The “Mother Cabrini Memorial” statue was unveiled on October 12, 2020 and is located behind the Museum of Jewish Heritage, across from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The memorial stands on a marble base with Mother Cabrini and two children in paper boats, representing the boats she would have folded as a…
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In preparation for tomorrow’s World Education Day, let’s discover together some activities related to schools of various levels in the Guadalupe province and in the province of Saint Francisca Cabrini.“Education of the heart” of which Mother Cabrini speaks in so many of her writings means love and also awareness of what is happening around us….
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In preparation for Education Day on January 24, we share the good news of the opening of Holy Family Nursery School, Pagirinya Settlement 2 (a camp that houses South Sudanese refugees fleeing war and danger), in Adjumani District – Uganda.This donated building was in response to a community need identified through the active engagement of…
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Since the end of February 2020, the whole world has faced the emergency caused by Covid-19, a situation that has called into question the way we deal with everyday life. Our gestures, actions and words have been strongly influenced by this drastic and sudden event. This has certainly hit the educational institution, which has searched…
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The identity of the Catholic school finds some fundamental factors in these three terms. Far from being considered a limit, they are instead solid guidelines that must always inspire all educational action, precisely in terms of that Christian vision of reality characterizing us. The Italian word “insegnare” (to teach) derives from the Latin: insignare. This…
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Key Findings about Catholic Youth and Young Adults ~ from HORIZON, the journal of the National Religious Vocations Conference The conclusions of a recently completed examination of the pastoral needs of youth and young adults are important information for all vocation ministers [and indeed, all religious institutes.] The National Religious Conference was one of approximately…
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“Mayak” in Russian means “lighthouse”. I met this organization about two years ago and have been working with them for almost a year now.When you see such involved and dedicated people so spontaneously, you want to be with them. The coronavirus issue is blocking my active presence as a volunteer a bit. I myself have…
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Here are some shots of the St. Frances Cabrini Provincial Assembly that began on January 12 and will end on the 15th. You can see the entrance procession and when there were pronounced some opening remarks by Sister Eliane Azevedo da Silva, Provincial Superior and Sister Stella Maris MSC, General Assistant. Aquí están algunas fotos…
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Oh, hope of heaven, the more you wait and hope, the more you obtain! Mother Cabrini, September, 1891.AND HE DWELT AMONG US… (Jn. 1,14) I did not know how to begin these lines to transmit the transformative experience that the Lord allowed me in the ‘Baby Jesus Malnutrition Rehabilitation Center of Life’ in Dubbo, Ethiopia….
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The Cabrini Mission Foundation has a long history of working with migrants and displaced persons. This entity working with migrants on the border with Mexico sees the leadership of Sister Petrina Raccuglia, MSC. The Cabrini Mission Foundation has made two trips to the state of Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border. Displaced persons, who have fled…
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This video is about the activity on the 60th anniversary of the Santa Cabrini Hospital and the 40th anniversary of the Dante Center. There is the montage made by OmniTV (Canada).Linked to this you can find here the interview to Irene Giannetti, General Director of the Santa Cabrini Hospital/Dante Center, from September 1st 1988 to…
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Story of Pro Dubbo Onlus Foundation meeting at San Severino Marche – November 2021 Historically, it has been called Missionary Children’s Day, but the Italian Church has renamed it Children’s Missionary Day to emphasize – even more clearly – that to be a missionary you don’t need a special vocation, nor a membership card to…
Read MoreIn these difficult times we are living in, we feel very fortunate to have been able to celebrate with our students from all over the school a few days of community celebration.Prior to the different dynamics and activities that we carried out with our students, the teaching team set the following objectives: To get to…
Read MoreToday is the World Day of Peace.Here is the link to the message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the LV World Day of Peace – 1 January 2022 entitled “Dialogue between generations, education and work: tools for building lasting peace”. https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/20211208-messaggio-55giornatamondiale-pace2022.html An extract: “In every age, peace is both a gift from above and…
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THE YOUTH CROSS ARRIVES AT THE CABRINI SCHOOL IN MADRID On the 4th of November we had the good fortune to welcome the Youth Cross to our school in Madrid, which has spent a whole school day with us. It has been a fantastic experience for all our students at the school as they have…
