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Walking with the Excluded: A Message from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Immigration Month Essay – Aghogho Edevbie As a Jesuit parish, we have a special connection to the recently introduced Universal Apostolic Preferences. These Preferences help guide our walk with Christ and unite us in a common mission. I want to focus on one of those Preferences, “Walking with the Excluded”, and what that has [...]

By Rebecca MacMaster|December 16th, 2022|DEI Committee, News|Comments Off

St. Kateri Tekakwitha
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha

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St. Kateri Tekakwitha

St. Kateri Tekakwitha First Native American Saint “Lily of the Mohawks” Kateri Tekakwitha, (Tekakwitha, her Mohawk given name, meaning one who bumps into things) was born in a Mohawk village near Auriesville, New York in 1656. Her father was a Mohawk chief and her mother a Christian Algonquin who had been captured and then adopted [...]

By Rebecca MacMaster|November 4th, 2022|DEI Committee|Comments Off