Giving Voice

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help  you. I will hold you with my right hand." Isaiah 41:10 

Dear Sisters and Friends of Giving Voice, 

“We need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others,” Pope Francis has  proclaimed. Amid a time of uncertainty, and unprecedented challenges, the Sisters of Giving Voice offer you  hope: we hope this letter finds you healthy in body and spirit, and we hope you are feeling courage and love. 

Este año, en el retiro de Giving Voice para religiosas de 20 a 39 años, la presencia de 30 participantes llenó el monasterio de Our Lady of Guadalupe en Phoenix. Esta reunión anual en el desierto es un oasis para las integrantes más jóvenes de la comunidad religiosa en el que compartimos el espacio con nuestras compañeras.

This year the Giving Voice retreat for sisters in their 20s and 30s filled Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in Phoenix with 30 participants.  This annual gathering in the desert is an oasis in for the youngest members of religious life as we step into a space with peers.

Quince hermanas de 11 congregaciones y 12 países se reunieron un fin de semana en la casa de retiros de la comunidad CSJ en Seal Beach, California. Las hermanas quedaron motivadas y conmovidas por la sabiduría y el amor.

15 sisters in their 40s from 11 congregations and 12 countries came together for a weekend at the CSJ house in Seal Beach, CA. Sisters were energized and touched by wisdom and love. 

Para celebrar la Catholic Sisters Week, Giving Voice se asociará una vez más con las organizaciones de la Catholic Theological Union, Religious Formation Conference, Communicators for Women Religious, National Religious Vocation Conference y Center for the Study of Consecrated Life, para organizar un evento el 11 de marzo a las 6 p. m. 

To celebrate Catholic Sisters Week, once again, Giving Voice will partner with Catholic Theological Union-based organizations Religious Formation Conference, Communicators for Women Religious, National Religious Vocation Conference, and the Center for the Study of Consecrated Life at CTU to put on an event on March 11 at 6pm.

This January, Sister Mary Therese Perez, a Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose, began working with Giving Voice as a Social Media Advisor.

El mes próximo, Giving Voice llevará a cabo un webinar gratis impartido por la profesional en desarrollo Kathy Caudill, JD, CFRE, para preparar a las hermanas en el ministerio de la labor de recaudación de fondos. Desde el 2006, Kathy ha trabajado como directora de desarrollo para organizaciones sin fines de lucro y, en su presentación, hablará sobre el desarrollo como ministerio, citando fuentes como Henri Nouwen y Kerry Alys Robinson.