inSpirit, Spring/Summer 2013 - Sisters of the Holy Cross

inSpirit
Sisters of the Holy Cross
2013 spring / summer
2013 spring / summer inSpirit 1

Sisters of the Holy Cross
table of contents
vol. 1, no. 2 – spring/summer 2013
inSpirit is published three times annually by
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Sisters of the Holy Cross
Founded in 1841 in Le Mans, France, the
Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross
is an international community of women
religious whose motherhouse is located in
Notre Dame, Indiana. We are called to
participate in the prophetic mission of Jesus
to witness God’s love for all creation. Our
ministries focus on providing education and
health care services, eradicating material
poverty, ending gender discrimination,
and promoting just, mutual relationships
among people, countries and the entire Earth
community.
To learn more, visit www.cscsisters.org.
Leadership Team
Sister Joan Marie Steadman, CSC
Sister Mary Louise Full, CSC
Sister Geraldine Hoyler, CSC
Sister Sharlet Ann Wagner, CSC
Sister Angela Golapi Palma, CSC
inSpirit Team
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Writers: Holy Cross Sisters M. Rose Edward
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Ann Nowacki; Sister Ann Oestreich, IHM;
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Dear Friends,
As I reflected on the stories in this issue of
inSpirit, these words of Blessed Basil Anthony
Moreau, our founder, came to mind: “Hurry
then, be about the work of resurrection —
prepare the world for better times than ours.”
The Sisters of the Holy Cross and all who
minister with us and support us in our ministry are about the
work of resurrection. To believe that we are called to be about
the work of resurrection takes faith and courage. This work
compels us to act with compassion, to reflect on the signs of
the times, discern needs and respond. As together we stand in
solidarity with the poor and the powerless, we experience God’s
liberating and healing presence.*
When the needs of others touch our hearts, when we see
the face of God in other persons, and when we believe God is
present with us at every moment, everything looks different.
Compassion opens doors to new life, not just for those whose
lives we touch but for ourselves as well. It commits us to acts of
love and reconciliation.
As we stand with those whose lives are torn apart by poverty,
violence and suffering, and as we share in their struggles, hopes
and dreams, the depth of God’s love for all people is revealed.
May we look on our world and one another with the compassion
of God, and may we love with the heart of God.
Devotedly in Holy Cross,
Sister Joan Marie Steadman, CSC
President, Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross
*excerpted from the Mission Statement and Core Values of the Sisters of the
Holy Cross
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Building with love
American students “labor” to benefit
new school in Uganda
On the cover: Left to right: Teachers Eugenia Tukwase, Wellen Tumukunde and
Deogratias Jolly with students from Moreau Primary School, Kirinda, Uganda
4
Pirouettes and prayer
A turning pointe for Brazilian youth
6
A community for peace
Changing the culture of violence in Mexico
7
Utah workshops help
700 immigrants
8
Our work for justice:
Ending human trafficking
Buying local sustains economy, Earth
11
Embracing the Holy Cross spirit
19
Your generosity in action
21
Sewing center gifts
transform lives in Bangladesh
22
Don’t throw away that stamp!
22
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5 ...... New president at Academy of the Holy Cross
16 .............Sister Golapi joins Leadership Team
17 ................... Order remembrance gift cards
18 ...........Moreau Garden Book of Remembrance
20 ...............................Grant them peace
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Stephanie, 18, grew
up in Projeto Sol.
Her great love has
always been ballet.
Projeto Sol: A turning
pointe for Brazilian
youth at risk
by Sister Angela Mary (Carey), CSC
Projeto Sol, or Project Sun, defines the heart of the
ministry that we have carried out these past 35 years
— radiating the light, beauty and grace that is God to
the young residents of the slums of São Paulo, Brazil.
So named because the sun shines equally for rich or
poor, Projeto Sol is a community center whose motto,
Art for Life — Sports for Peace — Education and
Culture for Dignity, complements the children’s formal
schooling. We are about enrichment.
Our mission is to help these young people to be
better citizens, to build a faith life, and to discover
that beauty — whether it is in art, theater, music or
dance — leads ultimately to God. Every child has
the right to reach for the stars. And you, dear friends,
are making it happen. Your generous donations
to the Ministry With the Poor fund have enabled
us to continue when there were no other means of
subsistence. Our gratitude is immeasurable.
&
prayer
Pirouettes
Stephanie’s story: a love of dance
The story of Stephanie is one of many that confirms
the effect of the arts, coupled with prayer, in the life
choices one makes. Stephanie grew up in Projeto Sol.
From the age of 3, her great love has always been ballet.
During her early teens, however, she spent three
rebellious years resisting all counsel. I solicited the
help of Sister M. Francine (Klein), CSC, who prayed
incessantly every day.
Finally, Stephanie requested help in returning to
school. She then found a job working 12 hours a day
as a hairdresser and has returned to ballet at Projeto
Sol. Stephanie, who turned 18 in April, is a beautiful
person in so many ways.
A response to drugs and street violence
When it first opened in 1978 as a one-room shack
amidst the violence of the streets of the Favela 20 da
Cidade Dutra neighborhood, Projeto Sol was a place
where violence in any form was prohibited. Teaming
with Luiz Carlos dos Santos, a Brazilian sociology
student, we assessed the area’s pervasive drug culture
and determined that we had to implement a proactive
program of prevention for the children who daily face
this destructive lifestyle. From the onset, a rigid dress
code, basic courtesy habits and a stance on nonviolence
set the pattern for responsible participation. The
project grew into a community center that provided
extracurricular activities and support to the children.
Youngsters could come after school to participate in
sports, art and educational activities, and through their
involvement stay off the streets.