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As we approach the conclusion of this year, we want to thank each one of you from the bottom of our hearts who have followed us, read to us and shared with us your joys, concerns and achievements. Above all, we thank you because you have been united with us in prayer, never leaving behind…
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Here you can find this one hour concert from Cabrini Australia that we hope will bring you all Christmas joy and hope. This is the first time our 30 voice strong choir has been able to sing all together for nearly two years because of COVID-19. Small groups have gathered according to distancing guidelines and…
Read MoreQuisiera desearles a todos una Feliz Navidad. A todas las Hermanas Misioneras del Sagrado Corazón, a los Misioneros laicos cabrinianos, a nuestros corresponsables laicos en la misión y a todos ustedes que me escuchan hoy. Estamos a punto de terminar nuestro tiempo de Adviento y ahora llega el día de Navidad. El Adviento ha sido un…
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Here is a lovely story that we are very proud of – when our Outreach Service won a very prestigious award presented at the Victorian Governor’s House. Cabrini Outreach wins award We are thrilled to announce the Cabrini Outreach Asylum Seeker and Refugee Hub has won the Victorian Multicultural Commission Awards for Excellence in the…
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Today is an important date for our Institute. On December 22, 1917, Mother Cabrini returned home to God in Chicago. Today and especially this year, we wanted to share the prayer written on the occasion of the proclamation of the Jubilee Year for the 75th anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s canonization on November 13. Mother Cabrini…
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On Wednesday December 15, Sr. Barbara Staley and the Community of the Generalate in Rome received the visit of a dear friend of us Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Mr. Eustace Wolfington. Mr. Wolfington is a great friend of our Cabrinian family since 1955 and he is in Rome right now because…
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Advent is a coming, an awaiting, expectation. It involves emptiness, an openness, eyes, heart and spirit awake! Wanting to be filled, looking for something more and better.It spells H-O-P-E and b-e-y-o-n-d the here and now of all around.In South Sudan, in this fragmented Country of conflict and shattered dreams, having com- pleted a decade of…
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On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, we share this video from Solidarity with South Sudan. Solidarity with South Sudan is a new model of ministry and collaboration between religious, women religious and lay people in service to the poor. Its mission is to develop leaders and build the capacity of people in South…
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“Meanwhile we have come to one of the most beautiful days that the Holy Church can celebrate, day, here by nature, the most beautiful because the gardens and lawns are all a flower, day truly fragrant, for faith then, day the dearest as that which by the whole Church is consecrated to her who is…
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It began with adopting his name Mother Cabrini’s veneration of St. Francis Xavier.In the document entitled “Personnel in charge of the Institute” drafted by Mother Cabrini on a parchment preserved in the Cabriniano Museum in Codogno, she placed the saint as a zealot for the Congregation that was about to be born.Let’s read an excerpt…
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~Fairfield County Catholic When Lucille Souza was a high school freshman in Burbank, California, the idea crossed her mind that maybe, just maybe, she might be called to the religious life. Her parents, who were immigrants from Portugal, worked hard to make a good life for their family, and they sent her to a school…
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A sculpture commemorating the centenary of the death of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini “VIGIL – The Heart of Cabrini, is a visually arresting work of art. Cabrinian symbolism is embedded in every element of steel and bronze in the design.This sculpture is a tribute of gratitude to those present and those who have gone before…
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We are glad to share with you a report on COP26 (now about the second week of the Climate Conference) written by Jean Quinn, DW, Executive Director of UNANIMA International.They are a Non –Governmental Organization (NGO) advocating on behalf of Women and Children, Homeless and Displaced, Migrants and Refugees, and the Environment primarily at the…
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A week ago, two important feasts were celebrated throughout the Cabrini world: the anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s Beatification (13 November) and the Foundation of the Institute (14 November).We share two initiatives that wanted to remember in a special way these two important passages in the history of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred…
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4th Superior General of the Institute 50th death anniversary November 20, 2021 will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Mother Chiara Grasselli, Superior General from 1967 to 1971, an unforgettable and cherished Superior General, as well as an extraordinary Cabrinian Missionary figure. Mother Chiara had the courage and the spiritual intelligence to transform…
