To All the People in the Holy Land, Palestinians and Israelis
As concerned Catholics of the United States we write to you at this time of great tragedy and crisis to express our concern over the increasing spiral of violence that grips your land at this time, our grief over the loss of lives and the damage to the human dignity of both Israelis and Palestinians, and to pledge our support and solidarity to work with you to seek and encourage non-violent paths to peace in the region. We are individuals and members of Catholic congregations and institutions who have committed ourselves to statements and letters to promote new paradigms of thought and action in a world torn by violence and terror.
In recent weeks we have seen and read of the fear that grips the people of the Holy Land. The occupation of Palestinian areas, the blockades and closures, the increasing activity at settlements on the West Bank and Gaza, have destroyed the daily life, economy and infrastructure of the Palestinian people. Israelis live under a constant threat of suicide bombings that take place without any notice, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
Especially tragic are the effects these military actions and bombings have on women and children, the most vulnerable of any society. With each new act of violence any hope for peace is diminished.
As citizens of the United States we recognize that our nation has done little to help in stemming the violence. Both sides have called on the U.S. to intervene, to speak out clearly, and to insist strongly that the violence end and that negotiations for peace resume. Until recently, our national leaders have done little to respond to the pleas of either side, choosing to make largely ineffective statements, failing to speak with the legitimate authorities, and allowing the cycle of violence to continue by providing military aid to the Israeli army without insisting on an end to the violence, especially aggressions against the Palestinian civilian populations. We are encouraged that in recent days our leaders have spoken out more clearly about the need to end the violence and we are hopeful that Secretary of State Colin Powell's mission to the region will sow the seeds that will bring about an end to violence and a renewal of the peace process.
However, in the current context of the so-called "war on terrorism," we are concerned that the escalation of this war is being extended to people based on the actions of a few. We deplore any violence, suicide bombings and military actions, that kill and maim civilian populations, destroy the infrastructure of nations and territories, instill fear and lead to further violence. The actions of a few cannot justify labeling an entire people as terrorists and thereby justify an expansion of military actions.
Because of the inability of political leaders to effectively end the violence, we grieve over the loss of lives and the many who have been injured, some quite severely, because of the bombings and the military attacks. In addition, the human dignity of each Palestinian and Israeli is destroyed when they are forced to take actions against one another including the harassment at checkpoints and the closure of Palestinian areas, preventing free movement in the region. These actions violate established international agreements, including the Geneva Conventions that provide guidelines for conduct of nations and treatment of peoples during times of conflict.
Finally, we pledge our solidarity and support during this time of crisis. As individuals, and working in collaboration, including dialogue with you, we will press our government to support and take effective action in implementing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1402 which calls for an immediate cease fire, a withdrawal of the Israeli military from Palestinian Territories, and a resumption of negotiations that will lead to an effective and just peace in the region. We call on Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and the United States, to agree to an international peacekeeping mission that will ensure the safety and security of both Israelis and Palestinians. We will insist that our government pursue a balanced policy in the region calling for an end to the violence, recognizing the responsibility of both the Israeli and Palestinian leadership. We will also call on our government to end military aid to Israel, including the transfer of any military equipment since that aid is being used against a civilian population.
We are mindful that 2000 years ago, the Holy Land was under occupation by a foreign military power. People of the region, Jews and Gentiles, awaited the day when occupation would end and they could live in peace and security. Today, Israelis and Palestinians, Jews, Christians, and Muslims, still await the promised peace that God intends for Jerusalem and for which we are all commanded to pray. For that to happen the violence must cease and the occupation must end. People have to be given hope, hope for a homeland, hope for security, hope for lives free from fear and terror.
As children of the One God, we also join you in praying for peace. Political solutions have not been enough. In this land, sacred to three faiths, political solutions will never be enough. Hearts open to the God who has chosen this land to reveal our common humanity, the God who has invited us all to find a home in Jerusalem, must also have an effective place in bringing about a just and lasting peace. We need new visions of peace, visions that will take root in our hearts and flourish in our actions. Our prayers at this time are that peace will take root in all hearts affected by the violence and will begin to flourish in our day.
