirty people have died, and hundreds more have been wounded. In late January, 50 U.S. faith leaders embarked on an Emergency Religious Delegation, in response to a request from Honduran religious for international accompaniment. Sister Rosa Maria helped host the delegation and is now part of a U.S. speaking tour by Honduran faith leaders to raise awareness in this country and generate solidarity.
Sister Rosa Maria Troches, a Honduran member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, will present on the extreme human rights crisis in Honduras, how she and other religious are accompanying the impoverished and marginalized people and the need for solidarity from the U.S faith community.
By hosting Sister Rosa Maria Troches, the Atlantic-Midwest Province provides an opportunity for our sisters to stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras. “This event enables us to respond to the call of our recent 24th General Chapter to ‘educate, advocate and act in collaboration with others’ and to ‘respond to the critical and global concerns’ of our world today,” said Provincial Leader Sister Charmaine Krohe, SSND.
Sister Rosa Maria Troches is a School Sister of Notre Dame who has been on the front lines in Honduras defending the human rights of women and impoverished communities. Her passion for social justice began in her teens when, working in the Catholic parish of Juticalpa, she witnessed one of the worst massacres in Honduras’ history, including the assassination of two priests. She studied Liberation Theology in Peru with Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, and during the 1980s, when repression scourged neighboring El Salvador, Sister Rosa Maria served as a pastoral agent in the Mesa Grande Refugee Camp in Honduras. After earning a degree in social work, she now serves in El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras.
