This Christmas, I hope you will contribute to the ministries of Sister Ann and to all of our Sisters wherever they might be – whether in health centers or schools, whether in this country or another, whether in cities or the most distant jungles. Because as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and as St. Julie said to us so long ago, “it is God Himself who is manifested to us in the person of our neighbor.”

The Dorothy Stang Initiative for Laudato Si' Action "is our response to the Laudato Si' Action Platform, the call from Pope Francis to the global church," said Teresa Phillips, who heads the Ohio province's Justice, Peace and Care for Creation Commission.

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Ohio Province have enthusiastically embraced this call from Pope Francis. We have formed our steering committee and have committed to making significant changes to the way we approach our care for creation.