TIP Report Highlights Work of Faith Based Organizations On June 25 the U.S. State Department issued the 2020 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Included in the report each year are Topics of Interest. This year’s report included Faith-Based Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking which highlighted two organizations supported by the Felician Sisters of North America….
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Protect Our Children Act
Protect Our Children Act Child online sexual exploitation is rampant. As with all pandemics, online sexual abuse of children is not easy to detect, threatens lives, especially of the most vulnerable, and if unaddressed, will have daunting and irreversible impacts on families and society. In 2019, the New York Times reported, in a series of articles on this crime,…
ICE to Release Children
Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Children Due to COVID A federal judge ruled Friday evening that immigrant children held in ICE detention must be released by July 17 due to the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, an order that was met with urgings from rights groups for the concurrent release of parents as well…
Sister Thea Bowman
Sister Thea Bowman … religious sister, civil rights advocate, candidate for sainthood NA Staff, Jun 18, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- Sister Thea Bowman was the granddaughter of a slave, an advocate for racial justice, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. bishops’ conference. Two years ago, her sainthood cause was opened.
Pope adds three new invocations
Pope adds three new invocations to the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary 22 June 2020 /“Mater misericordiae”, the Latin for “Mother of mercy”; “Mater spei”, or “Mother of hope”; and “Solacium migrantium”, or “Solace of migrants” are the new invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Litany of Loreto, which is often…
World Refugee Day 2020
A refugee is someone who fled his or her home and country owing to “a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion”, according to the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention. Many refugees are in exile to escape the effects of natural or…
World Day Against Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour is observed on June 12. The day is marked each year to highlight the barbaric practice of child labour. The theme this year is, ‘COVID-19 – Protect children from child labour now, more than ever”. According to figures available on the United Nations’ website, approximately 152 million children have been…
It all matters …
I first met Sister Desire’ in February 2019 when she agreed to be the subject of a long term personal project that I wanted to do about a woman who chooses to become a Catholic sister. I’ve been photographing Sister Desire’ off and on ever since then, documenting her life and work as a sister….
Felician Sisters of North America
Felician Sisters of North America “For generations the Felician Sisters have labored to bring the love and message of Jesus to innumerable souls in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Jesus assures us, ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.’ I am grateful that the sisters now will be able to more readily receive…
Resources Regarding Racism
Our Catholic leaders are calling us to action on fighting racism. Please see below for action needed to reduce the number of people who are incarcerated and detained and at higher risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. Recommended resources on racism in America include: RECOMMENDED BOOKS TO READ: America’s Original Sin by Jim Wallis White…
Felician Vocation Q & A
Where Do I Begin When Discerning Religious Life? This video is meant to help those who are just beginning to discern religious life. I am no expert! These are simply some basic ideas about where to start and what may be useful to keep in mind when praying about where God is calling. Sister Desiré…
W mocy Bożego Ducha!
W mocy Bożego Ducha! chwilowki 100 lat posługi Felicjanek w Wiśniewie Zachęcamy do wysłuchania audycji radiowej zrealizowanej przez Radio Dla Ciebie z racji 100-lecia posługi Sióstr Felicjanek w dawnym Wiśniewie, dziś to warszawska Białołęka. https://www.rdc.pl/podcast/losiowisko-felicjanki-na-bialolece/