The attached names are of Catholic of all walks of life; bishops, clergy and religious, laity. They are involved in pastoral ministries, education, social justice, and businesses. Their names are added to this letter to send a message of hope and solidarity. Organizational affiliation is for identification purposes only.
Walter F. Sullivan,
Bishop of Richmond, Virginia
Bishop President, Pax Christi USA
Thomas J. Gumbleton
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan
Past Bishop President of Pax Christi USA
Canice Connors, O.F.M.Conv.
Provincial, Immaculate Conception Province
President, Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Kathleen Pruitt, CSJP
Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
President, Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Dave Robinson
National Coordinator, Pax Christi USA
Tony Vento
Program Director, Pax Christi USA
Tom Cordaro,
Chairperson
National Council, Pax Christi USA
KathyThornton, RSM
National Coordinator
NETWORK
A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Ted Keating, SM
Executive Director
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Carol Shinnick, SSND
Executive Director
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Scott Wright, Program Director
Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean
Margaret Swedish, Director,
Religious Task Force on Central America and Mexico
Rev. Raymond J. Finch, MM, Superior General, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Elizabeth Seton Federation of Sisters
of Charity
Janet Mock, CSJ
Religious Formation Conference, USA
Nancy Sylvester, IHM
Executive Director Engaging Impasse: Circles of Contemplative
Dialogue
Susan Thompson
Columban Fathers Justice and Peace Office
Matthew Wade, SM
Associate Director
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Stan De Boe, OSST
Justice and Peace Director
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Judy Cannon, RSM
Associate Director
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Sheila George
Communications Director
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Marita Eddy
Communications Director
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Michelle Balek, OSF
Franciscans International
North American Regional Coordinator
Eleanor Granger, OSF
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Br. George Schmitz, CSC
Provincial
Holy Cross Brother
Jim Hug, SJ
Center for Concern
Marie Dennis
VicePresident
Pax Christi International
Director, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Mary K. Derr
Seamless Garment Network
Fr. David A. Moczulski, OFM
Executive Director
Franciscan Washington Office for Latin America
Sally and Joe Cunneen
Founders
CROSS CURRENTS, An Ecumenical Journal
Lynn Houston
Maryknoll Affiliates Global Concerns Committee
Rev. Thomas J. Marti, MM
Coordinator, Maryknoll Priest/Brother Associates
John Doctor, OFM
Provincial
Sacred Heart Province
Rodney DiMartini
National Catholic AIDS Network
John Burger, SSC
Regional Director
Columban Fathers
Mary Turgi, CSC
Director
Holy Cross International Justice Office
Generalate Leadership Team
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the
Mother of God,
West Paterson, New Jersey
Sam Sinnett
Member of Dignity/USA.
Fredericka Jacob
Sister of Notre Dame de Namur
Patricia Froning, OSF
Fred Link, OFM
John Kiesler, OFM
Therese Wetta, ASC
Catholic Charities USA
Rosanne Rustemeyer,SSND
Director, U S Catholic Mission Association
Kevin Day
Associate Director, U S Catholic Mission Association
Page Taylor, SFO
Susan Plews, SSND
Dr. Rachel Callahan, CSC
Dr. Rea McDonnell, SSND
Rev. Damon Geiger, O.SS.T.
Order of the Most Holy Trinity
Friar John-Joseph Dolan, OFM Conv.
General Assistant for North America, England, and Ireland
Fr. Bernard Bartolo, OFM
Provincial Minister
St. Paul the Apostle Province – Malta
Fr. Loren Kerkof, O.F.M
Office of Justice and Peace
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Mary Gibbons, SFO
Mark Schroeder, O.F.M.
Co-Director: Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
Office
Franciscan Friars of the St. Barbara Province
Matt F. Doyle, O.F.M.
Franciscans
Holy Name College
Sr. Rosetta Amendola, OSF
D. L. Sikorski
Secular Franciscan Order
Blessed Giles Fraternity
Teacher of the Cleveland Municipal School District
Ramona Miller OSF
Jacqueline Motzel, FSM
Franciscan Sisters of Mary
Patricia P. Normile, SFO
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary USA Province
Sister Joan Puls
President
School Sisters of St. Francis
Jeffrey Scheeler, OFM
Provincial Vicar, St. John the Baptist Province, Franciscan
Friars
Sr. Jeanette Halbach, OLVM
President
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters
Sister Imelda D'Agostino CSJ
Holy Childhood Coordinator
Los Angeles Archdiocesan Mission Office
Sister Kevin Hermsen O.S.B.
