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2021 Winter Magazine MarianiteWinter 2021 Marianite a messsage from our inside Congregational Message from our A Prayer for 2021 Congregational Leader 2 Decade of Days 3 School Daze 4 A Marianite Volunteer 5 from Sr. Ann In Memoriam 6 News from Yalgo, Burkina Faso 8 Our Main Purpose in Life 9 Remember that you are WATER MSC Associates 10 The Mustard Seed 11 Cry. Cleanse, Flow. Let Go. I Survived 2020! 12 Remember that you are FIRE On the Cover Sr. Joel Miller, known for Burn. Tame. Adapt. Ignite. her creative educational antics, demonstrates the art of bubble blowing. Remember that you are AIR Observe. Breath. Focus. Decide. The Marianite, a publication of the Marianites of Holy Cross, is published quarterly. For additional information Remember that you are EARTH please go online: www.marianites.org Ground. Give. Build. Heal. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Sr. Joan Comeaux Sr. Pauline Drouin Sr. Gretchen Dysart Remember that you are SPIRIT Sr. Judy Gomila Genny Kirkpatrick Sr. Joel Miller Connect. Listen. Know. Be Still. Shannon Murphy Bro. Nik Rodwald, SM – Munshira Althaf 2 a message from our founder from a message THE DECADE OF DAYS (Recalling the anniversaries of death of Blessed Moreau - January 20, 1873 and that of Mother Mary of the Seven Dolors – January 29, 1900.) My dear friends, of possibility. It is a moment when affect your interactions in the This past year has been one full through the cracks and broken-ness, others. Then ask for the grace to of challenges for all of you. Some grace can blossom into newness. embrace the spiritual reality that of you have been faced with health However, God’s grace works in and the cracks and chips in the vessels issues, family issues, employment with our cooperation. God does not are a necessary part of all aspects issues, political issues, religious take away our free will. How do we of our growth. I learned this lesson issues or a combination of all of cooperate with the God moment in my own life when I was unjustly these. I have watched the days and the grace offered to us? accused of debt which others had unfold, and I have seen and heard caused; when colleagues and fellow your questions and concerns, religious plotted against me; your heart aches and your when I was cast out of the grief, and have kept you religious Congregation constantly close to my I had founded; when prayer-filled heart. I the buildings and write to you today possessions of the not to offer answers Congregations were and solutions but to auctioned to the lovingly raise questions highest bidder; when that, hopefully, will physical decline limited lead you to where the my vision and mobility. Lord is beckoning.... In the broken-ness of Most often when we those vessels, I realized that face challenges in our lives we I had all that I needed: a small pray for strength and courage and I offer a suggestion for some bed, a chair, my prayer books, a perseverance. We ask the Lord to lift moments of reflection at the roof over my head, the kindness our burdens and make things “right” beginning of this new year. I suggest of a few loving people; and, most again according to our agenda, what that each day for the next nine days, importantly, the Providence of God. we think is best for ourselves and you choose a vessel which has been I was literally freed from all the others. We are rarely comfortable formed in your life and critically and vessels that I had fought all my life embracing the cracks and crevices lovingly look at it and acknowledge to create. The flower had broken of our lives and yet the Scripture the cracks in it. Be courageous and through the concrete and now there reminds us: “...we hold this treasure steadfast in your reflections as you was no barrier between me and the in earthen vessels, that the all- honestly examine each one: “One who called and Who is always surpassing power may be of God and 1. Relations within the family faithful” (1 Cor 1:9). not from us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) 2. Relations with friends I continue to hold you close Earthen vessels are vulnerable; 3. Relations with an intimate to my heart and ask you to ponder they get cracked and broken. They significant other these questions: can be repaired or the pieces can 4. Relations with church - local and • At the end of your life, what be created into something new and worldwide will be the greatest gift you offer different. Have you noticed how tiny 5. Relations with country - local to God and others? plants and flowers break through and national • Will it be a beautiful concrete? They stand tall and 6. Relations