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New podcast episode alert! "Affordable Housing an

New podcast episode alert!

"Affordable Housing and Resident Services with Mercy Housing Northwest"

Mercy Housing Northwest operates on the principles of respect, mercy and justice, the core values established by the five religious communities that collaborated to establish the affordable housing organization. As Mercy begins its first project in Oregon, Director of Resident Services Katie Parker and Mercy board member Sister Georgia Yianakulis share Mercy’s successful approach to affordable housing with resident services that has already affected the lives of thousands of families in Washington and Idaho.

Listen to the episode at snjmusontario.org!

Our podcast is back for season three! Check out th

Our podcast is back for season three! Check out the first episode, "SNJM Schools and the Full Development of the Human Person."

Schools sponsored by the Holy Names Sisters honor our core value of supporting “the full development of the human person.” Campus ministry staff at our schools work with students to educate and empower them though service projects, leadership training and social justice work. In this episode, Sister Daleen Larkin and Francois Laborie from Ramona Convent Secondary School and Julie Tilghman from Holy Names Academy in Seattle discuss how they nurture the full development of their students.

Listen at snjmusontario.org/podcast

“When we traveled to Arizona to help at a refuge

“When we traveled to Arizona to help at a refugee center, we witnessed the incredible courage of families migrating to find a safe home.” – Sister Karen Conlin and Sister Makiko Fujiwara

We collect experiences throughout our lives that shape who we are and how we act in the world. For Catholic Sisters Week, we're sharing how some of our recent travel experiences have shaped us.

During Catholic Sisters Week, we pray for Catholic

During Catholic Sisters Week, we pray for Catholic sisters as they work towards sustainable agriculture and fair access to food. May their efforts bring nourishment and dignity to all people.

“When I spent time in Peru, I admired how people

“When I spent time in Peru, I admired how people looked out for one another with food, friendship… whatever was needed.” – Sister Maureen Delaney

We collect experiences throughout our lives that shape who we are and how we act in the world. For Catholic Sisters Week, we're sharing how some of our recent travel experiences have shaped us.

During Catholic Sisters Week, we ask God to bless

During Catholic Sisters Week, we ask God to bless Catholic sisters as they respond to the cry of the poor. May their work bring comfort, hope, and dignity to those who are marginalized, and in need.

We collect experiences throughout our lives that s

We collect experiences throughout our lives that shape who we are and how we act in the world. For Catholic Sisters Week—which starts today!—we're sharing how some of our recent travel experiences have shaped us.

"When I volunteered at refugee centers in Texas, I understood how much work we have ahead of us to guarantee a safe home, food security and healthcare for all.” – Sister Guadalupe Guajardo

Tomorrow is International Women's Day as well as t

Tomorrow is International Women's Day as well as the start of Catholic Sisters Week. We are blessed to be part of an international community of Sisters, and we'll be celebrating all week!

"We become what we love, and who we love shapes what we become."
-Claire of Assisi

"The real question of the Lenten season is 'how wi

"The real question of the Lenten season is 'how will I clear out the junk and garbage in my life so that I can be restored to God in some fresh way? What are the disciplines that will open space for God to create a clean heart and new spirit in me?'"
-Ruth Haley Barton

"I have learned over the years that when one's min

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."
-Rosa Parks

"I try to make sense of life. I try to keep myself

"I try to make sense of life. I try to keep myself open to people and to laughter and to love and to have faith."
-Thea Bowman

"The Lord has loved me so much: we must love every

"The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone... we must be compassionate."
-St. Josephine Bakhita

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, cr

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."
-Brené Brown

Blessings on all who work for justice. Happy Marti

Blessings on all who work for justice. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

"The Lord has loved me so much: we must love every

"The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone... we must be compassionate!"
-Saint Josephine Bakhita

#ThrowbackThursday - many Holy Names Sisters compo

#ThrowbackThursday - many Holy Names Sisters composed poetry, including California Sister Mary Edwin O’Neill (1867-1946), who published “Love on a Christmas Morning,” a charming book of poems relating to Christmas, in 1938.

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

Holy Names Sisters and staff in Oregon celebrated

Holy Names Sisters and staff in Oregon celebrated Christmas with a service project, collecting donations for a local food pantry. We collected 565 pounds of food! (You can see about 130 pounds of it in this photo)

Food pantries and food banks provide essential services to fight food insecurity. Feeding America's website feedingamerica.org let's you search for food banks in the U.S. and Canada. You can also just search the web for "food pantries near me" to find local organizations.

#ThrowbackThursday - Holy Names Sisters received h

#ThrowbackThursday - Holy Names Sisters received homemade gifts from Bing Crosby!? Yes, it’s true.

Here is a shell, painted and decorated for Christmas. The accompanying Christmas card reads, “Crafted at Casa Crosby by loving, if reluctant, hands,” and is signed by singer Bing Crosby and his wife Kathryn. Bing grew up attending St. Aloysius Parish in Spokane, Washington, which was staffed by Holy Names Sisters. Many future Sisters also grew up in that parish and crossed paths with the Crosby family over the years, including Sister Katherine Theresa Fife, to whom this shell was sent in the early 1970s.

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

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,” (Isaiah 9:6).

This creche scene was displayed at Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California for many years.
#ThrowbackThursday

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 – Sisters often bring home so

#ThrowbackThursday – Sisters often bring home souvenirs from their missions around the world. This folk art depiction of Joseph and Mary’s journey to Bethlehem was purchased in Mexico in 1962 and belonged to Oregon sister Barbara Gfeller.

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

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