Catholic Relief Services (CRS) presented a webinar on February 24 on the response of the Catholic Church to the earthquake in Haiti. Caroline Brennan, a staff person for CRS working in Haiti, reported that an immediate concern is inadequate shelter for the survivors of the earthqu[...]
Archive for February, 2010
February 26th, 2010 - 8:25 pm § in Latest News
Justice for Immigrants–Illinois
On Saturday, February 20, 2010, SM Katherine Fax, SM Jeanine Heath, SM Inez Moch, and SM Sheila Nicholson attended a Day on Immigration at St. Benedict the African Parish-East Campus in Chicago, IL. The workshop was sponsored by the Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants. Rev. Daniel Groody, C[...]
February 19th, 2010 - 3:43 pm § in Advocacy
Healthcare Reform
President Obama is scheduled to host a bipartisan healthcare summit on Thursday, February 25. As Catholic citizens of the United States we need to do all we can to ensure that all children, women and men have access to the care and medicine they need to enable them to live with dignity. In t[...]
February 19th, 2010 - 1:31 am § in Latest News
Vigil at Detention Center
Four Felician Sisters joined about 150 participants in the 12th Ash Wednesday vigil at the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey. Sisters Mary Virginia Tomasiak, Rose Mary Sauchelli, Maria Magdalena Vallellanes and Maryann Agnes Mueller prayed for the release of our incarcerated brothers and si[...]
February 12th, 2010 - 2:04 pm § in Latest News
What we are Doing…Associates
On Valentine’s Day, the Felician Associates in Lodi, NJ will hold a “Valentine Vitamin Drive” for the benefit of the poor in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Bottles of adult and children multivitamins will be distributed at the local VAMOS (Vermont Associates for Mexican Opportunity and Support, Inc.) c[...]
February 5th, 2010 - 8:49 pm § in Latest News
Focus on Haiti
February 5, 2010 Pax Christi International has created a collection of articles on Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. These articles are available under the “focus” section on their website: paxchristi.net Pictorial presentations of Haiti both before and after the earthquake can be[...]
February 4th, 2010 - 12:21 am § in Latest News
Haiti: Canada’s Response
Our Felician Sisters in Canada advocated to help orphans from Haiti who had already been processed for adoption by Canadian parents, but whose papers were destroyed by the earthquake. The Canadian immigration authorities agreed to a “fast track” process for finalizing the adoption procedures[...]