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Celebrating Mother Cabrini’s Jubilee: 75 Years of Sainthood for the First American Saint! Interview by Mary Kovach, Ph.D. Mother Cabrini was born Maria Francesca Cabrini in 1850 near Milan, Italy. She was the youngest of thirteen children, dedicated her life to Christ, and became Sister Frances Xavier Cabrini. She emigrated from Italy to the United States…
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The way we love: How Our Charism and our Values Shape Our Ministries About Cabrini Ministries Eswatini Cabrini Ministries is a faith based community care organization serving the Lubombo Lowveld with a mission to share the love of Jesus Christ by promoting the well-being of individuals and families through comprehensive integrated health care, education and…
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We are glad to share with you a report on COP26 (especially about the first week of the Climate Conference) written by Jean Quinn, DW, Executive Director of UNANIMA International.They are a Non –Governmental Organization (NGO) advocating on behalf of Women and Children, Homeless and Displaced, Migrants and Refugees, and the Environment primarily at the…
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His Eminence Blase, Cardinal Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, for the benefit of the souls entrusted to his pastoral care petitioned the Apostolic Penitentiary of His Holiness Pope Francis the Bishop of Rome for the grace and favor of a special Jubilee Year in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Canonization of Saint Frances XavierCabrini,…
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The origin of this day established by Pope Francis and Cabrini Mission Foundation activity. On the occasion of World Day of the Poor we share first, how the World Day for the Poor established by Pope Francis came about; then some lines on Cabrini Mission Foundation, who helps for the most needy, based in New…
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On November 14, 1880, the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was born. Thus we read in the Memoirs of the MSC Institute:“In this township of Codogno the Lord was arranging a small group of virgins, gathered around Rev. Mother Francesca Saverio Cabrini who, full of zeal, felt moved by…
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The Feast Day of St. Frances Xavier CabriniPatroness of ImmigrantsNovember 13, 2021 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, proclaimed a saint in 1946 and Patron Saint of Immigrants in 1950, is best known for her extraordinary apostolic activity in the United States and South America in the service of Italian emigrants to whom she was sent in…
Read MoreWe propose an article written some years ago by Sister Maria Barbagallo, MSC Former General Superior, about the Beatification of Mother Cabrini, November 13th 1938. Below you can find some initiatives organised in our Cabrinian World for this important Feast day. On 13th November 1938 Francesca Saverio Cabrini was proclaimed Blessedby Sister Maria Barbagallo In…
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After the new wave of emergency and suffering in Afghanistan, many were forced to make drastic decisions to seek safety and protect their families. In this poem, a young refugee shares the joys of her past, the sorrows of her present, and the uncertainty of her future. I wish to go back to the past,…
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On 16 October, a second meeting was held for prospective CLMs in Africa. Five people were in person in Dubbo – Kidane, Birkinesh, Teresa, and Tilahun and his wife Maria; this was the first meeting that Maria (photo) was able to attend. Linder, from Cameroon, was also able to join the meeting via Zoom.We started…
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On October 31st the United Nations climate change summit, COP26, was held in Glasgow, Scotland.The two-week (10/31 – 11/12) has long been billed as a critical checkpoint in the global effort to limit theplanet’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times – a key threshold to avoid the mostdevastating impacts of climate change.Scientists have…
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Recently, I was asked to visit our sisters in the mission of Uganda; to be a support for the community as Sr. Albertina and Sr. Gloria were both in Brazil at the time. Sr. Addise remained in Dzaipi with Sr. Joseane and Sr. Martha who were both relatively new to the country & mission.This was…
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On October 21 the second formation meeting dedicated to St. Joseph was held at the Curia in Rome.Sister Maria Regina Canale MSC General Assistant, accompanied us on an ever deeper and more surprising discovery of the patron saint of the Universal Church. In the history of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St….
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On October 15 and 16, Sister Maria Regina, Assistant General, participated in two important days for our Institute in Borghetto Lodigiano.On the first day there was a Eucharistic celebration in the parish of Borghetto, the church of San Bartolomeo, in the presence of the mayor Dr. Giovanna Gargioni, the civil authorities and the director of…
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Dear Sisters and Partners-in-Mission, I greet you all in the grace and mercy of the precious Sacred Heart. It has been a full last quarter, with many meetings and much activity despite the August holiday period in the northern hemisphere. I hope you all had some time out to spend with your family and friends….
