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Legislative Action Alert: Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking...
Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 (H.R.3344 Introduced by Rep. Edward Royce R. CA-39 (introduced 10/28/2013) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000...
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City of Fremont Proclamation
Congratulations to Sisters Elaine Marie Sanchez and Caritas Foster for advocating and achieving a proclamation regarding Human Trafficking Awareness Month at the City of Fremont Council meeting held...
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National Freedom Day on February 1
Proclamation 2824 – National Freedom DayJanuary 25, 1949 By the President of the United States of America A ProclamationWhereas, near the end of the tragic conflict between the Northern and Southern...
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World Day for Consecrated Life
World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church on Sunday, February 2, 2014 and in parishes on the weekend of February 1-2, 2014. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in...
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USCCB Chair ‘strongly encouraged’ by House Republican immigration reform...
USCCB Chair ‘strongly encouraged’ by House Republican immigration reform principles, pledges to work with all to pass humane immigration reform legislation. Congress must seize this moment to fix...
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Prayer and Reflection Resources for Relief from Drought
Source: Prayer and Reflection Resources for Relief from Drought. http://www.cacatholic.org/ (En Español) California is facing its third straight year of lower than normal rainfall. The Golden State is...
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Glories of North Beach– San Francisco, CA
The United States, as it has often been said, is a nation of immigrants. When immigrants arrive in any new place they usually settle in affordable (usually poor) areas and cluster together with others...
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Sister Joanna 100th Birthday Reflections, by Sister Aurora Perez
March 2, 2014, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sister Joanna 100th Birthday (3-4-14 actual day) Reflections by Sister Aurora Perez, SHF Happy Birthday! Today is a glorious day, a day of celebration, a...
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100 Years of Joyful Living
It is hard for most of us to comprehend how different the world was 100 years ago – ordinary people did not have electricity, running water or cars; and of course there were no televisions, computers,...
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World Water Day: Water and Energy
2014 Theme: Water and Energy Water and energy are closely interlinked and interdependent. Energy generation and transmission requires utilization of water resources, particularly for hydroelectric,...
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Memories and Ministry of Carol Brown, Associate of Sisters of the Holy Family
By Trish Carney, Associate of the Sisters of the Holy Family Carol Brown I first met Carol Brown through Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and its Hospitality committee. As an Associate of the Sisters of...
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the...
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is on March 25 each year. It honors the lives of those who died as a result of...
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April 1 Mass of Remembrance at the Border
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, will travel to Nogales, Arizona, March 30-April 1 to tour the U.S.-Mexico border and celebrate Mass on behalf of the almost 6,000...
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March 30: Take a Walk in the Park Day!
Don’t miss out on ” Take a Walk in the Park Day”. It is an opportunity for exercise and relaxation. Are you stressed out? A walk in the park is just what the doctor ordered. Its calming and...
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Individual and Communal Prayer
Through individual and communal prayer and faith sharing, Sisters of the Holy Family seek to deepen our relationship with God and others. We share a vision of active response to the Gospel’s call. We...
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Celebrate NAEYC’s Week of the Young Child- April 6–12!
EARLY YEARS ARE LEARNING YEARS Celebrate National Week of the Young Child Let’s all come together for children during the Week of the Young Child™ (April 6-12, 2014). As part of the national Week of...
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St. Elizabeth’s Day Home – A Sponsored Ministry
ST. ELIZABETH’S IS A CHILD’S HOME AWAY FROM HOME St. Elizabeth’s Day Home is a pioneer in early childhood education and was the first childcare center of its kind when the Sisters of the Holy Family...
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Holy Family Day Home – A Sponsored Ministry
Holy Family Day Home (HFDH) provides affordable, high quality, early childhood education and family support services in a stable and nurturing environment, thereby providing the children of working...
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Gardening, by Sister Geraldine
By Sister Geraldine Garbarino I grew up on Shafter Ave. in North Oakland, and our home had a garden that covered the back yards of three homes. My father loved his garden, and each day, returning from...
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Universal preschool will be a hot issue this spring in Sacramento – SJ...
ORIGINALLY POSTED: 03/03/2014 SOURCE: Original story http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25266491 By Jessica Calefati @ jcalefati@bayareanewsgroup.com Amairany Lopez, 4, Marydel Duldulao, 4, and...
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Women and Spirit: The California Story ….Continues
CALIFORNIA! Expansive, beautiful, diverse—on the cutting edge of a continent; of transition, technology, expression and innovation. Here since 1850, dynamic, pioneering women religious have responded...
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Good Friday Reflection to end the use of the Death Penalty
On this Good Friday, a day when we recall our Savior’s own execution, we appeal to all people of good-will, and especially Catholics, to work to end the death penalty. – Pope John Paul II, 1999 The...
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International Mother Earth Day
From a man in the Maldives worried about relocating his family as sea levels rise, to a polar bear in the melting arctic, climate change has many faces. To celebrate International Mother Earth Day,...
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Individual and Communal Prayer
Through individual and communal prayer and faith sharing, Sisters of the Holy Family seek to deepen our relationship with God and others. We share a vision of active response to the Gospel’s call. We...
