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Congratulations to SNJM Associate Linda Spencer, w

Congratulations to SNJM Associate Linda Spencer, who was recognized by the Ford Family Foundation for her exceptional service to Butte Falls, OR. Linda, who recently retired from her position as mayor of Butte Falls, led the way in raising $1.15 million to establish a community forest. The 430 acres will support recreation, attract tourists and provide wildfire protection.

#ThrowbackThursday – this purse is an early crea

#ThrowbackThursday – this purse is an early creation from the Tutwiler, Mississippi quilters. This group was encouraged by Sister Kay Burton, SNJM (RIP), who moved to Mississippi in the late 1970s and saw an opportunity for the women in the area earn income from their traditional quilt making.

Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives.

We’re sharing objects from the Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The Archives catalogues historical records, objects and publications in order to preserve the history of our institution, schools and ministries. #TBT

#ThrowbackThursday – Victorians used hair art, w

#ThrowbackThursday – Victorians used hair art, worn as jewelry or crafted into elaborate display pieces, to mourn the loss of loved ones. This piece contains the hair of our foundress, Blessed Mother Marie Rose Durocher.

Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives.

We’re sharing objects from the Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The Archives catalogues historical records, objects and publications in order to preserve the history of our institution, schools and ministries. #TBT

Sister Ana Maria Vilca will be joining the Religio

Sister Ana Maria Vilca will be joining the Religious Commission Against Human Trafficking in Latin America for a three-year term. For the past year, Sister Ana Maria has participated in the commission’s work, representing the Kawsay Peru Network. She will now represent both the Kawsay Peru Network and the SNJM Congregation on the commission established by CLAR (Confederación Latinoamericana de Religiosos), which the Holy See created in 1959 for men and women religious in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Thank you, Sister Ana Maria, for your commitment to this work.

Indigenous graphic artist Shaun Vincent on Reconci

#ThrowbackThursday – Sisters in Washington and O

#ThrowbackThursday – Sisters in Washington and Oregon used Quick Elastic starch to prepare the coif and bandeau that surrounded their faces when they wore the traditional SNJM habit.

Here’s Sister Xavier Mary Courvoisier playing her violin, circa 1962 – Quick Elastic is certainly to thank for keeping her habit clean and crisp!

Sister Xavier Mary, a graduate of Julliard with a master’s degree in violin, taught music at Fort Wright College and Gonzaga University in Spokane and Holy Names University in Oakland.

Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives.

We’re sharing objects from the Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The Archives catalogues historical records, objects and publications in order to preserve the history of our institution, schools and ministries. #TBT

"We must be willing to let go of the life we plann

"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."
-E.M. Forster

Sister Karen Conlin and Sister Makiko Fujiwara rec

Sister Karen Conlin and Sister Makiko Fujiwara recently volunteered at the Casa Alitas Welcome Center to serve migrant families who have left their home countries to escape violence and poverty. Based in Tucson, Arizona, the center provides hospitality and humanitarian aid, medical services, short-term shelter and help to reunite with family members in the U.S.

#ThrowbackThursday – these black and white beans

#ThrowbackThursday – these black and white beans were used as voting markers by Sisters in California after Vatican II, when the hierarchical structure of religious life began to change in favor of a more democratic system.

Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives.

We’re sharing objects from the Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The Archives catalogues historical records, objects and publications in order to preserve the history of our institution, schools and ministries. #TBT

Collage, decoupage, watercolor - Sister Maria Fain

Collage, decoupage, watercolor - Sister Maria Faina goes where the brush, pencil or pen leads her.

#ThrowbackThursday – a toy megaphone from Sacred

#ThrowbackThursday – a toy megaphone from Sacred Heart Academy in Salem, Oregon. Circa 1980. Go Cardinals!

Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives.

We’re sharing objects from the Archives of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. The Archives catalogues historical records, objects and publications in order to preserve the history of our institution, schools and ministries. #TBT

Sister Ana Maria Vilca Mamani will be participatin

Sister Ana Maria Vilca Mamani will be participating this week in the VII Latin American and Caribbean Congress about Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Sr. Ana Maria has been invited to join other members of Talitha Kum International to speak at the panel "The Standpoint Focusing on the Victim."

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's ch

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
-Nelson Mandela

The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary co

The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary congregation was founded by a Canadian, Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, and Canada is the beloved home of many of our Sisters to this day. Happy Canada Day!

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a

"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly."
-Langston Hughes

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"May your Holy Spirit inspire us to spread the Gos

"May your Holy Spirit inspire us to spread the Gospel message in our days."

Today we're sharing this prayer for Ascension Day written by Sister Cecilia Calva.

On May 23, 1982, a delegation of Sisters from arou

On May 23, 1982, a delegation of Sisters from around the world joined the pope in St. Peter’s Square for the beatification of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beatification of Mother Marie Rose!

As Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, we

As Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, we pray for healing in the wake of lives lost or shattered by the ghastly mass shooting in Buffalo, NY on May 14. We grieve for each victim, and for the United States, a nation torn by racial fears and divisions that have, again and again, resulted in the nightmare of deadly gun violence.

We call on people everywhere, especially those in positions of political leadership, to turn away from the sins of racism and violence. It is abhorrent that another Black community has been subjected to trauma and loss by a person proclaiming white supremacist views. We must completely reject baseless claims about “replacement theory” and fear-based conspiracies. As a society, we must learn to live in peace with one another, with respect for our common humanity and reverence for the gift of life.

Join us in wishing Sister Mary Courtman a happy 10

Join us in wishing Sister Mary Courtman a happy 100th birthday!

We honor you, Sister Mary, for 100 years of care, verve and constant creativity. We are so much richer for your presence with us through so many of these years. Happy birthday! Celebrate well!

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