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On the occasion of World Food Day, we offer you two articles on this topic. The first one comes from the Dispensario Madre Cabrini in Guatemala and the other one from New York City, from the close collaboration between Cabrini Mission Foundation and Cabrini Immigrant Services of New York.We also remind you of this important…
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At the end of August, Sr. Alemenesh MSC, accompanied the Vocation Group of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Dubbo, for an excursion to Hawassa, the Regional Capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples Regional State(SNPPRS), to mark the end of the Ethiopian year. This past September 11, Ethiopia began the year 2014! �The photo…
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Cabrini Day In March of 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law, HB 1031 establishing Frances Xavier Cabrini Day as a Colorado State Holiday. It is the first paid state holiday in the nation that recognizes a woman, and is now observed on the first Monday in October. Taking advantage of a beautiful fall…
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The Cabrinian Way at the Santa Cabrini Youth Centre Saint Cabrini Youth Center is located in Vila Ir. Dulce, outskirts of Teresina – Piauí, Northeast region of Brazil. It is one of the largest urban occupations in Latin America, formed by families coming from migratory flows from the countryside of Piauí and other Northeast and…
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Cabrini has opened Australia’s first private, women’s-only mental health hospital at Cabrini Elsternwick. Located in the new Lisa Thurin Women’s Health Centre in the heart of Elsternwick, the Cabrini Women’s Mental Health service focuses on treatment for mental ill health. This modern hospital is the first of its kind in Australia and is a prototype…
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Oct. 1st Caption: With #WorldHomelessDay soon approaching, UNANIMA International will be sharing testimonies, information, and what we are doing to highlight global homelessness at the UN. COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, especially women and children. #hiddenfacesofhomelessness #endhomelessness Oct. 2nd Caption: With #WorldHomelessDay soon approaching, UNANIMA International will be sharing testimonies,…
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From 23rd to 26th August Sr. Tatiana Avdokushina took part in the 10th General Assembly of CORSUM in Oktyabrskoe near Moscow (Russia) representing our Institute at the Russian Conference of Major Religious Superiors (CORSUM is our USMI-CISM). The Assembly gathered 23 representatives of female and male religious communities. Because of the coronavirus, not all of…
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Title: I Feel Like I’ve Been Run Over by a Truck: How to build Connection, Resilience andGratitude in the Wake of a Trauma – Katie McKennaDate: October 6th, 2021Time: 4:00pmLocation: Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of Saint JosephREGISTRATION https://forms.office.com/r/nq553MrJs4 THERE WILL BE A STREAMING OPTION. Take a listen to Katie’s story. People often say, “I feel like…
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A Spotlight on the Cabrinian Outreach for Immigrants Please Mark Your Calendars: today, October 27, December 1 This fall, we kick off a new webinar series on immigration in which we will be exploring how LOVE for immigrants finds its expression in the everyday services provided by our Cabrini Immigrant Services in Dobbs Ferry, NY…
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~ by Brother Sean Sammon, FMS in HORIZON, the Journal of the National Religious Vocations Conference Since Vatican II, community life has posed a challenge for many women and men religious. Prior to the council, rigid structures and antiquated rules governed life together. Communities, in general, were large, institutional, and closed off from the world…
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Many of you will be familiar with the #Praywithus section on our website cabriniworld.org.This is the beautiful little chapel, always decorated with beautiful flowers, that we have at the Generalate in Rome. Here, every day, Sister Maria Regina and other Sisters take care of the prayer requests that we are receiving in large numbers through…
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The Cabrini Mission Foundation responds with boldness and urgency to the unmet needs of the most vulnerable, especially when there are those in need in our own community. During the summer season, our team worked with Cabrini Immigrant Services’ NYC Food Pantry, and has been dedicated to supporting and feeding more than 200 families each…
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Next week will take place online from Sep 20 to Sep 22 a Conference titled ” THEOLOGY OF HUMAN MOBILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY – Migrants and Pilgrims as Our Ancestors ” organised by Scalabrini International Migration Institute – SIMI, USG and UISG. Sister Barbara Staley, MSC General Superior, invites all of us to partecipate….
