Sister Mary Navarre
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Frederick Douglass’ Gift, A Reflection by Sister Mary Navarre
February 7, 2022
In his autobiography, Frederick Douglass wrote about how he learned to read. His ingenuity, drive and resourcefulness inspire me to this day. As a young child, Douglass (1818-1895) overheard his enslaver chastise his own wife for teaching Douglass to read. He sternly scolded her: “It is unlawful and unsafe to teach a slave to read […]
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O Wisdom: Seek Wisdom, Look Around See it Everywhere
December 17, 2021
Seek wisdom: Look around, see it everywhere Oh! Wisdom, how we need you now more than ever A reading from the Book of Proverbs 8:1-12: Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice? On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand; by the gates at the […]
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We Honor and Celebrate Women of Vision and Courage
March 5, 2021
During this Women’s History Month, we celebrate the women of Archives, the Sisters and friends who help preserve the stories of our lives. And, we celebrate all of the Sisters, all the women, who have inspired through their teaching, their nursing, their ministering, their service. Take time during March, Women’s History Month, to honor and […]