Over the past few months, our Communications Team had the opportunity to spend a few days with the community of the Sisters of Codogno. A great gift! We arrived in a community where the wounds from the loss of many Sisters to Covid-19 were still fresh. Yet, at the same time, we were able to…
Read MoreUsing our temporal goods to spread the love of Christ
In this edition of To the Ends of the World, the Institute’s Finance Ministry highlights two examples of using our temporal goods to spread the love of Christ to vulnerable communities. The first example is a small monetary donation to SEFRAS to help combat hunger in Brazil. We learned about SEFRAS through our Brazilian Sisters….
Read MoreSr. Barbara Staley, MSC General Superior letter for the 75th Anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s Canonization
Dear Sisters and Partners-in-Mission, On July 7th we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Mother Cabrini’s canonization. Saint, lover of Christ, businesswomen, entrepreneur, advocate for the vulnerable, audacious, servant, educator, hard worker, mother… St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, lived prophetically, a woman beyond her time, human and humanizing, and until today a beacon of hope and life. …
Read MoreSmiles, Reminiscence and Fun!
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…
Read MoreCelebrating our Sisters on Mother’s Day
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…
Read MoreDonation of one and a half hectares of land to the aboriginal community of Barrio Toba Cacique Francisco Moreno
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”…
Read MoreFormation course on Saint Joseph
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…
Read More125th Anniversary of Colegio Santa Rosa
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…
Read MorePraying for the Sisters in Codogno
The funerals of Sister Sofia Costa and Sister Annunziata Quaranta, who returned to the Father’s House on Monday 8 March because they were affected by the Coronavirus, are taking place today.The sisters in Codogno are going through a period of great suffering because of the pandemic. We ask you to support the whole community with…
Read MoreRemembering our Shared Mission in the Face of COVID-19. A special message from IHC
When 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…
Read MoreSupporting People on the Move through Impact Investing
Mission Driven Finance is an impact investment firm dedicated to building a financial system that ensures good businesses have sufficient affordable access to capital. Built from the ground up with a single purpose—to make it easy to invest in your community—all our funds and structured products are designed to close financial gaps that close opportunity gaps. We…
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