http://archstl.org/not_used/6117 Office of Consecrated Life en http://archstl.org/consecratedlife/post/communities-religious-are-invited-a <div class="field field-type-text field-field-body"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p> <span style="color: #000000;"><img src="http://archstl.org/files/resize/field-image/Picture1_5-445x264.jpg" width="445" height="264" style="float: right;" class="insert-image" />The Lovers of the Holy Cross of St. Louis, a congregation of women religious who recently arrived in St. Louis from Phat Diem, North Vietnam, are looking forward to meeting the men and women religious who serve in the Archdiocese of St. Louis at a special open house this Sunday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.&nbsp; The event will be held at the </span><span style="color: #000000;">convent at 4211 Hydraulic Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., 63116 (next to Resurrection of Our Lord Church at 3900 Meramec Street).</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">"We are so grateful for the opportunity to come to St. Louis and open a foundation and serve in the Archdiocese,” says Sister Tuyet Thi Nguyen, superior of the Lovers of the Holy Cross of St. Louis. “We so appreciate the generosity of so many faith-filled Catholics here and the warm welcome that we received. Please come and visit us so we can meet you and share with you our joy in being here in St. Louis."</span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/consecratedlife">Office of Consecrated Life</a></li> </ul></div> Office of Consecrated Life Wed, 09 May 2012 16:52:53 +0000 barbarafischer 2473411 at http://archstl.org http://archstl.org/consecratedlife/post/archbishop-carlson-calls-religious <div class="field field-type-text field-field-body"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p> <img src="http://archstl.org/files/resize/field-image/Picture30-118x138.png" width="118" height="138" style="float: left;" class="insert-image" />When referring to the Department of Health and Human Services mandate for nationwide coverage of contraceptive/abortive drugs and sterilization procedures in health care plans, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson recently stated, “The Church cannot, and will not, be silent in the face of this grave threat to religious liberty and the sanctity of human life.”</p> <p>The Archbishop called on all Catholics – leadership, priests, those in consecrated life and the lay community – to write to <a href="http://www.house.gov/representatives/#state_me" target="_blank">representatives</a> and <a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=MO" target="_blank">senators</a> to insist that rights of conscience be protected in all health care legislation. To read Archbishop Carlson’s recent statements, click here: <a href="http://stlouisreview.com/article/2012-01-23/archbishop-carlson">http://stlouisreview.com/article/2012-01-23/archbishop-carlson</a>; <a href="http://stlouisreview.com/article/2012-01-18/cross-catholics-must">http://stlouisreview.com/article/2012-01-18/cross-catholics-must</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/consecratedlife">Office of Consecrated Life</a></li> </ul></div> Office of Consecrated Life Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:21:37 +0000 barbarafischer 1953881 at http://archstl.org