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Resurrection, Poetry by Sister Lucille Hintze, SHF
The silence down As heavy cloud over the low hills- of Jerusalem. Yet The quiet spoke, with a force more powerful Than thunder When the earth quaked in fear and the sun hid shame At the sight of...
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Children’s Book Week – May 12-18, 2014
Children’s Book Week is the national celebration of books and reading for youth. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country. Each year, books...
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International Day for Biological Diversity- 22 May
“Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides are central to achieving the vision of a water secure world. [...] Where once the focus was on trade-offs between water use and biodiversity, today...
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Individual and Communal Prayer
Through individual and communal prayer and faith sharing, Sisters of the Holy Family seek to deepen our relationship with God and others. We share a vision of active response to the Gospel’s call. We...
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World Environment Day
Celebrate the biggest day for positive environmental action! World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment....
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World Oceans Day
Together, we have the power to protect the oceans Photo credit: UNESCO By its resolution 63/111 of 5 December 2008, the UN General Assembly designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. The official...
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Sisters Jubilee Homily 2014
MiniFoF_ June-July-2014- jubilarians Homily for Jubilee Mass, June 21, 2014 by Sr. Carol J. Crater Isaiah 60:1-5; “Magnificat to the God of Dawn” by Joyce Rupp; Matthew 5:13-16 Jubilee 2014- Salt and...
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2014 Jubilarians!
MiniFoF_ June-July-2014- jubilarians Filed under: Catholic News, facebook page, Jubilarian, Membership, Wider Catholic Community Tagged: 2014, Carol Reichert, Diana White, Jane Mast, Joanna Connolly,...
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The Catholic Church and Climate Change
by Bruce Lieberman Originally published on February 14, 2012, at http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org The Catholic Church hierarchy, beginning with the Pope more than two decades ago, has framed...
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RIP Sister Helen
SHF Home Sister M. Helen Hansen, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Family for 65 years, died July 2 at the age of 98 at the Motherhouse in Fremont, California. Sister Helen was born January 25, 1916,...
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Five ways to help immigrant children
Contributed by Sister Gladys Guenther Many members of the NETWORK community have been asking for ways to help address the humanitarian crisis that is causing record numbers of immigrant children and...
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The Wellbeing of a Child Is a Sacred Trust
Originally Published June 23, 2014 @ http://www.faithstreet.com Original Article can be found here: http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2014/06/23/the-wellbeing-of-a-child-is-a-sacred-trust/32656 With...
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STATEMENT OF CALIFORNIA BISHOPS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DISPLACED MIGRANT...
From: ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO and DIOCESES OF FRESNO, MONTEREY, OAKLAND, ORANGE, SACRAMENTO, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO, SAN JOSE, SANTA ROSA AND STOCKTON In recent days, the people...
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This is your chance to help children fleeing violence
As a California resident, you have the chance to influence one of the most important policymakers working on the issue of tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America. Senator...
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Sister Joan of Arc Rodrigues Reflection
Reflection by Sister Carol Crater – October 27, 2014 Before I begin, I’d like to ask a little trivia question. At the beginning of Mass, we had a young woman from the Navy take part in a Military...
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Life ElderCare Truck Pays a Visit – Photo Story
On October 14, the new Meals-on-Wheels truck, purchased in part with a donation from the Sisters of the Holy Family, arrived at the Motherhouse so the Sisters could see it and sign their names inside....
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Sister Michaela O’Connor’s Reflection, for SHF Founders’ Day
Nov. 7, 2014 Sister Michaela O’Connor, SHF Today is Founders’ Day, a day on which we think not so much about the creation of the Community, but about the four persons who envisioned, enfleshed and...
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World AIDS Day – December 1
World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December each year, is an important opportunity when governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals around the world...
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery -2 December
Among Nepal’s indigenous minorities, child labour is common. The Government has recently ratified ILO Convention 169, an international legal instrument that guarantees the rights of indigenous and...
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Human Trafficking Ad to Appear in Airline Magazines
US Catholic Sisters against Human Trafficking (USCSAHT) in cooperation with the Omaha-based public relations firm of Bailey Lauerman is once again sponsoring an anti-trafficking advertisement in...
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Pope’s full message for the Year of Consecrated Life
See the official translation of the below: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Consecrated Life, I am writing to you as the Successor of Peter, to whom the Lord entrusted the task of confirming his brothers...
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National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Scheduled for December 11-14
Following the great success of the 2nd annual National Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath Weekend on March 13-16, 2014 in nearly 1,000 places of worship in 46 states and the District of Columbia, Faiths...
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Global Religious Leaders Issue Joint Call for Eradication of Modern Slavery
Originally Posted by Melissa Rogers and Mark Brinkmoeller @http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/05/global-religious-leaders-issue-joint-call-eradication-modern-slavery on December 05, 2014 at 03:46...
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Human Rights Day – December 10
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of...
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International Migrants Day
December 18, 2014 Background on this day: In 1997, Filipino and other Asian migrant organizations began celebrating and promoting December 18th as the International Day of Solidarity with Migrants....
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Prayer for an End to Human Trafficking – Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita...
Prayer service to end human trafficking links: HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay-PrayerService2015 Prayer_Service humantrafficking2015 “…WE RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL DEMAND TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR BY ACCEPTING THE...
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