Sion Charism Stories

Emmannuelle's Story

Charism Story
Greetings from Central America! Thanks for the opportunity to contribute my story. Here, in all sincerity, is my "Confession" fashioned after the model of St. Augustine's great testimony to the work of God in his life, a "confession" in one of its two spiritual meanings, that is, "to praise and glorify God in an exercise in self knowledge and true humility in the atmosphere of grace and reconciliation."
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Ellen's Story

Charism Story
Greetings from Central America! Thanks for the opportunity to contribute my story. Here, in all sincerity, is my "Confession" fashioned after the model of St. Augustine's great testimony to the work of God in his life, a "confession" in one of its two spiritual meanings, that is, "to praise and glorify God in an exercise in self knowledge and true humility in the atmosphere of grace and reconciliation."
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Dianna's Story

Charism Story

Parish Ministry: "In other words, I'm into everything"

Sr. Dianna Lieffers has worked for 33 years at St. Gabriel's, an inner city parish in downtown Montreal. This area was first settled by the Irish near where the ships docked and where 6000 died of ship fever and typhoid. Every year there is a special Mass at the parish, after which the people march to the big black stone monument to the early settlers who died there.
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Mary Ellen's Story

Sisters of Sion join in celebrating Mary Ellen

Sister Mary Ellen Coombe celebrated her 25th anniversary of vows and her 18th year in Chicago where she serves as Associate Director at the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Chicago and Director of the Institute of Catholic-Jewish education, a special project of the Sisters of Sion, the American Jewish Committee and the Archdiocese. Surrounded by her co-workers, friends and Sisters, she was honored at the American Jewish Committee's annual dinner on September 19.
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Marge's Story

Marge Boyle

For almost 25 years I worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, from the exciting earliest days of space exploration. During those years I was also involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue and with various social justice issues. It was a full and, I felt, a productive life.
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Barbra's Story

Barbra teaching

Seven years ago, half way through the school year, I arrived at école bilingue notre-dame de Sion to take over the grade one class. This is how I first met the Sisters of Sion, through one sister, Sister Jackie Chenard. I asked her who the gentleman above the light switches in each classroom was, and if she could tell me a little bit about her order. At first she just looked at me as if she was wondering where to begin. I understand, now, that there are no quick, easy answers to these questions.
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Celia's Story

Celia teaching

Sr. Celia Deutsch is presently Adjunct Associate Professor at Barnard College where she has taught since 1985. She teaches early Judaism and early Christianity and is very active in her inner city parish in Brooklyn, NY.
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Rosaleen's Story

I was asked several times to share with you my ecumenical/interfaith experiences and reminded several more times. 

As the founding Coordinator of the Archdiocesan Ecumenical/Interfaith Office and the Founding Coordinator of the Edmonton Interfaith Centre, I have had an opportunity to coordinate many firsts for the Archdiocese and the City of Edmonton.  I can give you only a glimpse of my ministry in this area. Read More ...