Sowing Hope for Children in our Care “CARE BEYOND INSTITUTIONALIZATION” Webinar Part 2: “Approaches to best practices towards transitioning residential care”. 25th January 2022, 12.30 pm -2.00pm (Rome time) Speakers: Dr Janestic TWIKIRIZE- A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University, Uganda. Sr. Delvin Mukhwana, DHM- The programme Manager,Read more…
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CARE BEYOND INSTITUTIONALIZATION: Part 2 Read moreCARE BEYOND INSTITUTIONALIZATION: Part 2
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Webinar: Building a Communications Office Read moreWebinar: Building a Communications Office
Webinar: Building a Communications Office Do you have the right resources to support your congregation’s communications needs? This panel presentation offers experiences from communicators in a one-person office, in a multi-person department, and those serving several sites across different cultures. Each will address key challenges, what works well, and how to grow the communications function toRead more…
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Testimonies and interviews before the UISG Plenary 2022 Read moreTestimonies and interviews before the UISG Plenary 2022
Since several weeks, our website dedicated exclusively to the UISG Plenary 2022 is continusly developping and growing. Regularly, we are publishing short testimonies in which sisters from all over the world share their reflections and personal perspective on the theme of the Plenary “Embracing Vulnerability on the Synodal Journey”. In one of the recently featuredRead more…
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For All the Earth – online course by sr. Laurie Brink, O.P. Read moreFor All the Earth – online course by sr. Laurie Brink, O.P.
For All The Earth (1 Cor 10:26) – Integrating of the Charism, Mission and Care of the Creation 18th January and 1st February 2022, 2:00 – 4:00pm (Rome time) As Pope Francis has urged, the development of an integral ecology on behalf of our common home is a Christian imperative, one that resonates deeply withRead more…
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Engaging the Laudato Si’ Action Platform Read moreEngaging the Laudato Si’ Action Platform
Engaging the Laudato Si’ Action Platform January 14, 2022 from 2 pm to 4 pm )Rome Time) Bring the whole family together…for we know that things can change. (LS 13) Program: Messages from the Co-Presidents of the JPIC Commission USG-UISG, Sr. Noelle Corscadden, IBVM and Fr. Paulus Budi Kleden, SVD Deepening our Understanding ofRead more…
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Nuns on ‘front lines’ of coronavirus pandemic
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UISG Bulletin n. 171 – 2020
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