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I moved to New Orleans in 2017 to assist with Campus Ministry at Cabrini High School. It was a wonderful job. New Orleans is so friendly and Catholic. The downside of living there is the long hurricane season and the prospect of an evacuation. Many years ago, when the Ursuline Sisters were missioned to New…
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As another unprecedented year draws to a close, we look back upon another successful year at St. Francesca Cabrini Primary School. The academic year began with the re-opening of school to all pupils from Nursery Class to Year 6 joining their class ‘bubble’. The Autumn term had no disruption to pupils learning, however, at Christmas…
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Mother Cabrini was proclaimed “Celestial Patroness of all emigrants” by Pope Pius XII in 1950, September the eight. This photo represents the official document kept in the Cabrini Museum in Codogno. If we think about the context in which this proclamation took place, it is something really surprising: Mother Cabrini became patroness of emigrants when…
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By Felipe Witchger & Elizabeth Garlow Over several weeks this Spring, 20 U.S. Catholic asset holders gathered on six different occasions to wrestle with the rarely-posed question: What would bold action in impact investing look like, if we use Catholic Social Teaching as our starting point? The cohort included Kayoko Lyons, Director of Impact Investing for…
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Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of September, and invites us to pray that everyone might make choices which promote a simple and sustainable lifestyle. By Devin Watkins As the Church begins the annual Season of Creation on 1 September, Pope Francis is inviting everyone to pray for “an environmentally sustainable lifestyle”….
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Our Sister Roseni, Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus participating in an interview on the theme: “Religious Vocation and its social aspects”. Program “In your hands” of the Archdiocese of Teresina -Piauí (Northeast Region of Brazil). Follow the other pictures with their respective guests to participate in this very interesting program by following this…
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LOVE in Action Please Save These Dates Announcing a new webinar series on immigration sponsored by the National Shrine of St. Cabrini in Chicago in collaboration with the Cabrini Retreat Center, Des Plaines, IL. This fall we will be exploring how LOVE for immigrants finds its expression in the everyday services provided by our Cabrini…
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What is your role in HSR?I am so honored to talk about my job, and the love I have for Cabrini Ministries Swaziland (Cabrini)! Myname is Sharon Singleton. I was born and have lived my whole life in Swaziland, and worked for manyyears as a teacher. How did you meet the MSCs?In 2010, I met…
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Sr. Roseni Teresinha Gonçalves MSC carries out the mission with the MSC community in the in Teresina, Pauí, in Brazil.In August they started a Biblical Formation. Together with the pastoral agents of the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Teresina and the group is studying of the Letter to the Galatians. “It is for…
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This is a message of hope and resilience from the school children in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano Este es un mensaje de esperanza y resistencia de los escolares de Sant Angelo Lodigiano Questo è un messaggio di speranza e di resilienza da parte dei bambini della scuola a Sant’Angelo Lodigiano Esta é uma mensagem de esperança e…
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Cabrini University’s Campus Ministry Department is excited to announce our speaker lineup for the Catholic Lecture Series during the Fall Semester. The department will welcome three experts in their respected fields to share their gifts and talents with the community. Each speaker will use Campus Ministry’s theme, Shoulder to Shoulder¸ as their foundation for their conversations with…
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A total 12 leaders of Ministries in the Holy Spirit Region (HSR) participated in a Leadership Seminar held in Eswatini from 6 – 10 June 2021. The seminar aimed to equip HSR ministry leaders with much needed skills to successfully execute their leadership roles. It also aimed to provide a platform for the leaders to…
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Today is World Humanitarian Aid Day. For us, the model in this sense is St Francesca Cabrini and in this regard we share an excerpt from the “Discourse on the heroic figure of Mother Cabrini in 1946” in which Pius XII wrote: “Look at her: study the way she has taken to guide you down…
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In his 2015 encyclical letter ‘Laudato Si’, Pope Francis called on the global community to live out a commitment in response to the ‘cry of the earth and the cry of the poor’. Recent global crises, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, have further demonstrated that there is an urgent need for action around environmental and social…
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CONTENTS OF THE 1930 ST.EDWARD SEMINARY TIME CAPSULE Items removed from the time capsule encased in the cornerstone of St.Edward Seminary in 1930 have been returned to the archdiocese.The capsule contents included: A medal of Pope Pius XI, a medal of the Sacred Heart with Mother Cabrini on the other side, and a scapular medal…
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From Epistolary of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini – Volume 3 Letters from 1897 to 1901 “On going to heaven, may the Most Holy Mary leave all her beautiful and magnanimous virtues to you”. From Between One Wave and Another “While we were contemplating, it seemed that from the sky, covered with graceful clouds, a small…