Prioress
Missionary Benedictine Sisters, Norfolk, NE
Carol Nan Crossed
Board of Directors
Seamless Garment Network, Inc.
Barbara Fried, SMIC
Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
Geraldine Blume, CSC
Coordinator Area IV
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Ellen D. Lynch, CSC
Congregation Justice Committee
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Rose Marie Canty, CSC
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Karen Hartman, SFP
Sr. Patricia Keefe, OSF
Ann Rutan, csjp
Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
Dennis B. Warner
Pax Christi Metro DC
Sr. Stephanie Martens, ASCS
Coordinator for the Justice and Peace Office
Adorers of the Blood of Christ
Stephen Bevans, SVD
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago
Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD
Professor of Mission and Culture
Catholic Theological Union, Chicago
Ann Marie Quinn, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
Sister Demetria Smith, M.S.O.L.A.
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
Ann Oestreich IHM
Congregation Justice Coordinator,
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Sister Christine Beckett, GHMS
President
Glenmary Home Mission Sisters of America
Sr. Rose Christopher Sheridan
Sr. Maura Browne, SND
Justice and Peace Coordinator Sisters of Notre Dame
Rev. William R. Callahan
Quixote Center
Marietta Wethington, OSU
Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph
Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer
Prioress, Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel, OR
Sister Margaret Andre, CSC
Sister of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, IN
Sr. Florence Deacon, OSF
Director-New York Office
Franciscans International
Leadership Team
Congregation of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac, WI
Anne Louise VonHoene
Medical Mission Sisters
Leadership Team, Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, PA
Sharon Costello
Paula Drass
Anna Marie Gaglia
Marguerite Kropinak
Patricia Tittler
Sisters of the Holy Names
CA Justice and Peace Committee
Fr. Thomas Wright, SMA
Provincial Superior,
American Province, SMA Fathers
Joan M. DiProspere, SSND
Fr. Michael J. Snyder M.M.
Assistant General
Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers
Ruthmary Powers, H.M.
Major Superior
Sisters of the Humility of Mary
Jeanne Moore, OP
Vice-President
Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Dominic
New Orleans, LA
Rudy Pineda
Consultant for Hispanic Pastoral Ministry
Diocese of Green Bay
Luke Steiner, OSB
Mary Elizabeth Loughran, CSC
Catherine O'Brien, CSC
June Ann Kirby, CSC
Francine Klein, CSC
Cleide A. Bergonzoni
Educator
Sr. Anita Cattafesta, OSF
Director of Sponsorship
Our Lady of Angels Convent
Brother David A. Werthmann, C.Ss.R.
St. Louis, MO
John M. Felice, OFM
Provincial Minister
Holy Name Province
Fransiskus X Magung
Divine Word Missionary
Jose Artiga,
Executive Director, SHARE Foundation
Margaret Devine,SSC
Brother Jim Zabransky SVD
Peace & Justice Coordinator
Divine Word College
Epworth, Iowa
Thomas L. Garlitz
Director, Peace and Social Justice Ministry
Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
Claire Thomas
World Mission Services
Diocese of Green Bay, WI
Mary Sherman
Green Bay, WI
Mary Jo Krueger
Chancery Office
Diocese of Green Bay, WI
Rose M. Denissen
Total Catholic Education Department
Diocese of Green Bay, WI
Sr. Ann McGovern, RSM
Fr. Carroll Houle
Maryknoll Fathers/Brothers
Sr. Maria Drzewiecki, osf
Justice and Peace Coordinator
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross
Green Bay, WI
Leadership Team of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, MN:
Sr. Bea Eichten
Sr. Clara Stang
Sr. Ardis Cloutier
Sr. Jean Schweiters
Sr. Mary Pat Burger
Sr. Mary Irene Deger, SSSF
Mission Coordinator
School Sisters of St. Francis, US Province
Sr. Phyllis Vater, SSSF
School Sisters of St. Francis, US Province