Within a short time the physical structure of Projeto
Sol became inadequate. The small shack gave way to a
large cinder block room and, after a few years, a kitchen
and second floor were added. In 2000, five unsightly
lots strewn with garbage but within walking distance of
the original center were donated for Projeto Sol. With
additional donations, hard work and a few miracles, the
Cultural and Sports Center Luiz Carlos dos Santos was
opened in 2007.
Education in the Holy Cross tradition
Luiz, a graduate from the Pontifical Catholic
University of São Paulo, and I currently direct the sports
and fine arts programs. Our doors are open Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. until noon for 100 children
and 1:30 to 5 p.m. for another 100. We have recreation
in the evening from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from
4 to 10 p.m. The educators are all products of the center,
university graduates, and trained in the arts and ballet.
They are not only the pillars of the future, they also are
imbued with the philosophy of our founder, Blessed
Basil Anthony Moreau, that one must educate the heart
as well as the intellect.
Sister Angela Mary (Carey), CSC, is co-founder and president of
Projeto Sol, a center for the guidance and education of youth in São
Paulo, Brazil. To learn more about Holy Cross ministries in Brazil,
visit www.cscsisters.org/ministries/pages/brazil.aspx.
Sister Angela Mary (Carey), CSC, right, with Projeto Sol dancers and
an instructor in São Paulo, Brazil
New president at Academy of the Holy Cross
Kathleen Ryan Prebble has been
appointed president of the Academy of
the Holy Cross in Kensington, Maryland,
beginning July 1, 2013. The academy’s
board of trustees recommended Kathleen to
the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross, which, as sponsor of the academy,
is responsible for the appointment of
the president. Kathleen will be the third
president in the history of the academy, a Catholic
college preparatory school for young women founded
by the congregation in 1868.
A Catholic educator and administrator for
many years, including science and math teacher,
dean of students and president of two Catholic
high schools, Kathleen most recently served as
president of Bishop O’Connell High School
in Arlington, Virginia. Read more at www.
academyoftheholycross.org/page.cfm?p=8682.
Some 527 students in grades nine through 12
attend the Academy of the Holy Cross, which is
committed to developing women of courage, compassion
and scholarship who responsibly embrace the social,
spiritual and intellectual challenges of the world.
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Kathleen Ryan
Prebble

A community for peace
Changing the culture of violence in Mexico
by Sister Patricia Rodríguez Leal, CSC
We have been experiencing the effects of Mexico’s
change of power due to the elections that were held
last summer. We could see the violence increasing in
our city, Guadalupe, in Nuevo León. We also heard
about the men, women and teenagers who were killed
in our Libertadores neighborhood because of the drug
conflict. Our children were witnessing all kinds of
trauma that, for them, was becoming part of their
daily reality. Last year the father of one of our children
was killed.
We knew we needed to include adult education as
part of Children for Peace, an after-school program
that works with at-risk children in one of the poorest
sections of the Nuestra Madre Santísima de la Luz
Parish in the Archdiocese of Monterrey, Mexico. In
Children for Peace, we meet with parents once a
month. We talk about their children and what their
children are learning, and we try to teach them how
to resolve conflicts at home. As we met with them,
another need surfaced: to make parents aware of the
urgent necessity to do something to change the culture
of violence. We discovered a workshop called Schools
of Forgiveness and Reconciliation that addressed
our concern.
Healing the wounds of conflict
Designed by Father Leonel Narvàez Gomez,
director of the Foundation for Reconciliation, Schools
of Forgiveness and Reconciliation began six years
ago in Bogota, Colombia. The concept has spread
throughout South America and has been introduced in
Mexico, the United States, Canada and some countries
in Africa. The objective of Schools of Forgiveness
and Reconciliation is to create communities of peace
that heal the wounds of conflict and encourage
reconciliation. The premise is that if victims do not
heal from their psychological wounds, they have a
higher likelihood of becoming future perpetrators of
crime.
The first part of the program supports people in
their healing process by giving them the opportunity
to tell their stories, transform their narratives and
begin a healing process. They learn how to work with
their difficult emotions and see their situation from a
different perspective, which can give them additional
insights into what has occurred.
The workshop for Schools of Forgiveness and
Reconciliation is shared in 11 sessions. Participants
learn skills in counseling both victims and
Sister Patricia
Rodríguez Leal,
CSC, center, stands
with children from
the Libertadores
neighborhood of
Guadalupe in Nuevo
León, Mexico.
Because of an
increase of drugrelated
violence
in the community,
workshops on healing
and reconciliation are
being held for adults
and children.
perpetrators, helping them face each other in order
to deal with the painful issues of the past. They
learn conflict resolution tools, which support
the process of forgiveness, gaining a deeper
understanding of what forgiveness is about and
how it helps the healing of trauma. All of the
participants learn the process of how to forgive
and how to help others if they are called upon to
do so.
Transforming individuals, families and
neighborhoods
We believe that one very important way to
bring about systemic change in our city is to help
people accept their “woundedness” and heal their
emotions. When this healing comes, it has a
rippling effect as spirits are gradually renewed. A
person makes peace with his or her past, which
changes a family. Families are gradually changed
and neighborhoods are positively affected. Soon,
even cities and countries can experience renewal
and peace. The forgiveness and reconciliation
program is helping us achieve the beginnings of
this goal in a small way. Formation is a long-term
process, but we believe the change starts when
people agree to take the challenge to be part of
this transformation.
At present, all members of our staff have either
completed or are currently taking the workshop.
Some of the parents are participating as well.
There also is a special program for the children
of adults who are involved in the workshop.
This program has been tailored for children and
through activities about reconciliation and pardon,
the children are learning that peacemaking can
be fun.
Thanks to a grant from the CSC Ministry With
the Poor fund, materials have been purchased
for the forgiveness and reconciliation workshop,
and snacks have been provided for participants.
This workshop has become a very important
component of the Children for Peace program.
