We would like to reconnect with our friends, family, and supporters in Ohio, especially around the Shelby, Youngstown, and Canton areas. The MSC became part of many people’s lives in Ohio for so many years. Though we are no longer there, individually we continue to stay in touch with some of our friends, and whenever one of us goes back for a visit, it almost feels like we never left. We hope this reunion will renew and re-energize our relationship with the people of Ohio. It will also be good for us, the MSC, giving us a chance to return to the place where most of us went for our education and served for many years.
We would like to ask if you would come and join us in this reunion. We are thinking about doing a Mass and a small luncheon in three towns as listed below:
Canton: Friday, July 23rd Location: TBD
Youngstown: Saturday, July 24th Location: TBD
Shelby: Sunday, July 25th Location: TBD
We would love to hear your suggestions on location that can accommodate a group for a Mass and a small reception.
Please let us know if you are interested in helping us coordinate the event. You are welcome to email us at
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Today is International Women’s Day
Monday, 08 March 2010 08:48
Please join us in prayer today for all women, especially those who are victims of violence and discrimination.
While violence and injustice affect men, women and children, women and girls often bear a disproportionate share of the burden. In the United States, women account for 78% of the deaths caused by intimate partner violence, and 70% of the victims of human trafficking. Worldwide, one in three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime and more than half the children who don’t have access even to a primary school education are girls. So today we pray for the 500,000 mothers who die needlessly during childbirth, for the 40 million girls denied a basic education and for the 700,000 women and children trafficked into slavery, as well as for all victims of rape, for all girls forced into early marriage, and for all women who suffer violence at the hands of their own family members, spouses or boyfriends.
Today we also honor the women who have helped and inspired us, the mother who loves us unconditionally, the wife who always stands by us, the colleagues and supervisors who challenge us, and the Religious sisters who nourish our faith. As we continue our efforts to eradicate poverty and promote peace, may we also find ways to promote respect for the dignity of all people: men, women, boys and girls.
The MSC are now on YouTube. Open Your Heart to God’s is our first series of video conversations, focusing on our experience of God in our daily lives. There are currently two videos, and each video is available in English and Spanish. Check them out at www.youtube.com/MisacorUSA and share your thoughts!