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Update on Turin After 121 years the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus leave the mission in Turin. Here is a detailed history from the beginnings until today. In Turin, the sisters ran a university hostel and a multimedia conference hall. Después de 121 años, los Misioneros del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús dejan la…
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Today, on International Youth Day, we rediscover these beautiful photos from the pilgrimage of many young people in July to the Cabrini Shrine in New York. “Last week the Shrine welcomed over 1,500 teens on pilgrimage en route to the Redemptoris Mater conference being held in Gettysburg, PA. It was wonderful to meet so many…
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Visit of the Ambassador of the Philippines S.E. Domingo P. Nolasco in Rome and in Codogno and visit of the Tabor Church at the Centre of Spirituality Mother Cabrini in Codogno by the Bishop of Lodi, Mons. Malvestitti. On August, 6 the Philippine Ambassador to the Italian Republic, H.E. Domingo P. Nolasco, visited the Curia…
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Our Love In Action: Cabrini Ministries Ethiopia Community Outreach and Centre of Life Rehabilitation It is impossible to forget the gaze of a child who is hungry, or the desperation of a mother trying to secure her child’s next meal. The need for food sustainability is primal, yet the ability to do so depends on…
Read MoreToday we discover a little about the activities in the Mater Gratiae Province in Spain during the months of April and May. Activities of the Province Spain During the month of April, we have continued to celebrate Easter. On this occasion we have carried out a dynamic to try to lead the students to the…
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In the new video, #PapaFrancesco invites us to learn to live together, in harmony and peace, to build a future enriched by diversity and intercultural relations.The direct testimony of those who daily work together in diversity demonstrates the possibility of realising this future “in colour”. #Onwards to an ever-greater year #GMMR2021 “Towards an ever greater…
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Pope Francis releases the prayer intention for the month of August, inviting everyone to work for a transformation of the Church – a work that begins with “a reform of ourselves” through an experience of prayer, charity and service, inspired by the Holy Spirit. By Benedict Mayaki, SJ In his video message for his prayer…
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On July 23rd, a group of 50 Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC members and staff attended the Immigrants are Essential Rally in New York City. CIS-NYC and over 1,000 New Yorkers marched through Chinatown and shut down the Manhattan Bridge as part of a nationwide day of action to demand a pathway to citizenship be…
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Julie Fleming of Cabrini Health Australia tells us about an extraordinary project. This is my story: Hope and human flourishing in the workplaceMother Cabrini said she would go to the ends of the earth as a missionary but at Cabrini Australia people from the ends of the earth come to us.For many at Cabrini Australia…
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Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims. Traffickers the world over continue to target women and girls. The poor and the vulnerable are most at risk. The vast majority of detected victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and 35 per cent…
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Over the 5 years since we became a Region, we have been developing various aspects of our Regional ministries and structures. Recently, the development of a CLM group has been ‘ignited’, due to interest arising from within our current missions, as well as some interested persons in countries where the MSCs are not physically present….
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From Rome – Vatican: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-07/world-day-grandparents-elderly-pope-prayer-released-dicastery-la.html From Rome – Vatican : https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2021-07/world-day-for-grandparents-and-the-elderly-is-the-ultimate-gift.html From St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, New York Today at the Shrine we honor grandparents and our elders. A fine time was had at a special coffee hour/tea in our retreat room hosted by Srs. Amarech, Aynalem, and Ayantu. Thank you! From Bethany Community, Buenos…
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In his homily on the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis insists on the importance of young and old coming together in a covenantal sharing of life. By Christopher Wells As the Church marked the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, celebrated Holy Mass in the…
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Una nuova Via Crucis nel cortile dell Centro di Spiritualità di Codogno, dedicata a tutte le persone che nel dramma del Covid hanno perso la vita e in modo speciale a oloro che hanno dato la vita per salvare altri. È stata benedetta lo scorso 11 giugno, in occasione della Festa del Sacro Cuore di…
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On July 30th, Talitha Kum invites all networks, partners and friends to join our online activation marking the UN’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Together, we want to tell a story of care. Our aim is to show that care can make a difference along every step of the journey to combat human trafficking –…
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An Historical Perspective: Our Work in Context The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MSCs) currently in Guatemala are managing two healthcare facilities. The ‘St. Joseph Dispensary’ (DSJ) was set up in 1975 in Zone 6 of the capital city, while the ‘Mother Cabrini Dispensary’ in the village of Bárcena, 45 minutes from the capital,…
