Catholic Identity - Holy Names Educational Ministries

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Approved by the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life in December of 2022, Holy Names Educational Ministries (HNEM) is designated as a Ministerial Public Juridic Person (MPJP). This relationship allows the schools sponsored by HNEM to maintain their Catholic identity, which has been a central value in the process of planning for future sponsorship.

SNJM Core Values

This identity is also shaped significantly by the ministries’ commitment to the Core Values which are at the heart of the Charism, life, and mission of the Sisters of the Holy Names (SNJM):

Dedication to justice

Committing time, energy, and resources to the pursuit of right relationships of equality, justice, and solidarity

Service to people who are poor or marginalized

Reaching out and responding to people who are impoverished, abandoned, or living at the fringes of society

Education in the faith

Creating an atmosphere which invites people to live, develop, and express their faith

Hospitality

Being a gracious, accepting, and welcoming presence for each person

Dedication to women and children

Seeing, understanding, and responding to the needs of women and children

Commitment to liberating action

Seeking with others the freedom needed to live life fully without oppression

The full development of the human person

Cultivating and respecting the talents, abilities, and potential of each person and contributing to the development of all aspects of a person’s life

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Blessed Marie Rose Durocher by Paula Mary Turnbull, SNJM

The Catholic identity of SNJM schools is grounded in the Gospels and these Core Values, with a special emphasis on Catholic social teaching. It is further enriched and strengthened by ongoing relationships and communication with local bishops and archbishops in dioceses where SNJM sponsored ministries are located.