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Spiritual Direction and Leadership Providing spiritual direction for women and men is one way in which Medical Mission Sisters around the world try to be a healing presence to those in need today. Many Medical Mission Sisters who plan to offer spiritual direction and leadership to those among whom they live and work take advanced training. Recently, Indian Sister Rowena Miranda completed courses in Chicago at Loyola University, and at the Institute of Spiritual Leadership, which was founded in 1974 by Father Paul Robb, S.J.
“This time has been blessed and graced with experiences and learning that have been transforming and delightful. I tried to take in as much as I could of the wonder and beauty of the seasons, the magnificent lake, the awesome skyline, the fascinating museums and sights…above all, the experience of friendship and interactions with persons of diverse cultural background and ethnicity,” Sister Rowena shares.
“I was immersed in a multicultural group and interacted with a large number of persons who are from cultures different from India,” she explains. “This was a very positive experience for me, as I realize that basically we are of the same human race. I have learned that it is possible to transcend cultural boundaries, to respect who I am and what I bring with me, and, at the same time, respect who the other is and what they bring with them.”
Sister Rowena participated in a special ceremony at Loyola for the pastoral studies students, a “leave taking” where the faculty blessed the graduates and commissioned them to mission. She also successfully completed a finance course at the end of May.
“For me, living in a multicultural reality has brought the world closer and made it smaller,” she shares. “These lived experiences of interculturality are an affirmation that I can live and interact with persons across the globe.”
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