Imagine the Sweetness
I can’t imagine the sweetness and rejoicing when we are able to be together again. Experiencing a slower pace of life is an opportunity to live in a more contemplative manner, which is certainly a...
Read MoreCommon Purpose for Our Common Home
I am a Catholic religious sister, and my faith keeps me hopeful that we will regain our sense of togetherness. I have come to see that climate change, which has been one of our more polarized issues,...
Read MorePublic Defense for Immigrants
The only solution to this problem is to create a nation wide public defender program funded by the government like the system of legal representation for indigent criminal defendants....
Read MoreBlessed, Broken, Given
We are all called to do something, no matter who or where we are....
Read MorePrayer with a Beat
CHM Associate Kathleen Collins brings her drums to Humility of Mary Center where sisters join in a drum circle sending prayers up with the beat....
Read MoreSeeing with Awe and Wonder
The morning was full of excitement as the veterans looked forward to the day's events and the sharing of their experiences serving our country. As a member of the photo club it was an honor to...
Read MoreTime Talents Treasure
CHM sisters are known for sharing their time, talents and treasure with communities in which they live. Have you ever wondered how this sharing extends into their own biological families?...
Read MoreTreasuring the CHM Associate Relationship
The impact of the CHM Associate Program is the deepening of special relationships with both the associates and sisters. The many friends I have made I consider as my second family....
Read MoreListen Up with Your Heart
Listen Up with Your Heart! To celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW), March 8-14, 2019, area Catholic Sisters and Davenport's African American Council for the Arts are producing three...
Read MoreBusy Student Retreats
Sisters have been involved with busy student retreats for a number of years, and I feel blessed to continue the tradition....
Read MoreSaving Land for the Future
The retreat center property has always been a focus of the sisters to protect, restore and care for the land. To that end, not long after the Land Ethic was adopted, the CHMS decided to dedicate about...
Read MoreThe St. Vincent Connection
November marks the anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of St. Vincents Center in 1897....
Read MoreHomeless with Rewards
A poem written by a homeless person gives insight into a hard life, yet one filled with rewards...
Read MoreThe Waste that Nature Can't Digest
Plastic pollution threatens wildlife, and our own health, as we consume plastic through both water and food. Plastic toxins are associated with increased risk of cancer, liver damage, and reproductive...
Read MoreBlessed are the Peacemakers
Sr. Jeannie calls it "rabble-rousing". I call it women of God doing the work of the gospel...
Read More