For the Children for Peace staff, working for
peace has to be the work of everyone — children
and adults alike. We continue with lots of
enthusiasm, planting the seed of peace in our city.
Sister Patricia Rodríguez Leal, CSC, served as an
elementary school teacher for Children for Peace in
the Nuestra Madre Santísima de la Luz Parish in the
Archdiocese of Monterrey, Mexico.
Utah workshops help
700 immigrants
Young immigrants in the Salt Lake City,
Utah, area have been streaming to workshops
conducted by Holy Cross Ministries to learn
about the application process for the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals plan. Deferred
Action is a federal policy directive
that gives undocumented
immigrants a two-year deferral
from deportation and legal
authorization to work in the
United States.
During the workshops,
potential applicants meet with a qualified
immigration attorney or an accredited
representative for legal advice. The workshop
fee includes assistance with form preparation
and document review. Since the first of
the year, Holy Cross Ministries has helped
process more than 700 applications.
In order to qualify, immigrants must prove
they arrived in the United States before they
turned 16, are age 30 or younger, have been
living in the United States at least five years,
and are in school or have graduated or served
in the military. They also cannot have been
convicted of certain crimes or otherwise pose
a threat to national security or public safety.
Holy Cross Ministries is helping immigrants
secure the temporary right to live and work
without fear of deportation. Brought to the
United States as minors, these young people
are eager to participate fully in society and to
work and contribute to the common good of
the only country that most of them know.
To view a chart showing the Top 10
Immigration Myths and Facts, go to http://
www.cscsisters.org/ministries/usa/
documents/immigration_mythsandfacts.pdf.
Holy Cross Ministries, Salt Lake City, Utah,
provides numerous outreach programs to the
underserved.
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Our work for justice:
Speaking out for those who cannot speak
In response to the Gospel command to love our neighbor, the Sisters of the Holy Cross have
a special concern for the poor. Our Constitution and Statutes calls us “to give preference to works
which alleviate conditions of poverty and oppression, involve us directly with the poor, and modify
unjust structures.” As the world changes, we continually reflect on the signs of the times and discern
how to respond to the needs of the poor today.
In this issue of inSpirit, we invite you to learn about two of the congregation’s justice priorities:
ending human trafficking and promoting an economic model that embodies social and ecological
values. You will read how one sister is making a difference by raising awareness about human
trafficking. And you will gain insight into how social justice issues are linked with globalization,
and what steps you can take to help sustain local economies and the environment.
Our work for justice
Ending trafficking: the power of one
by Sister Ann Oestreich, IHM
“After I read the book entitled Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, I
knew I was not the same person. What I read changed
me, and I knew I had to do something about it.”
Sister Paula
Goettelmann, CSC,
learned about human
trafficking from reading
this book by Nicholas
D. Kristof and Sheryl
WuDunn and from
materials related to the
congregation’s Corporate
Stand Against Human
Trafficking. The stories of
women around the world
who have been trafficked,
or enslaved, touched her
heart and moved her to
action.
“I am talking to people
I know and trying to raise
awareness about the issue
of human trafficking,”
she said. She risks having
conversations with many
different groups of people about trafficking, which
can be a less than comfortable topic. But Sister Paula
is finding that there is great interest and openness to
learning about it.
Associates, students get involved
Sisters in Kensington, Maryland, and Holy Cross
Associates in the Washington, D.C., area viewed a
video presentation by a woman who was held in sexual
slavery as a teenager. After the presentation, Sister
Paula and Holy Cross associate Jeri Butler brought
the topic forward for education and discussion with
Holy Cross Associates at two of their gatherings.
Associate Christina Bowen shared information with
her husband, Dan, a religion teacher at Georgetown
Preparatory School, a Catholic school for young
men in grades nine through 12 in North Bethesda,
Maryland. In turn, he assigned his class to do research
and write an essay on trafficking. Sister Paula and
Christina discussed ways to gather parishioners at Holy
Left to right: Sister Paula Goettelmann, CSC, with members of
the Bowen family, Christina, Maggie and Dan. After attending a
Holy Cross Associates meeting and learning from Sister Paula the
horrors of human trafficking, Christina shared the information with
her husband, Dan, a theology teacher at Georgetown Preparatory
School, North Bethesda, Maryland. Dan, in turn, assigned his
students an essay on the issue of human trafficking.
Cross parish to raise awareness of human trafficking.
Because young women can be particularly
vulnerable to traffickers, Sister Paula approached the
president, chaplain and director of alumnae relations
at the Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington,
Maryland, a sponsored ministry of the congregation.
She provided resource
material from the
congregation’s website and
invited them to address
the issue with students
and alumnae.
Traveling responsibly
fights trafficking
Sister Paula, a nurse
for Hospice of the
Chesapeake in Landover,
Maryland, has found even
more ways to bring the
issue to light. “Recently,
I chose to stay at the
Country Inns & Suites. I
told the manager I stayed
there because their hotel
signed the ECPAT (End
Child Prostitution and
Trafficking) Code of Conduct.
Country Inns & Suites is part of the Carlson
Rezidor Hotel Group. All Carlson hotels have signed
the ECPAT Code, which requires them to train their
employees to recognize the signs of human trafficking
and report it in a way that does not endanger the
potential victims or the hotel employees. Hilton
Hotels and Wyndham Worldwide hotels also have
signed the code, along with Delta Airlines.
“People think human trafficking is happening
only in Cambodia or Thailand, but it is happening
everywhere, including in the United States,” said Sister
Paula. “Women everywhere have to come together
and say loudly and clearly, ‘No more abuse!’”
To learn more about human trafficking and what you can do to
raise awareness, visit the congregation’s website: www.cscsisters.
org/justice/issues/human_trafficking/pages/default.aspx.