Sr. Nicole Goetz, SSSF
School Sisters of St. Francis, US Province
Sr. Marion Duff, RSCJ
Sr. Mary Bush, RSCJ
Sr. Elizabeth O’Conner, RSCJ
Kha Manh Nguyen,SVD
Theology Student
Catholic Theological Union
Sister Claire Marie Czerwiec, SSND
Provincial Councilor
School Sisters of Notre Dame, Chicago Province
Sister Jean Phelan, SSND
Provincial Councilor
School Sisters of Notre Dame, Chicago Province
Betty Kane, osf
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Bernie Murdoch
Regional Leader
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
Sister Christine Vladimiroff
Prioress
Benedictine Sisters of Erie
Anne Veronica Horner Hoe
Maria Drzewiecki, OSF
Justice and Peace Coordinator
Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross
Green Bay, WI
Lise Gagnon, snjm
Miriam Eileen Murray, OSF
Associate Director, Pastoral Services
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Mary Louise Full, CSC
Area III Coordinator
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Rev. A. Leo Reilly
Global Village Literacy Mission
Detroit, MI
Theresa Leone, SFO
Minister, St. Katharine Drexel Region
Secular Franciscan Order
Eleanor Goekler, smic
Provincial Coordinator, Missionary Sisters IC
Margaret Reid, smic
Vice Provincial Coordinator, Missionary Sisters IC
Kathryn Conti, smic
Provincial Councilor, Missionary Sisters IC
Consuela Scott, smic
Provincial Councilor, Missionary Sisters IC
Sheila Madden, smic
Missionary Sisters IC
Patricia Blostic, smic
Missionary Sisters IC
Joanne Riggs, smic
Missionary Sisters IC
Lucy Giacchetti, SSND
Sister Mary Martin Colbert, SSND
Global Justice Office
School Sisters of Notre Dame, Chicago Province
Seton Cunneen, SNDdeN
Ann Gormly, SNDdeN
Carroll Ann Kemp, snjm
Gonzaga College High School
Washington, D.C.
Betty Kenny, OSF
Rochester MN
Sister M. Jeanne Finske, C.S.C.
Congregational Archives and Records
Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, IN
Sr. Susan Mika
Benedictine Sisters
Sister Theresa Zoky, O.S.B.
Director, The Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Director, Erie Diocesan Misson Office, Erie
Janet Gottschalk, MMS
Director: Alliance for Justice
Medical Mission Sisters
Jane Blewett
Director, Earth Community Center
Lou Niznik
Director: Earth Communications
Adela Gross, osf
Peace and Justice Office
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota
Patricia Flynn, SSND
Jacinta Powers, OSU
Member of the Leadership Council
Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph
Rosanne Fischer
Diocese of St. Cloud Mission Office
Gerry Lambert
Associate Director
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
Sr. Santian Pagani, CMS
Sr. Natalina Salbego, CMS
Sr. Angela Didone', CMS
Sr. Carmen Silva Cedeno, CMS
Sr. Rocio Aguinaga Castillo, CMS
Sr. Giouliana Paladini, CMS
Sr. Cecilia Trezzi, CMS
Sr. Maria Teresa Goffi, CMS
Sr. Lucia Disconsi, CMS
Sr. Carmelita Anosa, CMS
Sr. Gabriella Crestani, CMS
Sr. Johnmary Bruni, CMS
Sr. Yolanda Mazzocchi,CMS
Sr. Bruna Colombo, CMS
Fr.Albert Utzig, Jr. SSC
Carol L. Ries, snjm
Sisters of the Holy Names
Sister Jeanette Fettig, CSC
Director of Development
Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame, IN
Kenneth R. Himes, OFM
Professor of Moral Theology
Washington Theological Union
Dorothy Stoner, O.S.B.
Religious Studies/Philosophy Department
Mercyhurst College, Erie
Jeanne Harris
Notre Dame Academy
Green Bay WI
Theresa M. Lavergne
Peace and Justice Committee
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Kathryn Berger, SSND
Provincial Council Member
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Sister Kathleen Reichert, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis
Sister Madeline Therese Wilhoit, CSC
International Services' Office
Rose Marita O'Bryan OSU
Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph
Fr. Tom Gardner, OFM
Sacred Heart Province
Director of the Office for the Missions
Deacon Mickey Friesen, D.Min.