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On July 15, the entire Cabrini World remember the birth of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. On this occasion, in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Mother Cabrini’s hometown, takes place the traditional flight of the dove. The children of the summer camp in the front row, with their eyes wide open and their noses in the air. All around…
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Yesterday we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s Canonization. During the day, the Sisters met online from all the parts of the world to spend a moment of joy and sharing the love for the mission. It was also a moment to pray for the Sisters and communities who are going through difficult times,…
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IL 7 LUGLIO, IV Domenica dopo la Pentecoste, la Santità di Nostro Signore il Sommo Pontefice Pio XII ha proceduto, nella Basilica Vaticana, alla solenne Canonizzazione della Beata Francesca Saverio Cabrini, Fondatrice dell’Istituto delle Missionarie del Sacro Cuore. Il sacro Rito ha avuto inizio alle 7:30, ora in cui il grande corteo del Clero regolare…
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Today the General Council of the Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus received the visit of the Leadership Team of the Scalabrinian Sisters. It was an occasion to see each other and to discuss and update about the project Chaire Gynai. The project is carried out in Rome by the Scalabrinian Sisters in…
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I am Sr. Joseane Cabral Soares, an MSC from Brazil. Two years ago, I arrived in Melbourne,Australia, in the state of Victoria. Australia feels like the end of the earth!When I arrived here in May, 2019, I was deeply desolate, both spiritually and emotionally. Theunexpected deaths of my grandmother, Marisa, and then my father, were…
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Tell us a bit about yourself. Hello everyone! My name is Laura Silvina Baldini and I am a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I was born in Rosario, Argentina to Martha (a housekeeper) and Ruben Baldini (a farmer), & am the firstborn & only girl in my family. Of my 2 brothers,…
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A Day of Commitment and Celebration The Cabrini Lay Missionaries (CLMs), Guadalupe Province, shared a beautiful Feast of the Sacred Heart and the celebration continued until June 13th.On the Feast Day, we had a special prayer service, via Zoom. During the service, Adela Jarquin and Marianne McGowan, renewed their commitment to the CLMs for 3…
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Today is World Refugee Day and we deeply want to thank all the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus all over the world that, together with our lay collaborators and Sharers of the Charism, work tirelessly , on the front lines or hidden, and continue Mother Cabrini’s work in taking care of migrants…
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Last Friday, 11 June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was celebrated in different parts of the world.The Sacred Heart at the centre of our mission continues to flood with its love so many realities that remember it with joy. On this solemn day the sisters renew their vows.Between celebrations and festivities we…
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The Leadership Conference of Women Religious ( LCWR ) is the association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has about 1350 members, who represent nearly 80 percent of the approximately 49,000 women religious in the United States. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to…
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This video was made to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Colegio Sagrado Corazón in Villa Mercedes, Argentina. With music dedicated to Saint Frances Cabrini and images of the history of this Institute. Happy Birthday #CollegioSagradoCuore 120 years of life.College founded by #SaintFrancescaJavierCabrini (foundress of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart) on 26th May 1901.Today…
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With the first rays of the May sun, Argentina is dressed in light blue and white because there is the joy of celebration, the warmth of the Homeland… time that, as a people, we remember our history to savour, value and give thanks for Freedom, as a gift from God and the heroic action of…
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Walking onto the Dementia Unit at St. Cabrini Nursing Home is always a special and unique experience. On April 14, 2021, the atmosphere was festive as five residents were gathered around the “Magic Table.” The Magic Table, otherwise known as a “Tovertafel,” is a ceiling-based, high-quality projector that contains infrared sensors, a loudspeaker and a processer…
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In the Brazilian calendar, May 18th is the national day for combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents and the Santa Cabrini Youth Center holds several activities with families and the community in general in commemoration of the date. This year, we had the recognition of the municipal government for the relevant work…
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“So, enter the interior sanctuary of your soul, see what virtues are lacking and promise to study assiduously how to practicethem in very difficult moments; then you will have a beautiful bouquet to present to Our Lady each day. She, however, will notbe outdone in generosity and you will see what graces she will bestow…
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On the 1st of May 2021, in London, our Parish, St. William of York, celebrated the 16th ‘Mass for Migrants’. This Mass has been celebrated every May Bank Holiday since 2006, when it was first introduced by the then Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Conner. Each year since then, the event has reminded Londoners…
