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...Can you spend a few minutes reflecting on your implicit (unconscious) and explicit (conscious) bias? Then think about expressions such as “Gee, I look like I’m a homeless person.” When examining your own biases and the social narratives you have heard, do you say, “They are experiencing homelessness?” or do you label them by saying “they are homeless?” If you spoke about homelessness to a friend or acquaintance, what would you be able to share with them after reading this?...

...extent human beings often judge one another by his or her friends or associates. To some extent, this has been true in evaluating the women’s movement. Some of its earliest advocates, such as Clara Zetkin, were very active in a movement that eventually transformed Germany into a socialist state. This label drew many to the cause, but it also repelled many. In the literature of the present day, one still detects charges of leftist thinking in explaining the women’s causes....

...cannot take it all in at once. The word others has a long history in our language. But othering is new to me and took some time to absorb. The word othering was foreign to me. I had to resort to Mr. Google, online dictionaries, synonyms, etc. Looking at a word as a noun or a verb can help, and WordHippo will show examples. Othering is a phenomenon in which some individuals or groups are defined and labeled as not...

...deserves to be labeled, judged, discarded even, according to the worst thing we ever did? Rather, are we not called to honor human dignity and extend God’s loving design to all creation and all persons? I still stand by the statement I made at Will McCrory’s execution: My faith and the teachings of our Church compel me to say No! to the death penalty and to work to abolish it. Surely just as we know that God loves us always...

...removed places of worship from its sensitive locations list, allowing ICE agents to enter them for enforcement purposes. We have already witnessed a reduction in attendance at many of our religious services in our denominations, as the threat of enforcement has deterred many families from practicing their faith. Then Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson shares a moment with then Archbishop Joseph Tobin during a luncheon at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Moreover, the bill provides funding for a border wall...

...helps them label their emotions,” said Sister Stephanie. There was a child who was upset because she had dropped her sandwich on the pavement at lunch and she was hungry. “After the child was able to express why she was upset, to brighten her day, I let her choose a sticker from my collection that I carry with me. Afterward, I was able to speak with the teacher about it and see how they could help.” On the move This...

...rather than working for the common good, we sow seeds of violence. Sister Jessica Vitente in prayer. Today, attending public events such as celebrations, parades, rallies, or even simply going to school can cause some concern. Indeed, violence in words and deeds is all around us. And yet, goodness is also all around us. Words matter. Every time we use derogatory words to label and dehumanize or deprive other persons of opportunities we choose for ourselves, we increase the possibility...

...feel it. The presence of the dead who now live in Spirit is with you. You see their photos and know that it could be you; it could be your children; it could be me. The parallels are our perils. The labeling of the “other” as vermin and a list of horrid names sets the stage for a loss of freedom and liberty to say nothing of the loss of humanity. The images are seared on my soul. If you think this...

...and California. She taught mostly English, guided young people in speech contests, and for two summers, took 35 seniors and college students abroad to eight different countries. Her students described her as “super nice, but strict.” Sister Mary Esther Lane In 1979, she began ministry at a Retreat Center in Orange, California, and later at Serra Retreat House in Malibu, California. In 1983, she began working at St. Elizabeth, in Van Nuys, California, in the health office, weighing, measuring and...

...to people’s lives. – Sister Sharon Q. Please complete this sentence. Sister Sharon is … A. I’m a happy person, very happy in my vocation. It’s a wonderful life. Sister Sharon is a very grateful person to God, my community and my family, of course. In the jail I never look at what a man has been accused of doing. I don’t want to put labels on them. I just look at each one and say we are all human...

Wheelchairs on the dock! 1982 infirmary picnic. Another photo from the 1982 infirmary picnic. A more recent photo of Sister Jean Fuqua next to the sign marking the area surrounding the lake with its new name, Fuqua Park. The final shovel-fulls of dirt are removed allowing the water to move into the newly expanded area of the lake in 1981. The label on this photo on the scrapbook album: HATS OFF TO THE CREW This handsome crew spent a hot...

...Lake in the 1980s. The label on this photo on the scrapbook album: HATS OFF TO THE CREW This handsome crew spent a hot August 15, 1981 seeding the slopes after the enlargement project. Seated on the hay: Jeanne Knoerle, Ruth Eileen Dwyer. Standing left to right: Bernice Kuper, Leona Walsh, Carol Nolan, Jean Fuqua, grandson of Taylor Ramsey, Taylor and Pete Farmer. In the truck: Mary Stella Morrisey, Agnese Boddington, Emily Walsh, Kathleen Desautels, Jean Karier, Sue Pietrus, Carol...