Sr John Says: What will you do this Lent?

Sister John Michele Southwick, I.H.M., Special Contributor to the Wood Word
February 21, 2012

Some of you may remember, if you went to Catholic School or to CCD class, giving to the Missions or supporting missions overseas. We have all heard about those starving children, villages with no clean water, no sanitation, poor agriculture programs, and families not having enough to eat. And we have... Read more »

Sr. John says: For what will you be responsible?

Sister John Michele Southwick, I.H.M., Special Contributor to The Wood Word
January 31, 2012

We all are responsible for many things, especially college students. You are responsible for yourself, most of all; for growing into a mature young adult, for working hard at your academics, for your social life, for the decisions you make. Sometimes it is overwhelming, and confusing. You have had... Read more »

Sr. John Says: Use Facebook to do good

Sister John Michele Southwick, I.H.M., Special Contributor to The Wood Word
December 6, 2011

“Facebook–is like a jail. You sit around, waste time, have a profile picture, write on walls and get poked by guys you don’t really know.” This is an anonymous quote posted on Gizmodo.com, a website dedicated to reporting on technology. Sometimes maybe this is true, but Facebook has many... Read more »

Sr. John Says: Join the protest

Sr. John Michele Southwick, I.H.M, Special Contributor to The Wood Word
November 15, 2011

What if soldiers from your own country came into your town, took members of your family, and you never saw or heard from them again? Would you want to do something about it? Now is your chance. This is what has happened in Central and South America. According to the School of the Americas Watch (SOAW)... Read more »

Sr. John Says

Sr. John Michele Southwick, IHM, Special Contributor to The Wood Word
October 23, 2011

“There is too much broken that must be mended.” -Denise Levertov Ten years ago, there was an anonymous story printed in a social justice newsletter about the feelings of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Weeks after 9/11, a group of tourists were walking in the New Mexico desert and looking in awe at... Read more »