Social Concerns

Statement from the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville on Medicaid Funding

2025-05-21T15:16:42+00:00

Statement from the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville on Medicaid Funding The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville join the Catholic Health Association of the United States and other religious communities in advocating for the protection and strengthening of Medicaid. Catholic Social Teaching calls us to recognize human dignity and provide care for the vulnerable, which Medicaid does. This essential program serves one in five Americans, including 63% of nursing home residents, 49% of children, and covers 41% of all births nationwide. For millions of people—including seniors, children, individuals with disabilities, and working families—Medicaid provides essential healthcare that would otherwise be out of reach. [...]

Statement from the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville on Medicaid Funding2025-05-21T15:16:42+00:00

Our Commitment to Migrants and Refugees

2025-05-19T17:33:45+00:00

Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching, the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville are in solidarity with migrants, refugees and those on the margins. We believe in the inherent dignity of all people, regardless of their immigration status, and strive to work toward a more just and compassionate society. We are called by Christ to welcome the stranger and to recognize His face in all our brothers and sisters. Our commitment includes: Interfaith collaboration with local coalitions and faith communities serving immigrant populations. Financial support through Peace & Justice grants and donations to organizations affected by funding cuts. Multi-year commitments to immigrant service agencies that provide essential [...]

Our Commitment to Migrants and Refugees2025-05-19T17:33:45+00:00

Statement of Solidarity from Kentucky Catholic Sisters

2025-02-03T16:22:14+00:00

        February 3, 2025 Statement of Solidarity from Kentucky Catholic Sisters As communities of Catholic Sisters who have dedicated themselves to serving marginalized communities, we stand firmly with the Kentucky and Tennessee Bishops in their statement of support for immigrant families. Since the founding of our congregations—the Dominican Sisters of Peace (formerly the Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine) (1822), the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community (1812), the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (1812) and the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville (1858), we have been committed to supporting immigrants and refugees. We have personally witnessed the transformative power of welcoming the [...]

Statement of Solidarity from Kentucky Catholic Sisters2025-02-03T16:22:14+00:00

Ursulines offer Spanish translation services to Louisville patients

2025-01-23T16:52:03+00:00

The following is an article by Dan Stockman of Global Sisters Report, first published in November 2024. The woman sits nervously in the exam room chair as she waits for the doctor or nurse to come in and ask her questions. But she relaxes as soon as Sr. Kathleen Neely enters the room and speaks to her in Spanish, explaining that she will translate for her when the nurse arrives shortly. It’s a routine that happens over and over at the Family Community Clinic, a free medical clinic on the St. Joseph Parish campus just east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky: Patients [...]

Ursulines offer Spanish translation services to Louisville patients2025-01-23T16:52:03+00:00

The Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope and St. Angela Merici’s Legacy

2025-01-29T20:16:45+00:00

As we approach the Jubilee Year 2025, marking the 2,025th anniversary of Christ’s Incarnation, the Universal Church joins in celebrating what Pope Francis describes as an “event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church.” The practice of a jubilee has ancient roots in the Jewish tradition, as found in the Old Testament. Every 50 years, the jubilee year was a time of renewal, when prisoners gained freedom, debts were forgiven, and God’s mercy was evident. In Western Christianity, the tradition dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII convoked the first Christian jubilee. Since then, these celebrations have [...]

The Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope and St. Angela Merici’s Legacy2025-01-29T20:16:45+00:00

Waiting…and Staying Awake!

2025-01-23T16:52:24+00:00

Sister Janet M. Peterworth gave this reflection at St. William Church on Sunday, December 1, 2024: “Piglet?” said Pooh. “Yes?” said Piglet. “I’m scared,” said Pooh. For a moment, there was silence. “Would you like to talk about it?” asked Piglet, when Pooh didn’t appear to be saying anything further. “I’m just so scared,” blurted out Pooh, “because I don’t feel like things are getting any better. If anything, I feel like they might be getting worse.” Well, if we’ve been following the scripture readings in recent days, we might feel like Pooh as well. And today’s readings don’t do much [...]

Waiting…and Staying Awake!2025-01-23T16:52:24+00:00

Pax Christi Letter on Israel–Palestine War

2024-05-16T14:40:45+00:00

       The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville Leadership are deeply troubled by the ongoing violence and atrocities of the current war in Israel-Palestine. We join the call for an immediate end to this devastating situation, which is why we have signed on to the Pax Christi letter. While the roots of the conflict are complex, the human suffering and loss of life must stop.         Israel has a right to exist in safety, to defend itself, and to demand the release of all hostages, but at the same time, Israel's military response in Gaza has resulted in [...]

Pax Christi Letter on Israel–Palestine War2024-05-16T14:40:45+00:00

An Earth Day Reflection on our Laudato Si’ Commitment

2024-04-23T17:01:56+00:00

The following is a reflection on the 2023-24 year of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville's Laudato Si' commitment. Sister Carol Curtis, social concerns coordinator, presented this at the Earth Day Prayer service held on Monday, April 22, 2024. During our Community Days last year, we engaged the theme of Matthew 25 – Lord, when did we see you? And Christ responds, in those most overlooked and in need ...it was Me. During this Easter season, we are reminded again that Christ is among us as one we do not recognize: as a gardener or fellow traveler, or just a stranger on [...]

An Earth Day Reflection on our Laudato Si’ Commitment2024-04-23T17:01:56+00:00

A Call For Justice

2023-05-15T14:25:01+00:00

Our very own Sister Janet Peterworth is a guest columnist for Global Sisters Report with a thought-provoking article, "Today's labor and union battles echo coal miners' calls for justice." You may read it here: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/columns/todays-labor-and-union-battles-echo-coal-miners-calls-justice

A Call For Justice2023-05-15T14:25:01+00:00

“And they’re off!” Human Trafficking and the Kentucky Derby

2023-05-01T17:10:31+00:00

By Sister Janet M. Peterworth, OSU “And they’re off!” These are important words in horse racing. But nowhere are they more important than on the first Saturday of May in Louisville, Kentucky, because these words start the Kentucky Derby, the fastest two minutes in sports and the race that begins the journey toward the coveted Triple Crown. “And they’re off” are words that also echo in the world of human trafficking around Derby, because the Derby, as well as other sporting events, tends to draw those who are trafficking others into sex trade. And they are off on the roads to [...]

“And they’re off!” Human Trafficking and the Kentucky Derby2023-05-01T17:10:31+00:00

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