Exploration into Spirituality | ExploraciĂłn de la Espiritualidad
Explore this section of the website with great hopefulness and welcome, accepting the Spirit’s personal invitation to engage in discovery of your continuing growth with spirituality linked deeply with the liberating mission of Jesus and the mystery of the sacred universe. The website provides many resources for your encounter with Movement 4 of the […]
Building Sisterhood
As we celebrate the 175th anniversary of our founding, we are struck by the need to remember the past in order to envision our evolving future. We felt that our history, Building Sisterhood, is a good resource to do this. A few of us offered to see what we could do to bring forward […]
Holiday luncheon
There was no snow in Monroe on December 15th, but the IHM/IHM SLC Christmas party went forward, nonetheless. There was a congeniality within the assembled group, and when the group performed an IHM-flavored rendition of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” hilarity enveloped the room. Instead of a traditional Christmas lunch faire, there was […]
Doreen (John Magdalen) Lynch, IHM
Sister Doreen Lynch, IHM, died Monday, May 3, 2021, at the IHM Motherhouse in Monroe. Doreen Magdalen Lynch was born March 14, 1934, in Dearborn, Mich., to Theodore and Frances (Assenmacher) Lynch. The family lived near Sacred Heart Church before moving to Detroit, where she attended St. Francis de Sales, and Visitation and St. […]
Ann Gabriel Kilsdonk, IHM
Sister Ann Gabriel Kilsdonk, IHM, 97, died Saturday, Nov. 27, at her home, the IHM Sisters’ Motherhouse in Monroe, Michigan. Sister Ann Gabriel was one of five children, three girls and two boys, of Martin and Catherine (Sexton) Kilsdonk. Born Margaret Mary on June 21, 1924 in Detroit. She attended Holcomb and St. Theresa […]
Spirituality Writings
Reflection for the Feast of the Transfiguration Today’s feast gives a sense of BEYOND OURSELVES.  With all that is bombarding us from the world around us, our spirit can become overwhelmed, discouraged. We can question what hope is there when people are caught with their own personal sense of unlimited freedom, without any thought […]
Transfer of Leadership
On Saturday, July 20, 2024, the new Leadership Council was blessed at an afternoon Liturgy.
Resources
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Rev. Roger D. Haight, SJ, PhD
A natural tendency to feel compassion for human beings who are suffering unites all people, whe ther or not it is actually elicited or acted upon. This common impulse transcends the religions because it is rooted in a shared humanity. From a Christian perspective, it reflects the will of the creator of a single […]
Considering an IRA Charitable Distribution? Here’s what you’ll need to know.
If you are 70½ years of age or older and have a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you can make an immediate impact to the congregation through an IRA Charitable Distribution. An IRA Charitable Distribution allows you to make a gift to the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, satisfy part or […]
IHM Leadership Council Endorsements and Public Statements – 2021
Oct. 29, 2021 IHM Leadership Council recently endorsed the “Climate Action Letter for Catholic Institutions” urging President Biden and Congress to work beyond partisanship and create climate solutions that will build a better future for present and future generations and our common home. Our common home and common family are suffering. The climate emergency is causing […]
Global AIDS Crisis
to develop an appropriate response to the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS, recognizing especially its devastating impact on the children and future of Africa. – IHM Chapter 2000 Directions Since 1981, AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, infected 40 million others and left a legacy of unspeakable loss, hardship, fear and despair. In […]