Sister Ann Oestreich, IHM, is congregation justice coordinator
for the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
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Our work for justice
How buying local sustains
the economy and Earth
by Sister Amy Lynn Cavender, CSC
The world is getting smaller. Electronic means of
communication have made it possible to work with people we
seldom see in person and to stay in touch with family and friends
living anywhere in the world. We can even watch history unfold in
real time, as we did with the election of Pope Francis.
Increased ease of communication is one benefit of globalization.
However, there also are drawbacks to globalization which have
implications for social justice issues, particularly economic justice
and environmental sustainability.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross have been working for many years
on issues of economic justice, pressing for both debt relief and fairtrade
policies. We are particularly concerned with the ways that
domestic and international economic policies impact vulnerable
people. We are paying attention to where the goods we purchase
come from and whether mechanisms are in place to ensure that
companies from which we buy goods and services act responsibly.
Globalization also impacts Earth’s ecosystems. Trade is one area
where we see this connection. Any goods we purchase must be
grown or manufactured somewhere. If they are not close to where
we live, then those goods must be transported, and that requires
fuel. The more fossil fuel that’s required to transport the goods we
buy, the higher the carbon footprint of those goods.
That fact alone gives us good reason to purchase locally
produced goods whenever possible. “Buying local” not only reduces
CO 2
emissions, it also helps provide jobs in the local economy.
Strengthening local economies is an important step toward creating
a healthier, more sustainable economy and environment overall.
Here’s how you can help strengthen the economy where you live:
• Shop farmers markets; they’re a great place to find locally
grown, in-season produce.
• Buy directly from a local farmer or start a garden of your
own.
• When goods aren’t available locally, look for fair-trade
products. Doing so will ensure that producers are being
fairly paid, and producers selling fair-trade products
typically use ecologically sustainable production methods.
Learn more about sustainable communities at www.cscsisters.org/justice/issues/
ecological_economics/pages/resilientcommunities.aspx.
Sister Amy Lynn Cavender, CSC, is an associate professor of political science at
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. The college is a sponsored ministry
of the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
Embracing the
Holy Cross spirit
“Our goal is building communities,” said Jessica
Rose Balandrán, a Holy Cross associate from Austin,
Texas. Jessica is one of over 350 associates of the
Sisters of the Holy Cross around the world.
“We live in a mutually supportive relationship
with the sisters,” she said. “Associates are people
who are practicing their faith, who have a sense of
commitment — a deep faith commitment — who
are ready to take another step in their faith journey.
We want to be formed by Holy Cross. We want that
spirituality in our lives!
“Associates evolved from being a program that
people signed-up for into a community of people
who feel called to gather with others who live and
breathe the core values of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross (faith, prayer, compassion and community),”
she continued. “We are a community of people who
thirst for and embrace the spirit of Holy Cross in our
lives. In gathering with the sisters, we get firsthand
knowledge of all they have done and continue to
do in this world, their passion and purpose. It’s an
amazing thing to be able to view the world around us
through their lenses, one gathering at a time.”
Associates are women and men of diverse faith
traditions who use their personal gifts and talents to
build up the kingdom of God. They are not vowed
members of the congregation, but are individuals who
continue in their own way of life, doing the work in
which they are involved while deepening their life of
faith through the lens of Holy Cross spirituality.
Sharing “Roses and Thorns”
“We’re not a prayer group,” said Jessica, as she
explained her role with Sister M. Adelaide (Cannon),
CSC, on the leadership team of the Central Texas
Holy Cross Associates Community. The group gathers
quarterly to explore a topic and share community.
“We bring people together to know the sisters and
their issues so we can grow together in that process,”
said Jessica. The associates have explored issues
important to the sisters like ecological sustainability
and human trafficking, and they also celebrated the
50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.
At each Central Texas gathering, associates share
Roses (happy news) and Thorns (hardships requiring
prayer). “We reach out to grow our community, being
who we are to one another,” said Jessica.
Left to right, Sister M. Adelaide (Cannon), CSC, and Jessica
Rose Balandrán are members of the leadership team of the
Central Texas Holy Cross Associates Community.
Living the values
It wasn’t until five years ago that Jessica realized how
deeply engrained Holy Cross spirituality was in her
life. She has been a member of two parishes founded
by Holy Cross and graduated from St. Edward’s
University in Austin, Texas, a sponsored ministry of the
Congregation of Holy Cross.
“When Sister Adelaide approached me about
helping to form the associates community in Central
Texas,” she said, “it was then that I realized that all
along I have been living the core values of the Sisters
of the Holy Cross. By saying yes to the call to join
the associates community leadership team, I have
been privileged to learn more about the history and
foundation of the congregation. It has been quite a
journey for me. I am in awe of the sisters, past and
present, who are all highly educated, intelligent, spiritfilled
women with so much to offer our world.”
Join Jessica as a Holy Cross associate. Learn more at www.
cscsisters.org/vocation/associate/pages/default.aspx or send an email
to associates@cscsisters.org.
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Building
Responding
with love
to a request from parents, the Sisters of the Holy
Cross began Moreau Nursery School, Kirinda, Uganda, as a pilot
project in 2008 in a small classroom building next to the Holy
Cross Family Centre Health Unit. A primary unit was started
the following year, with a grade being added each year. Soon,
there were not enough classrooms. Ground was broken for a
new Moreau Primary School in 2012 and today it is nearing
completion. We are grateful to many friends of the congregation –
including the students from the two schools you’ll read
about here – who have supported the new school in a
variety of ways.
TOP RIGHT: Sister Stella Maris Kunihira, CSC, right, former headmistress of Moreau
Primary School, interacts with students as Sister Judith Ann Murphy, CSC, visiting
from the United States, looks on.
TOP LEFT: Sister Angelica Birungi, CSC, front, helps break ground for the new school
building in 2012.
FAR LEFT: Bricklayers construct the walls of the new Moreau Primary School,
Kirinda, Uganda.
