Sister Louise Akers
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Louise Akers who died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 in Mother Margaret Hall.
Reflections from IJPC’s First S. Louise Akers Fellow, Naiomi Gonzalez
In honor of S. Louise Akers, SC, one of the founders of IJPC and its first director, we created a fellowship program to continue her legacy of peace and justice work in our region, the IJPC S. Louise Akers Fellowship through Mercy Volunteer Corps. In the fall of 2021, IJPC welcomed Naiomi Gonzalez as the inaugural S. Louise Akers Fellow and we checked in with her half way into her time to learn more about what drew her to the…
Thomas Aquinas
Even though she disagreed with Thomas Aquinas at times I am sure she would have agreed with this quote of his shared from the book “However Long the Night: Making Meaning in a Time of Crisis” by Annmarie Sanders. “St. Thomas Aquinas was so convinced about the necessity of acting upon one’s conscience that he insisted that one must follow one’s conscience, even if it errs. He debated Peter Lombard on this matter, stating that we ought to die excommunicated rather…
Subvert the Dominant Paradigm
Below is a link and parts of a beautiful reflection that Louise’s dear friend Deb gave at her memorial service back in April. She captured the heart and spirit of Louise that so many of us are going to miss. Louise Akers’s reflection On Wednesday evening, April 10, the Resurrection Community, a community led by Roman Catholic women priests celebrated the life and work of Louise Akers, SC. Louise was instrumental in the founding of the community. Rev. Paula Hoeffer…
My mother was a primary influence in my life.
I am also a woman whose life has been grounded in faith, the Christian faith, through the Roman Catholic expression. My faith was strongly influenced by Irish tradition along with an ecumenical upbringing and interfaith friendships at a very early age. My mother was a primary influence in my life.
I love, support and cherish…
I love, support and cherish the part of Church that upholds the gospel mission & vision of Jesus. I reject the ‘power over’ patriarchal structure of those within the hierarchical institutional way of being church. I believe in the Vatican II Church that celebrates the people of God and seeks to be the Church in the Modern World. S. Louise Akers
“I am not a one-issue person”
In her words… “Because of what happened with Pilarczyk, people frequently equate me with the issue of women in the Church, but I am not a one-issue person. For decades I have also been talking about poverty, racism, and war.” From the Sun Magazine interview with Louise
IN HER WORDS
“As citizens in an increasingly pluralistic and polarized country, I believe we are challenged to create more effective approaches to wrestle with critical and complex issues. Creative responses require taking new paths, participating..
THE SHIFTING PARADIGM. . .
I cite quotes below by two outstanding women religious which stand in stark contrast with the ongoing current crisis erupting from decades of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein followed by continuing revelations about Kevin Spacey, Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, ETC., and preempted by the conversation between Billy Bush and then campaigner, now President Donald Trump. In a better world than the one we live in, any performer coerced in this way . . . would feel free to speak up. …
War of Words OR War?!?
Embed from Getty Images Numerous articles have been and are being written related to U.S./North Korean relations and their negative dynamics. See a sampling of articles below. It seems incongruous that in 2017 our world is yet again on the precipice of a potential nuclear exchange! Yet with the above two men – President Donald Trump and Chief of State Kim Jung Un – as leaders of the United States and North Korea the unimaginable is happening. We know the…