Spirit Magazine Spring | Summer 2022
A magazine of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Ministries
About this issue:
Strive for Excellence – a look at one of the Sisters’ four core values. This issue is about the Sisters and their sponsored ministries’ pursuit of excellence in everything they do.
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Your support at the VCS Gala was evident – raising more than $360,000 with an impressive $180,000 allocated for tuition assistance!
Dear Families and Friends: What is it like to be 132 years old? On our campus, March is known as SSMO Heritage Month. On March…
Congratulations to Sister Thanh Pham. On the feast day of the Assumption of Mary, Aug. 15, 2024, Sr. Thanh made her perpetual vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to God forever.
In 2017, Pope Francis initiated the World Day of the Poor, urging the Church to extend its reach beyond its confines to address poverty in all its contemporary forms. This year, on November 19th, the World Day of the Poor will commence in Rome with Pope Francis leading the Eucharist at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Co-Foundress of the first U.S.-based religious order of Black women and formerly enslaved women.
For this edition of Take 5, we spoke to three faculty members from Valley Catholic Middle School about how sharing their faith and teaching the STEM curriculum inspires new generations of students to Celebrate God and Life.