LEFT: The Moreau Primary School building nears completion.
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Building with love
Students “labor” to benefit school
“My students raise money every year. Do you have
a project they could fund?” Sister M. Rose Edward
(Goodrow), CSC, director of development, loves
receiving phone calls like this. Her response was a
delighted, “Yes!”
Laura Graham Fetters, director of admissions
and middle school language arts teacher at Blessed
Sacrament School in Washington, D.C., had been
looking for a new project for the school’s annual
Labors of Love fundraiser. Because the Sisters of the
Holy Cross have a long history with Blessed Sacrament
School, Laura was pleased to hear that the sisters are
launching a new school building in Uganda and that
this school could benefit from some help.
Labors of Love seeks to channel the students’
energy into helping others. Students are asked
to perform chores for family members, friends
or neighbors in order to earn $2 per chore. This
chore must be outside the realm of their regular
responsibilities and must benefit others; hopefully, the
students also will be conscious of making a sacrifice.
The $2 amount was chosen because the students have
learned that over 2 billion people in the world live on
less than $2 per day.
Sister Rose communicated with Sister Jacinta
Katusabe, CSC, headmistress of Moreau Primary
School, which is the new school being built in Kirinda,
Uganda, by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and obtained
a list of needed items. Laura then created a poster so
her students could see what they are “buying” with
their chores (see chore results, page 15). For example,
it would take three chores to pay for one library book,
which costs $6. Another poster let the students know
how much money they had raised each day.
Excitement intensified when Sister Jacinta came to
the United States for meetings at Saint Mary’s, Notre
Dame, Indiana. Her schedule did not allow a visit to
Left to right: Holy Cross
Sisters Jacinta Katusabe
and M. Rose Edward
(Goodrow) use Skype
to communicate with
students and teachers
from Blessed Sacrament
School in Washington,
D.C., about the needs of
the students at the new
Moreau Primary School in
Kirinda, Uganda.
the East Coast, but Sister Rose coordinated a Skype
call to Blessed Sacrament School. Before school one
Thursday morning in March, Sister Rose and Sister
Jacinta talked face to face with three eighth-grade
student leaders — Cac Williams, Kathleen Jaegar
and Seamus Murphy — and three teachers from
Blessed Sacrament — Jill Abecasis, Laura Fetters and
Catherine Tobin. Katie Mischenko, another teacher
who led this project, was unable to attend.
The students asked many questions:
Q. What do Ugandan children eat when they are in
school?
A. Porridge of mashed cornmeal mixed with water,
milk and sugar.
Q. What is a typical day like for a student?
A. The school day begins at 7:30 a.m., with an
assembly and prayer. Students go to their respective
classes and review lessons learned from the previous
day and begin the new day’s lessons. Students in
kindergarten are dismissed at 12:30 p.m.; those in
grades one and two leave at 1 p.m. and those in grades
three through five leave at 5 p.m.
Q. What other items might the school need?
A. Playground equipment such as footballs,
basketballs, softballs, etc.; musical instruments; and
sports uniforms.
The conversation created a wonderful rapport
between the representatives of the two schools. Now,
they hope to stay connected and to deepen their
relationship, demonstrating to a new generation what
a true gift it is to be a part of the family of Holy Cross.
Moreau Primary School, Kirinda, Uganda, is a sponsored
ministry of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. To help support the
school, visit www.cscsisters.org/development/pages/default.aspx.
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Sister Rose,
Our grand total for our Labors of Love project is over $2,280.
When the students completed the chores,
they came to my classroom where they
chose what items they would like to buy from
a table of choices.
The pictures show all of the items on
the bulletin board “classroom” that was
designed by one of our 8th graders, Leanna;
you can see that it is very full.
During our school Mass today, the
students brought up a basket of their chore
slips as part of the offertory. After Mass,
our Christ Care Corps leaders (the ones
with whom you Skyped) congratulated the
students and announced the amounts.
This has been a wonderful project.
I hope you agree!
Pax,
Laura Fetters, Middle School Language
Arts and Admissions
Blessed Sacrament School, Washington, D.C.
A bulletin board at Blessed Sacrament School,
Washington, D.C., displays what students’ “chore
money” earned for the new Moreau Primary
School building in Kirinda, Uganda: books, sports
equipment, musical instruments, uniforms and
food, all purchased through student-raised funds.
Academy students affirm solidarity with sisters
Be Part of It, the theme for the past school year at
the Academy of the Holy Cross (AHC), Kensington,
Maryland, was an appeal for students to be involved in
the academy’s mission to “embrace the social, spiritual
and intellectual challenges of the world.” The students
were “being part of it” by affirming their solidarity
with the Sisters of the Holy Cross and rallying
support for Moreau Primary School in
Kirinda, Uganda.
They learned about the Moreau Primary
School building project from AHC
administrator Sister Grace Shonk, CSC.
Early in the school year, the student council
made a $2,000 gift to the Kirinda school.
Since then, eight IBDP (International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) students at the
academy learned even more about the sisters’ efforts
to construct a new school building. After watching a
video about the work of education students from Saint
Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, who taught
in Kirinda, the IBDP students contacted Sister Stella
Maris Kunihira, CSC, then headmistress at Moreau
Primary School. She sent them additional information
and photographs of the students. The IBDP students
later planned and hosted an assembly to educate AHC
students about the Kirinda school.
The AHC student body held a bake sale and
displayed posters about the new school. A total of
$1,239.97 was collected to help fund the building
project.
In a letter to the Development Office with
the check, Joanne Cooke, AHC director of
Christian Service and International Baccalaureate
CAS (Creativity, Action and Service), expressed her
gratitude for the work of the sisters: “Thank you also
for the many ways that the Sisters of the Holy Cross
care for those in need around the world. Please be
assured of our continued prayers and support.”
