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…
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…
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
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
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Louise Akers who died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 in Mother Margaret Hall.
During the 1960s, while in college, I first became aware of migrant farmworkers. Reading John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath along with seeing Edward R. Murrow’s documentary, Harvest of Shame, put me in touch with both migrants and immigrants. Steinbeck’s novel was written in the 1940’s. Murrow’s documentary was broadcast the day after Thanksgiving in 1960, CBS REPORTS presented what would become one of the most important documentaries of all time, about the plight of the men and women who had provided…
Embed from Getty Images Hello, All! We celebrate Earth Day during April. (April 22) With S. Caroljean’s permission, I will use a blog from her website along with guiding you to further info on events during April. However since I wrote this a major reversal has occurred in U.S. policy toward the environment and climate change, President Trump has signed another executive order: www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/trump-climate-change-executive-order/ From the Global to the Local: Take Action Now Now more than ever those…
Embed from Getty Images We have been and continue to be inundated about the activities and goals of the Trump Administration. One of the most explosive attempts at exclusion is the Executive Order regarding immigrants and refugees. This month’s blog will focus on some factual information about the Order, the judicial decision of the 9th circuit court along with objective descriptions about and brief facts regarding the above two groups. Following this, I will offer alternative views related to the…
Embed from Getty Images We have just experienced the swearing in of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States. Many of us are justifiably worried and/or fearful. Others have a sense of anticipation and excitement. 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 in diverse coalitions, relinquishing traditional institutions and building new structures…
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and the princes …