When we talk about facing an unsustainable future, it’s important to remember that we have choices. As Sisters of the Holy Names, we choose to look at the economic, social and environmental warning signs that surround us and respond with confident hope.
Sister Catherine Grams, SNJM departed this life on July 13, 2017 at Marie Rose Center, Mary’s Woods, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Sister Catherine had celebrated 90 years of life and 70 years of religious profession.
We, the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, are members of an international community of Catholic women religious, 425 of whom are United States citizens living and ministering in California, Oregon, Washington, Mississippi, Florida, Maryland, Michigan and New York. We are committed to “the full development of the human person” …
Sister Contance Lovcik, SNJM departed this life on May 28, 2017 at Marie Rose Center, Mary’s Woods, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Sister Constance had celebrated 92 years of life and 72 years of religious profession.
In keeping with their commitment to “welcome the stranger among us,” the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) have overwhelmingly adopted a corporate stand expressing solidarity with migrants and refugees.
Affirming the corporate stand involved in-depth study, dialog, prayer …
Just before Easter, two Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Names completed a project to gather hundreds of long-sleeved shirts to protect migrant workers in Florida from agricultural health hazards.
Most people don’t wear long sleeves in Florida because of the warm weather …
The five leaders of the U.S.-Ontario Province of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary have mailed a letter to all Catholic members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives asking them to help rescind recent executive orders affecting immigrants to the United States …
Sister Mary Berchmans Trentacoste, SNJM departed this life on April 15, 2017 at Our Lady of Fatima, Saratoga, California. Sister Mary Berchmans celebrated 86 years of life and 61 years of her religious profession.
January 25, 1934 – April 14, 2017
Sister Marion Patrick Connors, SNJM departed this life on April 14, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, California. Sister Marion Patrick celebrated 83 years of life and 64 years of her religious profession.