The Academy of the Holy Cross and Saint Mary’s College are
sponsored ministries of the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

In addition to her role as a member of the Leadership
Team, Sister Angela Golapi Palma, CSC, assists at Brother
Andre High School in Noakhali, Bangladesh, a city 120
miles southeast of Dhaka. Unlike the other members of
the Leadership Team, Sister Golapi does not reside at
the motherhouse at Saint Mary’s; she lives in Noakhali,
works at the high school and participates in congregational
leadership, staying connected via technology.
Sister Golapi joins Leadership Team
by Sister Margaret Mary Lavonis, CSC
“I am a person who likes adventure,” said
Sister Angela Golapi Palma, CSC, shortly
after she was elected in December 2012 by
the Leadership Team of the Congregation of
Sisters of the Holy Cross to fill the vacancy
resulting from Sister Philomena Quiah’s death
in July. Sister Golapi will serve as a counselor
until the next Leadership Team is elected at
the congregation’s General Chapter to be held
in Uganda, East Africa, in June 2014.
In her 23 years as a Sister of the Holy
Cross, Sister Golapi has had many adventures.
A native of Bangladesh, she opened co-ops
where women in her home country learn
skills in sewing and making jute bags so they
are able to support their families. She taught
Five sisters serve as members of the Leadership
Team of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Left to
right, seated: Sisters Joan Marie Steadman,
president; and Sharlet Ann Wagner, general
secretary; standing: Sisters Geraldine Hoyler,
general treasurer; Angela Golapi Palma,
councilor; and Mary Louise Full, first councilor
elementary and high school students as well as
adults, served as a parish minister, and helped
young women thinking about religious life
to discern their vocations. In addition, Sister
Golapi worked as an assistant secretary in the
Vatican Embassy in Bangladesh.
A global perspective
Sister Golapi also spent five years
ministering in Africa. While in Ghana she
worked with four other sisters to open a new
convent in Kasoa, searching for a house and
investigating the kinds of ministries that
would most help the people in the area.
A liaison to the Holy Cross International
Justice Office Executive Committee, Sister
Golapi is committed to addressing global
economic justice, ecological issues and
minority rights. For example, while assisting
young women discerning a vocation to Holy
Cross, she spearheaded an effort to maintain
ecological sustainability by researching and
directing the installation of solar panels in a
convent in Dhaka.
Born in Pabna, Bangladesh, Sister Golapi
is the eighth of 13 children. Two of her
brothers are priests and a sister is a member
of the Missionaries of Charity founded by
Mother Teresa. The seed of her own call to
religious life was planted when she attended a
diocesan workshop on vocations.
Her hope for the congregation, she said,
is that “it will continue to be vital. It is the
work of God and will succeed.”
Our cards for nearly every occasion come with a bonus:
prayers. You tell us who you wish to honor or memorialize
and the Development Office will send a card to your
recipients telling them they are being held in prayer by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross.
In addition to the cards pictured here, there are two
more memorial card designs, plus Jubilee, Mother’s Day and
Father’s Day cards. The 2013 Christmas remembrance card
will be unveiled this fall. All of the available cards may be
viewed, inside and out, on our website: www.cscsisters.org/
development/pages/card_gallery.aspx.
Order now and we will mail your cards at the
appropriate time. You will receive a receipt for your taxdeductible
donation which helps our Ministry With the
Poor fund.
Method of payment – remembrance gift cards
Amount of donation: $ _________
❑ Check payable to: Sisters of the Holy Cross
❑ Credit card: ❑ Visa ❑ MasterCard ❑ Discover ❑ American Express
(please print)
Name on credit card
Signature for credit card
You may order cards:
ΏΏby telephone: (574) 284-5641;
ΏΏon the website: www.cscsisters.org,
click on Support Us, choose Memorial
& Honor Cards to see all the cards
available;
ΏΏby mail: use this form and mail to:
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Development Office – Saint Mary’s
407 Bertrand Hall
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5000
Sister Margaret Mary Lavonis, CSC, writes for the
congregation’s Communications Office at Saint Mary’s,
Card # _____________________________________ Expiration date_________
Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Moreau Garden Book of Remembrance
“I wanted her to know how special she was, how much she influenced
people; I wanted her name to be emblazoned somewhere on the campus at
Saint Mary’s….”
The voice on the phone belonged to Eileen Horan, who was referring to
her very dear friend, Sister M. Ambrose (McCracken), CSC, now gone to
God. Eileen treasures her friendship with Sister Ambrose, which spanned
more than 40 years.
Eileen had donated to the Moreau Remembrance Garden in honor of
Sister Ambrose. As it turned out, the permanent page engraved with Sister
Ambrose’s name was installed just seven months before her death. “She was
extremely pleased to have her name in the Moreau Garden,” Eileen said. “She
talked about it, and let people know that her name was out there.”
Friendships, like a garden, take time and attention, watering and weeding.
But the joy and nurturing they provide in return make all the effort seem
worthwhile. How fitting, then, to remember such a meaningful friendship in
such a special garden, the Moreau Remembrance Garden.
To include someone you love, either living or deceased, in our Book of
Remembrance, we ask for a minimum donation of $200 for each name listed.
Donations are used for the retirement needs of the sisters and for our Ministry With the Poor fund. Each person named
in the book is remembered daily in the prayers of our sisters. It’s a lovely way to be a part of the Saint Mary’s community.
Print name as it should appear in the book on the line below. You may include up to 42 characters and spaces including punctuation.
