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Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

Sr. Mary Shimo speaks of the wonderful opportunities she has had as a Sister of Bon Secours, both in terms of the education she has gotten and the experiences she has had. 
“No one could have anticipated all the things I have done from nursing to being a chaplain to running a hospital gift shop for six years.  It has been a journey of surprises with so many places and directions I never would have thought to go,” says Sr. Mary. 
For the past 12 years, she has coordinated the volunteers-student programs at Bon Secours Baltimore Health System.  This involves overseeing the volunteer program and the affiliations with area schools as part of the hospital’s student clinical internship program.  “One of the things I really like about working in a hospital is that I still have the opportunity to use my chaplaincy skills in many ways,” she says.

Sr. Mary Shimo entered the Congregation of Bon Secours in 1962 … continue reading…


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Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Born in Ireland, Sr. Dorothy Brogan entered the Sisters of Bon Secours in 1952 and took her final vows in 1960.  She has served the Congregation in many ways in many places.  She first worked as a licensed practical nurse in Pennsylvania at Our Lady Help of Christians and Villa St. Joseph as well as at Bon Secours Hospital in Methuen, Mass.  A graduate of the Camillus School of Practical Nursing, she took graduate courses at Holy Cross Hospital Health Care Ministry and the Institute of Music and Imagery.
 
From 1976-80, Sr. Dorothy was vocation director for the Sisters of Bon Secours, U.S.A., and, in 1981, Sr. Dorothy became a pastoral associate in Richmond.  While in Richmond, she was on both the Congregation’s Provincial General Assembly Planning Committee and the task force for the Ministry of Spirituality.  She was the local coordinator for the sisters in Richmond and on the board of directors of … continue reading…


Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Sister Justine Cyr knew she wanted to become a religious, and the warmth and kindness of the Sisters of Bon Secours led her to become a sister in 1952.  “It was the humanness of the sisters I met that influenced my decision to become a part of the Congregation of Bon Secours,” says Sr. Justine.  A 1957 graduate of the Bon Secours School of Nursing, she served for many years at Bon Secours’ hospitals nationwide, first as pediatric head nurse in Baltimore, Md. and Methuen, Mass., then as director of Nursing Services at Methuen, Mass., and Grosse Pointe, Mich.; and finally as administrator at Grosse Pointe.  In 1964, she earned her bachelor’s in nursing.

From 1973-77, she was health facilities coordinator for the Sisters of Bon Secours, U.S.A., and was instrumental in creating Bon Secours Health System.  During those years, she also held the positions of provincial councillor and provincial secretary and treasurer.  From 1979-89, she served two terms as provincial of … continue reading…


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Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Sr. Mary James Keating was born in Bethlehem, PA.  She worked as a bookkeeper for the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company before entering the community.  Her first contact with the Sisters of Bon Secours came when she told her parish priest that she wanted to become a nurse.

Sr. Mary James entered the Novitiate in 1942, and graduated from the Bon Secours School of Nursing in 1947.  She served the sick in Grosse Pointe, Mich,; Methuen, Mass., Darby and Rosemont, PA.; Wildwood, N.J.; and Richmond, Va.  She became a registered X-ray technician in 1958 and served in this capacity for many years.

Sr. Mary James ministered at the Osteopathic Medical College Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., for 17 years.  She also did home nursing as well as visiting the sick and elderly until her retirement in 2003.  “By caring for the sick in their homes, I have been able to carry on the original charism of the Sisters of Bon Secours,” says Sr. Mary James.


Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

The Archdiocese of Baltimore is hosting a special career event for 5th graders in the Baltimore area to educate them on spiritual life vocations as a Priest, Brother, Sister or Nun. WBAL-TV Channel 12 News reporter Jennifer Franciotti has the story:

Video: Focus 11: Archdiocese Targets Youth About Careers


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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Tonight at 7:00pm, Sister Pat Dowling, CBS vocation director will launch the Sisters Chat Room for women who are exploring their call to religious life. Featured guest is Sister Chris Webb who will share her story of being called to religious life and how she knew. Sr. Chris is preparing to make final vows November 12 and will be sharing what this means over a four week period with women who exploring their own calling to religious life. To access Sisters Chat go to our home page and click on Sisters Chat. Instructions for logging on are found on the Chat Room page. Hope to see you on Sisters Chat!


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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Sr. Fran Gorsuch meets God in the faces of those she helps. “My spirituality is at the moment of encounter— to bee there, to hear their nee ds. As sisters, we’re called to universal love. Some people may not appear lovable, but you get to know them. We’re all so much more alike than wee are different,” she says. Sr. Fran sees our similarities in an unlikely place: among immigrants from Haiti, Latin America, Russia, India, Pakistan, and the Middle East, now living in Rockland County, outside of New York City. As director of Community Initiatives with Bon Secours Charity Health System’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, Sr. Fran advocates for disadvantaged people in communities that have some of the fastest growing immigrant populations. She helps people who need medical care by connecting them with appropriate caregivers, including Good Samaritan. Sr. Fran is part of the Rockland County Immigration Coalition, an organization that helps defend and protect their rights and human dignity of all who seek to … continue reading…


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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Join Catholics around the world in 60 hours of Eucharistic prayer for vocations which coincides with Pope Benedict’s 60th anniversary of ordination. Join us June 29 to July 1 (Feast of the Sacred Heart) in praying for vocations. We offer the following prayer.

Jesus, you call faith-filled men and women to follow in your footsteps of serving people through a vocation in the Church as brothers, priests, and sisters. We pray that young people may open their hearts to hear your call and to answer with generosity to a vocation to consecrated life as religious. May those who you call be examples of your love and live the Good News to such an extent that they become the Word for others. May the Holy Spirit inspire young people to be Christ for others. Amen.

For information about consecrated life as a sister, contact us at 410-442-3172 or email at: CBSVocations@bshsi.org.
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

World Day of Prayer for Vocations was a couple of weeks ago, but I want to share this video and ask for your support in praying for vocations to religious life.  I’m sorry I don’t know who developed it (I would otherwise acknowledge them - perhaps the USCCB).  God’s call to live life as a sister has a long tradition. Not many are called, but it is a valid life calling even for today. Life in a convent is not strange – like other vocations its about relationships and living a faith – filled life. Thanks for helping us pray for vocations.

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World Day of Prayer for Vocations


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Monday, November 15th, 2010

“Simple Truths We Learn In Life”
by Sister Mary Magdalen Condry, CBS

Truth #10:

Give without expecting recompense.  Give without expecting anything.  You do a good deed to somebody; you don’t expect a person to be forever grateful to you.  They may be extra nice to you at first, but you should not anticipate any sort of return.  Give and move on.


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