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Edition No. 30   January 27, 2017
A Presence That Unites

The sisters and staff at Mount Saint Joseph Motherhouse and Saint Joseph Villa gathered on Friday, January 20, 2017 to join in prayer for our nation. Together they prayed for our newly elected administration and for the healing of the divides that exist in our nation, our world and within our own hearts.  

Let us foster unity that is not uniformity, and diversity that is not divisive. Believing in one human family, created in God’s image, whatever our differences may be, let us challenge ourselves to …
 

  • Be a unifying presence
  • Uphold the dignity of others
  • Engage in respectful conversation
  • Listen more
  • Be a positive voice of calm
  • Recognize and affirm acts of kindness

Photos courtesy Kelly Guinan 
"In receiving our profession, the Congregation affirms its willingness to provide the conditions that enable us to follow Jesus Christ as apostolic women religious."
                                                                                — SSJ Constitutions #96

Editor, Sister Carole Pollock SSJ | 215.248.7269 | cpollock@ssjphila.org | http://ssjphila.org/new/