Director, Center for Mission
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Rosalie Warpeha smsm
Kingston, Jamaica
Rev. Rafael R. Davila, M.M.
Spiritual Director, St. Mary's Seminary
Houston, Texas
Maryknoll Mission Promoter
Dan Crosby, OFM Cap.
St. Anthony Retreat Center
Sister Patricia Forret, RSM
President
Regional Community of Omaha, Sisters of Mercy
Binh-Yen N. Nguyen
Divine Word Theologate, Chicago
Dani Clark Scano
Program Director
St. Vincent Pallotti Center
Karen Kennelly CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Congregational Leadership Team
Joan Henehan CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Congregational Leadership Team
Barbara Moore CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Congregational Leadership Team
Joan Lescinski CSJ
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Congregational Leadership Team
Peg Barrett
Sister Joseph Marita Wheatley, SCN
Rev. Leo B. Shea, M.M
Sister Joyce Meyer, PBVM
Sister M. Celine Schumacher, SSND
Provincial Councilor
School Sisters of Notre Dame of St. Louis
Maria Rieckelman, M.M.
Maryknoll Sister
Fr. Brian J. Pierce, OP
Southern Province of Dominicans, USA
Elsie Bernauer, OP
Caldwell Dominican
Mary Ellen Brody, RSM
Dallas, Region, Sisters of Mercy
Joan Laughlin, osf
Co-Director of Lay Associates
Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
Ann Vonder Meulen, osf
Director of Spirituality Center
Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
Matthew F. Rousso
Director
Maryknoll Mission Education Office
Honora M. Nicholson, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of Merion, PA
Sister Theresa Kvale CSJ
Congregational Leadership Team
Mission Coordinator
Father Edwin Daschbach SVD
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Glenville, WV
Ann Wemhoff OSF
Rev. Jerome F. Thompson
Parroquia Sagrada Familia,
Apartado 53,
Azua Dominican Republic
Janice Cebula, OSF
Sr. Maria Elena Martinez, OSF
Redwood City, California Franciscans
S. Antona Schedlo
Missionary in El Salvador
Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration
Sharon S. Salameh
Sr. Rose Marie Imig, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Colorado Springs, CO
Rev. Joseph T. Kamanda
Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo
St. Joseph Seminary
Helen Marie Burns, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Sheila Carney, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Tina Geiger, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Justice Office
Marilee Howard, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Justice Office
Susan Severin, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Justice Office
Pat Kenny, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Sister Marge Eilerman, OSF
Barbara Luebbers
Patricia Ryan M.M.
Congregational Leadership Team
Maryknoll Sisters
Mary Jo Klick
Consultant
Temping for Social Justice
Wenda Zimmerman-Nelson,
National Sales Manager, MTS
Travel Management Group
Patricia Kane, O.S.F.
Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Kathryn J. Runman
Associate Director
Center for Mission
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Sister Martha Walsh, SC
Merle Nolde OSB
Coordinator, Pax Christi St. Cloud
Maxine Barnett
St. Cloud, MN
Sr. Catherine Cleary
Sisters of the Presentation
S. Sheila Rausch, OSB
Sr. Janet Srebalus MM
Khoa Quang Nguyen, SVD
Jim & Kathy McGinnis
Institute for Peace & Justice
Mary P. Rives, RSCJ
Religious of the Sacred Heart
Regina Strassburger, OSF
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Marlene Geppert, OSF
Franciscan Sister of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Janet Stelken, PBVM
Leadership, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
Rita Goedken, OSF
Leadership, Franciscan Sisters, Dubuque
Suzanne Giblin, CSJ
Leadership, St. Louis Province
Joanne Klenke, FSM
Congregational Leadership, Franciscan Sisters of Mary
Dorothy Heidersheit, OSF
Leadership, Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque
Susan Borgel, CPPS
Leadership, Sisters of the Most Precious Blood
Joanne Hanrahan, SSND
Leadership, School Sisters of Notre Dame, St. Louis
Jacqueline Motzel, FSM
Franciscan Sisters of Mary
Mary Whited, CPPS
Leadership, Sisters of the Most Precious Blood
Delores Hannon, RSM
Leadership, Sisters of Mercy
Nancy Wittwer, SL
Administrative Staff, Sisters of Loretto
Sharon Altendorf PBVM
Sister Rosaire Bryant, C.P.S.
Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious
Blood
Pamela Nordhof
Maryknoll Affiliates Global Concerns Committee
Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, U.S. Regional Leadership:
Sister Mary Jacinta Doyle
Sister Joanne Schuster
Sister June Casterton
Sister Myrtle Keller
Medical Mission Sisters
Assembly of North America
Florence M. Steichen, csj
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
MN Middle East Peace Now, Women Against Military Madness
Middle East Committee, and Pax Christi
Sr. Joan Marie Steadman, CSC
Lynn Chappell, SP
Sisters of Providence - Mother Joseph Province
Sister M. Margareta Bertrand,
School Sister of Notre Dame, Mankato Province
Tom Bamat
Executive Director,
Center for Mission Research and Study at Maryknoll
Robert A. Allan
Maryknoll Mission Associates
John M. Killilea
Maryknoll Affiliate Global Concerns
Sister Barbara Pfarr, SSND
Sister Mary Anthony Wagner, O.S.B.
Sr. Dana Michelle Sullivan,CSC
Lima, Peru
Jeanne Wingenter, SSND
Sister Pauline Fritz, SSND
Rose Ann Ficker, SSND
Adelyne Imperator
Benedictines for Peace
Rita Jirik SSND
John Sullivan
Catholic priest
Rev. William Stanfield, Pastor
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Oak Creek, WI
Judith Hilbing, OP
Springfield Illinois Dominican
North American Dominican Co-Promoter
of Justice, Peace, and Care of Creation
Sister Joan Sue Miller
Community Director
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas
Sr. Marlene Mondalek, SC
Sister Helena McNeill,
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
Bryn Mawr, PA
Sister Margaret Mary Shields,
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary
Bryn Mawr, PA
Annie Claes, icm
Eunice Antony OSB
St. Benedict's Monastery
James Zelinski, Cap
Detroit Justice, Peace and Ecology Commission
Celine Dounies, csc
Fourth Grade Teacher
St. John the Baptist School
Corona Colleary SSC
Area Leadership Team
Missionary Sisters of St. Columban
Francesca Garvey SSC
Missionary Sister of St. Columban
Mark Falkner, SSC
Missionary Sister of St. Columban
Mary McManus, SSC
Area Leadership Team
Missonary Sisters of St. Columban
Grace DeLeon, SSC
Missionary Sister of St. Columban
Mary Kennedy, OSF
Br. Kevin Gilhooly, FSC
Secretary/Treasurer of the USCMA
Sister Jane Chantal, csc
Area Coordinator for Africa
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Sister Jovann Irrgang, SSND
Pastoral Administrator
St. Joseph Church, Henderson, MN
Anita Valdez, OSB
Sister Marilyn Ingraham, MM
Mercedes Roman,
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Rev. Michael J. Snyder, MM
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Mary Bann
Yvonne Conley
Rose Cecile Espinos
Helen Marie Plourde, SSND
Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, Colorado Springs:
Sister Lourita Bintner O.S.F.
Sister Frances Franzluebbers O.S.F.
Sister Georgiana Franzluebbers O.S.F.
Sister Paulinis Garcia O.S.F.
Sister Clarice Gentrup O.S.F.
Sister Bertina Graniewski O.S.F.
Sister Christine Hayes O.S.F.
Sister Nadine Heimann O.S.F.
Sister Eleanor Hemmer O.S.F.
Sister Ann Frances Hoff O.S.F.
Sister Martha Hund O.S.F.
Sister Carole Jarecki O.S.F.
Sister Roselda Klein O.S.F.
Sister Bernardis Lohaus O.S.F.
Sister Juanita Parra O.S.F.
Sister Helen Ann Pfeifer O.S.F.
Sister Margaret Mary Preister O.S.F.
Sister Ursula Rau O.S.F.
Sister Judith Ann Schaeffer O.S.F.