If this gift is a tribute, please check one: ❑ in honor of
❑ in memory of
If you would like a card sent informing someone that this name will be included in the Book of Remembrance, please provide the name
and address of the recipient:
Donor’s Information:
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Your generosity
in action
Kindergarten students at St. Martin of Tours
School with Sister Sharon Ann Mihm, CSC
by Sister Sharon Ann Mihm, CSC
I am deeply grateful to the benefactors who
contribute to our Ministry With the Poor fund and to
our congregation for assisting me in helping families of
St. Martin of Tours School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
These families are desperately trying to provide their
children with an education in a Christ-centered
environment steeped in the values of the
Gospel.
Throughout each academic year, I often
mention to our students’ parents and to
our parish and community benefactors that
educating children today is certainly a very
rewarding and gratifying experience. At the
same time, teaching our students in these
early years of the 21st century also can be very
challenging. Even though tuition payments
for St. Martin’s continue to increase only
slightly each academic year, tuition alone
does not necessarily cover all of our expenses.
Additionally, we currently have more than
100 students who are receiving monetary
assistance from the archdiocese and/or a
discount from our parish. However, our
pastor does not have the means to reimburse
the school for the discounts that he offers to
our students’ parents.
With the funding we received this year,
we were able to support six children. The children, who
are currently in the primary grades, are progressing very
nicely. It is touching to see how much they are growing
in their love for learning.
For instance, when one student first came to St.
Martin’s as a pre-K child, she could barely speak even in
her primary language. Now she speaks in English and
her mother has begun to learn English as well. It is so
wonderful to see how much she has progressed and to
hear that she is now reading stories to her mother each
night.
We certainly believe in providing our students with
the knowledge, understanding and skills to become
literate, creative, moral decision-makers as well as
socially responsible citizens for the future. Be assured
that you and all our benefactors are remembered in my
prayers in a special way. May God bless you.
Sister Sharon Ann Mihm, CSC, recently retired as principal of
St. Martin of Tours School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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These Sisters of the Holy Cross were called home to God between February and May 2013. While we feel their loss, we
rejoice in their newfound lives. To read more about them or to make a memorial contribution, please visit www.cscsisters.
org, go to Quick Links, click on Archives & Records, then Mementos.
Sister M. Francis Helene (Helen Ann Fox), CSC
July 18, 1925–February 16, 2013
entered from Columbus, Ohio
first profession August 15, 1955
Sister M. Francis
Helene (Fox), CSC
Sister Francis Helene was a quiet,
reserved, gentle woman with an
innate ability to relate well with
others. Whether serving as teacher,
principal, volunteer coordinator or
archivist, she did everything in her
simple, low-key, efficient manner.
Sister M. Ambrose
(Patricia Kiernan McCracken), CSC
May 27, 1919–February 27, 2013
entered from Washington, D.C.
first profession February 2, 1944
Sister M. Ambrose
(McCracken), CSC
Sister Ambrose learned the excellent
skill of compassionate listening
and, because of this, the teenagers
flocked to her for counsel and
sympathy. She wrote: “Many
adults and priests helped me on my
journey, but the teenagers turned
my life around. God bless the
teenagers.”
Sister M. Barbara
(Mary Frances Browne), CSC
January 19, 1919–March 11, 2013
entered from San Francisco, California
first profession February 2, 1939
Sister M. Barbara
(Browne), CSC
grant them peace
Sister Barbara spent 14 years
teaching in elementary schools and
41 years in secondary education.
Not only was she a great teacher
of English, Sister Barbara also was
a successful writer. Many of her
poems were published in various
magazines.
Sister Mary Barnard
(Sister M. Lucetta), CSC
April 18, 1918–April 4, 2013
entered from Washington, D.C.
first profession February 2, 1938
Sister Mary
Barnard, CSC
Sister M. Francis Clare
(Frances Adele Ugast), CSC
October 19, 1924–April 15, 2013
entered from Washington, D.C.
first profession February 2, 1946
Sister M. Francis
Clare (Ugast), CSC
In her beautiful mother-like
presence, Sister Mary loved each
of her first-graders as her own and
dealt with everyday problems in a
calm, peace-filled manner. Sister
Mary also taught science at the high
school and college levels, spending
almost 55 years in the classroom.
Sister Francis Clare was an expert in
the field of primary education and was
admired for her knowledge, skill and
willingness to share with those who
looked to her for advice and direction.
She designed and successfully
established early childhood programs
in various parishes in the East.
Sister M. Gladys (Cecelia Lucille Dombek), CSC
March 16, 1920–April 19, 2013
entered from Ivanhoe, Minnesota
first profession February 2, 1947
Sister M. Gladys
(Dombek), CSC
Teaching was her life and Sister
Gladys loved all the tasks related
to this calling. Because of the
thorough training her students
received in her 40-plus years in the
classroom, many attained a great
level of success. Even after leaving
the formal classroom setting, Sister
Gladys continued to tutor students.
Sister Patricia
Hogan, CSC
Sister Patricia Hogan (Sister M. Aquinas), CSC
October 25, 1923–April 21, 2013
entered from Los Angeles, California
first profession February 2, 1944
In every respect Sister Patricia was an enthusiast. Her dream
of becoming a missionary became a reality when her visa to
Uganda was finally granted. Because of her flexible nature, she
easily “fitted right in” to the community in Fort Portal, where
she was assigned to teach English and African literature.
Sewing center gifts transform lives
It all started with a story. The
Development Office shared the
story of the Pratasha Sewing
Center in Kulaura, Bangladesh,
as part of our thank-you letter
to people who gave donations in
November 2010. The following
month, the Sisters of the Holy
Cross received a commemorative
donation from Ed Sweeney, who
said the story reminded him of
his wife who had passed away.
Charlotte Sweeney had loved to
sew, and Ed thought she would
have been very interested in the
sewing center in Bangladesh.
Sister Anita Gomes, CSC,
directs and teaches at the Pratasha
Sewing Center, where young
women receive professional
training in sewing, cutting and
pattern drafting. In addition, the
women receive medical attention,
and education and health classes.