with political systems unblemished work of art? resilient in what otherwise seems a 7. Relations with social networks • Will it be a cracked and barren and impenetrable landscape. and personal status in those damaged earthen vessel whose God’s grace is like these surprises networks treasure is the all-surpassing of nature. When we experience 8. Relations with employment or power of God? the cracks in the vessels of our ministry lives – vessels of family, religion, 9. Relations with the environment Sr. Mary Kay Kinberger “channels” Fr. government, economy, employment, On day 10, reflect on the Moreau during the Decade of Days. status in life – it is a God moment interconnectedness of these vessels and how your interactions in one 3 School Daze Sr. Joel Miller Since first grade in 1953 at Immaculate Conception School, Lake Charles, Louisiana I have been involved in Catholic education. Now in January 2021, I am still in Catholic education at Our Mother of Peace School, Church Point, Louisiana! I grew up with the Marianite Sisters who were wonderful examples to me and still are. After high school, I entered the community and attended Our Lady of Holy Cross Tessa Himel, Principal of OMP, and Sr. Joel College (now UHC) in New Orleans. After receiving my Bachelor’s Degree in Education, I began my teaching career at St. Peter and Paul School and then moved on to St. Rita’s School. I loved teaching middle school and remained in that level for all of my teaching career. I moved on to St. John, Plaquemine, for five years and loved it so much. My Dad was not well so I moved home to Lake Charles for two years while teaching at St. Margaret’s and my alma mater, Immaculate Conception. My life took a new turn when I was asked to become principal in Franklin at St. John’s. Being a principal opened a new chapter in my life with multiple new experiences: hiring a secretary, teachers, staff, interfacing with pastors, etc. Actually, I didn’t even know where Franklin was until I started asking around! When one of my Marianite Sisters drove me to my new home I arrived wide-eye and willing. While principal in Franklin, I received my Master’s Degree from University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Those were five wonderful years and I learned so much…I even went alligator hunting and ate alligator! I spent a year in Oklahoma when my mother became ill. I then became principal in Port Allen, Louisiana at Holy Family The annual 5th-grade vegetable garden project. School. I spent twenty-one years there with so many amazing people who became like family. I developed into a HUGE LSU fan, as many of you know! Back then, the bells in the church even played the Tiger Fight Song during football season. From 2007-2012, I served my MSC Congregation in Leadership. It was a privilege and an education; I grew in appreciation of our “sisterhood” and our blessings! Next, I became principal at St. Edmund High School in Eunice, Louisiana for three years. Then with a good dose of prayer, after twenty-nine years, I felt it was time to “let go” of the principalship so I took an eight-month sabbatical. A wonderful phone invitation came from the principal in Church Point at Our Mother of Peace School asking if I would be interested in coming to join the faculty. I went to “check it out” and fell in love with everyone there on the very the first day. I love being part of Catholic educators who love teaching in a religious atmosphere. National Catholic Schools Week, now entering its 47th anniversary, is a celebration of FAITH, EXCELLENCE, and SERVICE in the USA. A typical Seasonal Prayer Table Traditionally, it is observed during the last week in January. 4 volunteer spirit volunteer Portrait of a Marianite Volunteer Sr. Joan Comeaux Although this has been a very very rewarding; she feels she is difficult year with COVID-19, contributing where it is most hurricanes, flooding, and the needed at the present time. nation divided along partisan The work has proven to be very political lines, there is still much interesting with people of every to be thankful for. Near the top age and ethnic background of the list are those groups and coming to the center. She says that individuals who have volunteered although she can’t speak Spanish to assist others who are in need. a smile goes a long way when Sr. Joan Comeaux is one of people are in need. She recalls those individuals. She spends the words of Gandhi quoted by four days each week volunteering Pope Paul VI, “Live simply so that at Catholic Charities’ food others may simply live.” pantry. Located at the former She is also a member of the St.
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