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Dorothy Stang
Sisters announce Dorothy Stang Initiative for Laudato Si’ Action in response to Pope Francis’ challenge to address the climate crisis
Cincinnati OH – November 2, 2021 In his Laudato Si Encyclical Letter, Pope Francis challenges the global Catholic Church to vigorously respond to the need to care for God’s creation by addressing the climate crisis. In reply, we, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Ohio Province, have fully committed …
A Soaring Legacy
This article appeared in the August 2021 edition of The Catholic Telegraph Magazine. For your complimentary subscription, click here.
Mount Notre Dame Celebrates 160 Years
Mount Notre Dame High School (MND) enters this school year carrying on a 160-year “tradition of the quality education and growth,” it’s provided since it started as a boarding academy, said the school’s president. And though tradition is important to maintain and instill in the young women of Mount Notre …
Archdiocese celebrates life and legacy of Sister Dorothy Stang
By Eileen Connelly, OSU It’s a long way from Ohio to the Amazon rain forest, but a young woman from Dayton courageously followed her heart and answered God’s call to become a missionary and outspoken advocate for the poor and the environment. This would ultimately lead to her death at …
Sister Dorothy Stang House dedicated in Hamilton
Members of St. Julie Billiart Parish in Hamilton and representatives from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur gathered May 27 for the dedication and blessing of the Dorothy Stang House. Sister Dorothy, known for her outspoken efforts on behalf of the poor and the environment, was murdered in Brazil …
Events mark 10th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang’s death
Staff Report Two events are planned to mark the 10th anniversary the murder of murder of Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Dorothy Stang in February 2005. Sister Dorothy was shot and killed by hired gunmen as she walked along a dirt road in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
New book documents Sister Stang’s courage
Friday, November 6, 2009 By Mary Caffrey Knapke Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Dorothy Stang has become well-known around the world since her 2005 murder in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Now, Sister Dorothy’s story is being told in the book A Journey of Courage: The Amazing Story of …