March 2016

I started the Lenten season beginning a new volunteer ministry at Casa Marianella.  It is a place that provides shelter, food and support services to recently arrived immigrants and asylum seekers from around the world.  Many arrive directly released from detention centers.  It is a hodge podge of beautiful different cultural people.  I have met people from around the world like Eritrea, Honduras, Nepal, and Iraq to name a few.  It is a daily norm to hear many different languages spoken in common areas.  I am always in awe of how so many differen

I am originally from Mexico.   I chose religious life as my vocation when I joined the Missionaries Guadalupanas of the Holy Spirit in 1988.  I have worked in different ministries throughout the United States but my biggest challenge has been working in Social Services here in Alabama where Hispanics and Catholics are minorities. 

Are you a Sister in her 40s?  REGISTER for our 40s Retreat, August 5 – 7, 2016.

Join us for a weekend of prayer, conversation and laughter at the Giving Voice Biennial 40s Retreat in North Lake, Washington (just outside of Seattle). Registration Fees (includes registration, overnight accommodation and meals) are $200.

Full-time Administrative Assistant position (40 hours per week with benefits) 

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