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"If the only prayer you said was thank you, that w

"If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough."
-Meister Eckhart

Sister Kathleen Ross received the 2022 Ted Roberts

Sister Kathleen Ross received the 2022 Ted Robertson Community Service award at the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce awards celebration on November 3 - congratulations!

Sister Ana María Vilca Mamani has started a new l

Sister Ana María Vilca Mamani has started a new leadership project in Lima to support the United Nations sustainable development goal to "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls." Over eight months, 40 women will build leadership skills with a focus on the immediate environment of the women—themselves as well as their families, neighbors and community. The project is financed by Adveniat International and Obra Social SNJM in Peru.

"A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished a

"A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together."
-Margaret Atwood

As we celebrate Sister Mary Noreen O’Leary after

As we celebrate Sister Mary Noreen O’Leary after 100 years of life and 73 years of religious profession, her legacy of using art as “a source of new vision” for creation and education lives on through her work and her countless students.

"Earth is the mother of all people, and all people

"Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it."
-White Elk

Today is the feast day of Marie-Rose Durocher, fou

Today is the feast day of Marie-Rose Durocher, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary!

On this memorial of the birth of Mary, we're shari

On this memorial of the birth of Mary, we're sharing this quote from Sister Joan Chittister:

"Mary is a strong woman who changes the course of human history, even reverses the nature of spirituality, as well as immerses herself in the Divine."

"We have all known the long loneliness and we have

"We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that loves comes with community."
-Dorothy Day

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say 'I used everything you gave me.'"
–Erma Bombeck

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 Holy Names Sister Maureen Delaney and Dominican Sister JoAnn Blomme, who saw an opportunity for the women in the area to earn income from their traditional quilt making back in the 1980s.

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.

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