Blessings!

At our gathering on Saturday, September 24, the Sisters of the province extended many blessings. Here you see the Sisters blessing Sister Mary Joan Smith and Sister Ruthann McGoldrick (holding the banner bearing the signatures of all Sisters of the province), who will represent us at Fort Benning this year. The next photo shows most of the Sisters who have represented us at Fort Benning over the years. As you know, the Sisters of the Eastern Province join with the Sisters of the Western Province each year to attend the Vigil and Nonviolent Action to close the SOA/WHINSEC (held this year from November 18-20). The School of the Americas (SOA) is a U.S. Army training school that trains soldiers and military personnel from Latin American countries in subjects like counter-insurgency, military intelligence and counter-narcotics operations. Under Department of Defense jurisdiction, this school is funded by U.S. taxpayer money, all of the training is conducted in Spanish, and most of the classes are taught by Latin American instructors. According to the SOA itself, more than 60,000 members of Latin American militaries have attended the SOA since its inception in 1946. We promise to accompany Sisters Mary Joan, Ruthann, Janice, and Juliana with our prayers.

On Saturday, the Sisters also extended their blessing to Sister Celice Marie Gonzalez, who is being missioned to Chile in January. Pictured with Sister Celice Marie are Sister Adalberta Mette, Superior General, Sister María Jesús, Treasurer of the Chilean province, and Sister Joan Daniel Healy, Provincial Superior of the North American Eastern Province.

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