Catholic Schools Week: Fr. Gabriel and Sr. Colleen Share Vocation Stories with SJS Students

Catholic Schools Week: Fr. Gabriel and Sr. Colleen Share Vocation Stories with SJS Students

As part of this year’s Catholic Schools Week celebrations, Sr. Colleen and Fr. Gabriel visited with the 5th and 6th grade students at Saint John School to share about their own vocation stories and the call to priesthood and religious life. The group had a great discussion about how each of us is called by God and how Sister and Father live out their vocations each day.

The girls and boys at SJS had wonderful questions for their guests, including how old you have to be to be a priest/sister, what languages they speak, and what kind of jobs sisters and priests do. What a joy to share this time together celebrating vocations!    

Watch the Recording: “Catholic Women DO Preach: Making Our Voices Heard” Panel Discussion

Watch the Recording: “Catholic Women DO Preach: Making Our Voices Heard” Panel Discussion

On Thursday, January 30, Sr. Colleen Gibson, our Coordinator of Pastoral Care, participated in a panel discussion at a book celebration sponsored by Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry and FutureChurch for Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church, a collection of homilies offered by Catholic women from Cycle C in the Catholic lectionary (including Sr. Colleen!)

A panel discussion with Sr. Colleen, Kayla August, Margaret Eletta Guider, O.S.F., and Chanelle Robinson followed and was streamed live (recording available below.) The panelists offered historical, theological, and pastoral perspectives on the value of women’s voices in the Church and answered question posed by the audience.

January 30: “Catholic Women DO Preach: Making Our Voices Heard” – A Book Celebration at Boston College

January 30: “Catholic Women DO Preach: Making Our Voices Heard” – A Book Celebration at Boston College

All are invited to a book celebration sponsored by Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry and FutureChurch for Catholic Women Preach: Raising Voices, Renewing the Church. This publication, edited by Elizabeth Donnelly and Russ Petrus, is a collection of homilies offered by Catholic women from Cycle C in the Catholic lectionary – including our own Sr. Colleen Gibson, SSJ, who is also part of the evening’s panel discussion.

Please Note: In-person capacity has been reached. Please register to join virtually for the panel discussion at 6:00pm…

“Creating Supple Hearts” – A Reflection by Sr. Colleen Gibson

“Creating Supple Hearts” – A Reflection by Sr. Colleen Gibson

Jesus prayed. It might seem like an obvious, and certainly fundamental, part of Jesus’ life, and yet I find myself captivated by the fact that amid everything else, the Gospel author chooses to make note that Jesus prayed.

I wonder what Jesus prayed about? How was the Spirit swirl­ing on that hillside as Jesus looked out over the sea—having just fed the five thousand and watching his disciples struggle to understand everything that was happening? And if I were to sit with him in that moment, what might Jesus say to me?

Thank You for Your Prayers!

Thank You for Your Prayers!

It was with great joy that I was able to be a part of the General Chapter for my congregation, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia, at the end of June.

For ten days, a group of 189 sisters gathered at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia to pray together, discern our future, and ask God’s guidance on the next five years of our Congregation.

As our Chapter theme called us we spent our days “Listening Deeply & Loving Courageously,” not just for our own life but for the life of the world and the many communities we serve. Truly it was blessed time to be together, filled with sacred sharing, heartfelt reunions, and a healthy dose of laughter along the way…