Sister Dorothy Schlaeger O.S.F.
Sister Frances Sedlacek O.S.F.
Sister Ramona Silva O.S.F.
Sister Carmela Trujillo O.S.F.
Sister Barbara Tylkowski O.S.F.
Sister Marilyn Uhing O.S.F.
Sister Ethel Widhalm O.S.F.
Sister Carlene Yonker O.S.F.
Sister Juliann Zach O.S.F.
Sister Valerie Zilt O.S.F.
Sister Mary Carol Zubrickas O.S.F.
Marjorie Myers, SSND
Holy Cross Sisters:
Sister Perpetua
Sister Jamuna
Sister Joya
Sister Joyce
Sister Cecilia
Sister Renu
Sister Catherine Marie Kreta, CSJ
Justice Coordinator
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Los Angeles Province
Clara L. Milko
Maryknoll Affiliate Global Concerns Committee
Sister Pat Meyer
Franciscan Sister of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Denay Ulrich
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Joseph P. Foley, C.M.
Congregation of the Mission
Sister Margaret Buresh
Mankato Province School Sisters of Notre Dame
Sister Kathleen Storms
Mankato Province School Sisters of Notre Dame
S. Julie Brandt,
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Sr. Kathleen Nelessen, CSA
Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes
Sarah Summers
Medical Mission Sisters
Sister Marilyn McCue, SSND
Ann Marie Merth, SSND
Mary Evelyn Jegen,SND
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Sr. Mary Jo Stein
Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Marjorie Healy, PBVM
Sister Bridget Waldorf, SSND
Rosemary Schwalbe SSND
S. Gladys Schmitz
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Yvette Jackson
Bernadette Welter
School Sister of Notre Dame
Magdalene Greco, OSF
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Mary Lang, CSJ
Judith Ellison
Camilla Fitzgerald, CSC
Bettina Batchelder, CSC
Jane Ann Rochford, CSC
Sr. Dorothy Zeller
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Helen Jane Jaeb
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Patricia A. Sonnek SSND
Mankato Province
Rita von Holtum
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Mankato, Minnesota Province
Carol Savchuk
Sister Doris Welter, SSND
Roselyn Schmitt
Member of Pax Christi, Kairos, Network; Professor of
Philosophy, College of Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph, Minnesota
Nick and Mary Eoloff
Suzanne Menshek, SSND
Mary J. Laxague, SNDdeN
Marion Welter, SSND
Tom Luce
Judy Luce
Pam Fraser Walters
Sister Eleanor Lincoln, CSJ
Women at the Well Ministry
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province
Sister Catherine Litecky, CSJ
Women at the Well Ministry
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province
Sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Cross:
Barbara Browne
Beatrice Marie Schutz
Carmelita Morales
Christian Koch
Dorothy Marie Langlois
Estelle Marie Farrell
Evelyn Joyce Metro
Fidelia Witczak
Frances Eugene Boydston
Harriet Marie St. Marie
Ignatius Schumacher
Irene Kleinhanz
Josephine Marie Mariano
Leo Joseph
Lorna Mary Swisher
Margaret Flaherty
Martha Neeser
Mary Agnes Mullen
Mary Eleanor Sullivan
Mary Frances Palmgren
Mary Margaret Koester
Patricia Ann Thompsoon
Patricia Burke
Rose Virginia Burt
Stephen Purcell
Susanna Collins
Timothea Kingston
Vibiana Weber
Rev. John Warburton, OSJ
Paul Marquie
Gloria Delgado
Audrey Williams
Lucille Matousek, SSND
Pam Fraser-Walters
Awanda Whitworth
Mission Education
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers-Houston, Texas
Laura Michels, SNJM
Sr. Arlene Kniola
Karen Gosser, shcj
Alice Zachmann, SSND
Joseph V. Scott
Mary C. Scott
Sandra A. McCabe
Sister Dorothy Olinger
School Sisters of Notre Dame
Mankato MN Province
Bob Garon, SFO
Maureen O'Connor,csj
Provincial, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,
Los Angeles Province
Frances Lawrence,SSND
Tom Webb
Patrick J. O' Shea,
Vice Minister of the St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity,
Triangle, VA.