Holy Names Sisters: Women on a Mission
Unless you’re a nun, you may have an outdated picture of what it’s like to be one in this day and age. Update and expand your understanding by joining Holy Names Sisters Kathleen Griffin, Mimi Maloney and Teresa Shields on an exploration of ministries and adventures in religious life today. Join us each week to walk a mile in the shoes of Women on a Mission!
Episodes
19 episodes
The Ministry of Music
“An encounter with beautiful music… is an encounter with the divine.” In this episode of Holy Names Sisters: Women on a Mission, lifelong musicians and music educators Sister Karen Conlin and Sister Claire Durocher discuss what music study can ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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24:22
Angela Rose House: A Hope-filled Home for Refugees
Newly arrived refugees in Canada face many challenges, from overcoming language barriers to enrolling their children in school. Over the years, more than 300 refugees have found help, friendship and welcome at Angela Rose House, a ministry of t...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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21:40
Affordable Housing and Resident Services with Mercy Housing Northwest
Mercy Housing Northwest operates on the principles of respect, mercy and justice, the core values established by the five religious communities that collaborated to establish the affordable housing organization. As Mercy begins its first projec...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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23:26
SNJM Schools and the Full Development of the Human Person
Schools sponsored by the Holy Names Sisters honor our core value of supporting “the full development of the human person.” Campus ministry staff at our schools work with students to educate and empower them though service projects, leadership t...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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19:45
Around the Well and Young Women Religious
“Who is journeying with me on this path?” Sister Michelle Garlinski, SNJM and Sister Sarah Rudolph, IBVM are bringing younger and new religious together to answer that question. In this episode, they share their experience connecting across con...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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28:26
PUENTE Learning Center and Developing Access to Education
“The needs of the community are presenting themselves,” observed Sister Jennie Lechtenberg as she began a small tutoring program in East Los Angeles. Every time a new need presented itself, PUENTE Learning Center grew. In this episode, Sister J...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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27:51
MACAMS and Anti-Trafficking Advocacy
“How about the next time we meet, each of us bring one more person?” That’s what Sister Carroll Ann Kemp suggested to Sister Carol Ries and the other women meeting to learn more about the issue of human trafficking. That group continued to grow...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:08
UNANIMA International and Advocating for Human Rights
Sister Catherine Ferguson, SNJM discusses the work of UNANIMA International to advocate for human rights. The collective of women religious groups has lobbied at the United Nations to provide a unified voice on access to water, homelessness and...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:29
Wisdom Works and the Transformation of Eldering
Could growing older be a richer experience? Sisters Rosemary Thielman and Roberta Lamanna were convinced it could, and they started Wisdom Works to elevate "eldering" into a more meaningful and spirit-filled process. In this episode, you'll lea...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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27:21
The Women's Drop-In Center and Healing in Community
The Sisters of the Holy Names are dedicated to reaching out and responding to people who are impoverished, abandoned or living at the fringes of society. Sister Cathy Beckley shares how she was called to start the Women’s Drop-In Center in Spok...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:23
Our Place Community Outreach
During the COVID pandemic, Our Place Community Outreach has served over 25,000 people and distributed over 600,000 pounds of food to meet the increased needs of their community. Sisters Joan Dixon and Carol Frances Lee share how the harmonious ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:56
The Founding of Heritage College
How do you start a college? It would take a miracle. “But maybe a miracle can happen,” Sister Kathleen Ross said to herself, inspired by Mother Marie Rose and by the community in the Yakima Valley asking for access to higher education. Sr. Kath...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:35
Next Step Learning Center
Sisters of the Holy Names believes that education transforms lives and families. In 1994, that belief led to the creation of Next Step Learning Center in Oakland, CA. Sisters Cynthia Canning and Rosemary Delaney, who served as Co-Directors of N...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:07
Miryam's House
When Sister Peggy Kennedy moved to downtown Spokane, WA, she encountered the unmet needs of women experiencing homelessness. There was no support. There was no safe space. With great effort, five women religious communities came together to cre...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:20
Measuring Success to Promote Better Education and Social Good for All
This week Sisters Mimi and Teresa talk with Sister Lois MacGillivray about her experiences evaluating applied research projects including research in cultural studies, programs that offer more support to youth to reduce crime and improving reso...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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25:41
Building a Better Future with Nuestra Casa
Immigrants – especially women – in dire need of help learning to read, write and speak in English find both a warm welcome and access to basic educational resources at Nuestra Casa in Washington’s lower Yakima Valley. In this episode of “Holy N...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:08
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
Sister Carol Higgins shares the Sisters’ history as educators in Oregon in the early 20th century and their work against the Ku Klux Klan. Oregon’s Compulsory School Act of 1922 led the Sisters to the Supreme Court to defend themselves, parents...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:59