Called to Action: A School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Podcast
The School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) have supported education and enrichment since its founding in 1833. To continue the tradition of education and enrichment, SSND Central Pacific Province has created a podcast, Called to Action, where we feature sisters, staff, SSND ministry leaders and prominent women in our communities who are leading efforts to change the world within five focus areas: Care of Creation, Immigration and Refugees, Human Trafficking, Gospel Peace and Nonviolence and Racial Justice. A new episode is released every other week!
Episodes
51 episodes
A Peacemakers Prayer
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 9: High School Students Views on Social Justice, led by Joy Garavaglia and Elizabeth Merrill (NDHS St. Louis Students).
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A Prayer For Our Environment
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 8: Ecological Economics and Environmental Racism, led by Ethel Howley, SSND.
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Prayer: The Elimination of Racism
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 7: Learning About Segregation and Generational Poverty, led by Vicki Jean Chambers, SSND.
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A Prayer for Dismantling Racism
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 6: Understanding White Privilege and White Supremacy, led by Judy Gregor, SSND Associate.
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A Prayer from the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 5: Preserving the History of Indigenous People led by Connie Schmidt, SSND.
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Lord, Lord Open Unto Me
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 4: Understanding White Privilege, White Fragility; and Microaggression led by Rose Mercurio, SSND.
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 3: Learning Our Common History led by Addie Lorraine Walker, SSND.
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Prayers From The Faithful Against Racism
Pray this prayer with us from Called to Action, Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 2: Catholic Social Teaching on Racial Justice led by Janise Berberich, SSND.
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Racial Justice, A Call to Action
In Episode 10: Racial Justice, A Call to Action we welcome Tim Dewane, Director, Office of Global Justice and Peace at SSND. Tim discusses the need for racial justice and how it is a call to action for all of us by outlining the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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23:05
High School Students Views on Social Justice
In Episode 9: High School Students Views on Social Justice we welcome two students from Notre Dame High School in St. Louis to discuss our country's youth and where they stand on the topic of social justice. Joy Garavaglia and El...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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20:29
Called to Action Season 4: Racial Justice Episode 8 Prayer - April 24, 2024
Please join us is prayer with Sr. Ethel Howley from our Atlantic-Midwest Province, as we pray "A Prayer for Our Environment" from Pope Francis' Laudato Si'.
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Ecological Economics and Environmental Racism
In Episode 8: Ecological Economics and Environmental Racism we welcome Sister Ethel Howley from the Atlantic-Midwest Province joins us to share her experience with Laudato Si' and help us explore ecological economics and environmental ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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26:25
Learning about Segregation and Generational Poverty
In Episode 7: Learning about Segregation and Generational Poverty we welcome Sister Vicki Jean Chambers who discusses why there is still segregation in cities across the United States and why generational poverty is part of the s...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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24:20
Understanding White Privilege and White Supremacy
In Episode 6: Understanding White Privilege and White Supremacy we welcome associate Judy Gregor who shares her experience as a SSND Associate and what she has learned as a member of the Racial Justice Committee. We hope you enjo...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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18:03
Preserving the History of Indigenous People
In Episode 5: Preserving the History of Indigenous People we welcome Sister Connie Schmidt who shares her experience working in ministry for 21 years on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located in South Dakota. We hope you enjoy this epis...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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24:35
Understanding White Privilege, White Fragility; and Microaggression
In Episode 4: Understanding White Privilege, White Fragility; and Mircoagression we welcome Sister Rose Mercurio to help us define these terms, be aware of them, and address them to enact change. We hope you enjoy this episode and that...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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22:56
Learning Our Common History
In Episode 3: Learning Our Common History we welcome Sister Addie Lorraine Walker to help us dive into our common history and how banning books affects the narrative of American History. We hope you enjoy this episode and that you list...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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22:50
Catholic Social Teaching on Racism
In Episode 2: Catholic Social Teaching on Racial Justice we welcome Sister Janise Berberich to help us explain Catholic social teaching around racism. She offers a great perspective from her 35 years of teaching at Notre Dame High Scho...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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25:51
Introduction to Racial Justice
Welcome back to another season of Called to Action! Season 4: Racial Justice, Episode 1: Introduction to Racial Justice helps us explain how to define racism and lays out the first steps someone can take when working towards dis...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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23:33
Bonus Episode: A sneak peak into season 4
In preparation for the launch of Called to Action Season 4: Racial Justice we are releasing a special bonus episode that was recorded after the conclusion of Season 3. We hope you enjoy this episode with special guest Libby Keady ...
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Season 4
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20:03
Creating a Workable System
On episode 10, our Called to Action season finale, we welcome Bishop Mark Seitz from the Diocese of El Paso. Bishop Seitz is currently involved in advocacy for immigration reform. He shares how the Catholic faith shows us how Catholic so...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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21:55
Ministry work on the border
On episode 9, we welcome Sister Lucy Nigh who has just completed 13 years of service in ministry at the border of Arizona and Mexico. She shares many stories that describe the dangers migrants go through when attempting to cross the Southwester...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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23:42
DACA and Dreamers
On episode 8, we welcome Sister Cathy Doherty and a DACA recipient named Ivonne who she has assisted along with many other immigrants through her 30 years of experience working in ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe located in Ferguson. Together ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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24:10
Climate Change and Migration
On episode 7, we welcome Sister Limeteze Pierre-Gilles who is currently living in Maryland and works for an organization called Beyond Borders that primarily works with the Haitian community to help improve their overall living situations. Sist...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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24:53
Root Causes of Immigration
On episode 6, we welcome Sister Kathy Schmittgens who is currently the co-director of the associates program for the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province. Sister Kathy shares her experience of being displaced in Africa with the...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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24:34