Energized by our evolving understanding of God's love, we build partnerships that promote the dignity and human rights of all, especially women and children. From Louisville new foundations spread across the U.S. From 1893 to 1910 authorities in Davenport, Iowa placed 260 underage girls in Good Shepherd Homes in Omaha, Peoria, Dubuque and elsewhere. Good Shepherd Sister, a Roman Catholic order of religious devoted particularly to the care, rehabilitation, and education of girls and young women who have demonstrated delinquent behaviour. When I came out, of course, I could only cook in batches of 30. Good Shepherd NGO Highlights 1996-2006; NGO Highlights - 1996-2006; Winifredd's Blog Social Protection Prayer Network Embrace the World GSIJP Office News Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd - Justice Peace. The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, also known as the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, is a Catholic religious order that was founded in 1835 by Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in Angers, France. The Sisters of St. Magdalen underwent several changes. Vedi altri contenuti di Congregation of the Good Shepherd su Facebook. Some of the girls were abandoned by their families or orphaned, and some had turned to prostitution in order to survive. Sister Mary Euphrasia Pelletier envisioned a new governing structure that would free the sisters to respond more readily to requests for assistance. Present in 72 countries, over 5 continents, the GSS have the status of an international ECOSOC recognized NGO. [1] They arrived in Montreal, Canada in 1844, and in Toronto in 1944. We are deeply sorry for acts of verbal or physical cruelty that occurred: such things should never have taken place in a Good Shepherd facility. 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"In order to protect the girls, we really didn't tell the community much about what we were doing; and, because nobody knew, that was what they imagined. At the age of twenty-nine, she became Mother superior of the convent.[5]. According to Sharon E. Wood, "Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, reformers increasingly promoted private institutions as the best way to deal with problem girls. From the early 1890s to the 1960s, most Australian state capitals had a Magdalene asylum, also known as Magdalene laundry, a large convent where teenage girls were placed. We express our charism together with mission partners in … [2][3][4], The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd began as a branch of the Order of Our Lady of Charity (Ordo Dominae Nostrae de Caritate), founded in 1641 by John Eudes, at Caen, France, and dedicated to the care, rehabilitation, and education of girls and young women in difficulty. 53 likes. Tel: (39) 06 6617 9101 - Fax:(39) 06 6641 8864. 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