At the end of her years of study,
each woman is given a sewing
machine to help her start her own
business.
During a conversation with Sister M. Rose Edward
(Goodrow), CSC, director of development, Ed asked
how much it would cost to provide a sewing machine
for one of the center’s graduates. Since owning a
sewing machine is so important in helping these
young women and their families survive, he wanted to
make sure one was available. Sister Rose told him that
sewing machines in Kulaura cost about $300.
A student practices her sewing. Professional sewing
instruction is provided to young women at the
Pratasha Sewing Center in Kulaura, Bangladesh, to
help them support themselves and their families.
The very next month, we
received a gift from Ed for
$300 to provide a sewing
machine to a graduating
student of the Pratasha Sewing
Center in memory of his
wife, Charlotte. Ed has sent
$300 for a sewing machine
in Charlotte’s memory every
year since, which means he has
helped three young women set
up shop and go into business
for themselves.
In addition to his gift,
Ed’s daughter, Kathy Santone,
donates money to purchase
much-needed materials for the
Pratasha Sewing Center. One
year, Ed’s granddaughter went
to Bangladesh on a business
trip and was appalled by the
plight of the poor there. Her
experience underscored for the
Sweeney and Santone families
the need to provide assistance
and continue to be connected
with those who are working so
hard to support themselves.
In looking back, we can see the influence of a
mother’s love for sewing and for her family that has
filtered through three generations to bring new life
and hope to women in Bangladesh.
Yes, giving a gift can transform someone’s life in a
country half the world away. But you also might want
to be prepared — the life you transform just could be
your own.
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Don’t throw away that stamp!
Sales fund ministries around the world
Those of you who have responded to our requests for stamps are
probably wondering what we do with them once they are received.
First, Sister M. Jane Chantal (Method), CSC, manager of the
stamp room ministry, inventories the stamps and sends notes
expressing our gratitude and appreciation to the donors. Then
volunteer Claude Renshaw determines if a donation is
sellable as is or if the stamps will sell better if they are
separated. “Some people like full albums, others like
first-day covers and others like individual stamps,” said
Claude.
Since his retirement a couple of years ago as an
accounting professor at Saint Mary’s College in Notre
Dame, Indiana, Claude has volunteered with
the sisters in a variety of ways. In the
stamp ministry program he works with
several dealers, groups and individuals
who buy stamps.
Twice a month he and Sister Jane
Chantal attend the Northern Indiana
Stamp Club meetings in South Bend
with Father Chris Kuhn, CSC, also
an avid stamp collector. “We bring
six or eight items to sell,” Claude
said, “and they are auctioned off to
the highest bidder.”
“Father Chris belongs to three
stamp clubs,” Sister Jane Chantal
added. “He also is interested in
postcards and is taking boxes of
postcards to a convention to sell for
us.”
Once or twice a month a couple of
local collectors come by to look at
and buy stamps from around the
world. Others come to look at
stamps and album pages.
“We have worked with dealers
in Chicago and Boston for a long
time,” Claude explained. “We
know what they want and we
negotiate the prices with them.”
Volunteer Claude
Renshaw digs
through a drawer of
stamps.
Last year was particularly successful. “We
made over $8,000 (for the sisters’ ministries),”
he said. “Some of that was because we
received several huge collections of albums.
Many of the albums had stamps from all one
country and they did pretty well.”
Another buyer from Florida saw
the request for stamp donations on the
congregation’s website. A stamp collector as a
boy, he has renewed his interest in collecting
now that he is retired. “We know what he
likes and we send him stamps once or twice a
month,” said Claude.
Claude also sells to a man from St.
Louis whom he met years ago. “We’ve been
swapping stamps for 15 years. He likes plate
blocks, stamps that are still attached to their
original sheet and include the serial number
of the printing plate in the sheet’s margin.”
Claude’s brother in Phoenix also buys
stamps. The two have been collecting stamps
since they were boys.
“We’ve built up a pretty good customer
base,” Claude said. “Everything sells — even
the common Liberty Bell and Christmas
stamps. We have some teachers who buy
stamps by the one-pound bag for their
students to use for craft projects. The stamps
make nice decorations around a jar for pencils,
and the students are learning about stamps
and history.”
“Each stamp has a history and a
geography,” added Sister Jane Chantal.
“Each one tells the story of someone or
somewhere. They’re fascinating.”
To help us with our ministry, send canceled stamps
to Sister M. Jane Chantal (Method), CSC, Stamp
Room, 100 Augusta Hall – Saint Mary’s, Notre
Dame, IN 46556-5002. Call (574) 284-5675 or
(574) 284-5704 for more information.
Sister M. Jane Chantal (Method), CSC, directs volunteers from
Saint Joseph High School, South Bend, Indiana, in the Stamp Room.
Left to right: Justin Sowers, Manuel Garcilazo, Sister Jane Chantal,
Nico Garcilazo and Isela Garcilazo
Would you like to help with
our stamp ministry?
When cutting the stamp from the
envelope leave at least 1/4” on
each side of the stamp. Stamps
that are too heavily canceled, torn
or whose perforations are not
intact cannot be used.
Most valuable:
Stamps in mint (uncanceled)
or fine/very fine condition
• U.S. commemorative stamps
• Stamps with postage values of
$1 or more
• Foreign stamps
• Printing errors and mistakes
• Albums
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100 Lourdes Hall – Saint Mary’s
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5014
Handmade treasures
Sisters of the Holy Cross enjoy
receiving colorful bookmarks
lovingly made by students at
Resurrection Catholic School in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Left to
right, Sisters Roberta Bennett,
Miriam Angela (Volkmer) and Mary
Ada (Dennis)
Resurrection Catholic School students in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, show a few
of the more than 650 bookmarks they made in gratitude for sisters and retired
priests who served the parish, including Sisters of the Holy Cross.
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