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“Education with a Heart” Cabrini Mission Foundation recently purchased twenty-five (25) chrome books, now allowing current students in need to continue their online classes and virtual schooling during the current pandemic. Mother Cabrini based her work on “education of the heart”; promoting Gospel values, critical thinking and openness towards others. Through this initiative and all…
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The Cabrini Mission Foundation has a long history of working with migrants and displaced people. Responding to the Gospel call for justice and love, honoring the Catholic Social Teachings on the dignity of all persons, and continuing the legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Patroness of Immigrants, the Cabrini Mission Foundation is committed to: WELCOME as…
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The Cabrini mission in Guatemala focuses on the most vulnerable population through the San Jose Dispensary in Zone 6 of the capital city, and the Mother Cabrini Dispensary in Barcena Villa Nueva. The service provided by Cabrini Guatemala in Barcena focuses on curative and preventive medical care and the integral development of the individual, the…
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What an exciting day April 22nd turned out to be for Cabrini of Westchester. On that day, Deborah Mosley, a trained storyteller, Ellen Tessitore, a certified NY State Teacher and Lorraine Campanelli, Director of Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY presented a workshop at a national conference. The workshop, ‘Intergenerational, Intercultural Art and Storytelling…
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Dear Sisters,We know you have suffered great loss in this past year, with many Sisters passing away especially in the past few months. As a sign of love and solidarity, on Mother’s Day we are sending a gift from as many of us as possible. You Sisters mean so much in the life of each…
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by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Pope Francis prays the rosary with about 160 people in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 1, 2021. The pope began a monthlong rosary marathon praying for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched…
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On the 26th of April the donation of one and a half hectares of land to the aboriginal community of Barrio Toba Cacique Francisco Moreno- QOM – (Department of Rosario – Santa Fe) was signed. On September 18, 1985, on the initiative of Sister Regina Ardissone and the Union of Parents of the “Mother Cabrini”…
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On the last day of our Bookfoot we were graced with a wealth of activities including storytelling from the Little Prince, led by social educator Leaneida, reinforcing the need for self-care, to captivate and value the time we spend with those we love. The activity is part of the campaign “I take care of me,…
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Yesterday at the Generalate in Rome, Sr. Maria Regina MSC held the first training session of a cycle she had designed for Curia employees on St Joseph. On the occasion of the year proclaimed by Pope Francis dedicated to him and on the eve of Labour Day, we reflected on the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde…
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On May 8, Santa Rosa school in Argentina will be 125 years old! “This year we celebrate the 125th anniversary of Colegio Santa Rosa, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.We started this journey last year with the slogan “125 Years, 12 Stories and 1 School” with some videos shared on the 8th of each month. As…
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Today is the Earth Day ! 🙏🏽😁🌏❤️ From the very beginning, Mother Cabrini was careful for the Mother Earth. In “Between one wave and another” Mother Cabrini wrote to the students of the Magisterium a thought of absolute modernity and topicality:“The world of today, which seems to be moving backwards towards paganism, in spite of…
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When it comes to helping immigrants, Catholic sisters are one of the few constants in a tempestuous American landscape often shaped by hostility and division. “They are invested in the marginalized and dispossessed,” said Dr. Margaret McGuinness, a religious professor at LaSalle University in Philadelphia and author of Called to Serve: A History of Nuns…
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Equity and Equality, Why Our Health Ministry is Important in the World Today It is an unacceptable fact that some people in our world are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others due entirely to the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work and age. In…
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Two weeks ago St. Phillips clinic responded to an emergency night call when a 39-year-old mother of seven reported to the clinic with a fractured leg and bruises covering her face. Cabrini staff at St. Phillips provided her medical attention and her wounds improved over days. In a recent follow-up visit, she reported that her…
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Watch this beautiful video sent from our Sister Therese Merandi MSC, that is in South in South Sudan at the moment, missioning at the “Good Shepherd Peace Center” together with Solidarity with South Sudan. Discover the several activities in this structure despite the pandemic. Vea este hermoso video enviado por nuestra Hermana Therese Merandi MSC,…
Read MoreWhen the International Health Commission last met in late March 2020, Italy had overtaken China with the highest number of deaths from the virus, New York was bracing for a rapid increase in cases, Australia looked to be following a similar trend with a time lag of a few weeks, the clinic in Argentina had closed…
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