A Life that InspiresA Life that Inspires

Called to be a Person of Called to be a Person of ServiceService

Oh, how she Oh, how she loved loved

Brazil!Brazil!

Oh, how she Oh, how she loved the loved the good God!good God!

Our home belongs to Our home belongs to everyone.everyone.

This is This is holyholy ground.ground.

Blessed are Blessed are those who those who

hunger and hunger and thirst for thirst for

righteousnessrighteousness……

…beyond my wants, beyond

my fears, from death

into life.

Marty HaugenShepherd Me, O God

We can’t We can’t talktalk

about the about the poor. We poor. We must must be be withwith the the poor…poor…

……and then there is and then there is no doubt how to no doubt how to

act.act.Dorothy Stang, SNDDorothy Stang, SND

Blessed are the poor in Blessed are the poor in spirit…spirit…

May God give you the wisdom and May God give you the wisdom and disposition to help build a world disposition to help build a world

where all have a place with dignity.where all have a place with dignity.Dorothy Stang, SNDDorothy Stang, SND

We believe We believe that each that each individualindividual

is a is a reflection of reflection of

the good the good God…God…

……and deserves and deserves to be to be

respected, respected, loved, loved,

supported and supported and encouraged.encouraged.

Belief StatementBelief StatementAcademy of Notre Dame de NamurAcademy of Notre Dame de Namur

Dorothy’s favorite t-shirt

….

"A Morte da floresta é o fim da nossa vida.” which is Portuguese for "The death of

the forest is the end

of our life."

Called “to live the prophetic nature of the Called “to live the prophetic nature of the gospel, gospel,

with a passion for justice and love for the with a passion for justice and love for the poor”poor”

The rain forests are being ravaged by the greed of the powerful.The rain forests are being ravaged by the greed of the powerful.

Mission Statement Mission Statement Academy of Notre Dame de NamurAcademy of Notre Dame de Namur

We are only We are only here on here on the land the land

for a few for a few decades… decades…

Use every day to bring joy and not Use every day to bring joy and not greed to our tired land so full of greed to our tired land so full of

anguish. anguish. Dorothy Stang, SNDDorothy Stang, SND

Did we make Did we make our lives so our lives so comfortable comfortable

and withdrawn and withdrawn from reality from reality

that we cannot that we cannot see the social see the social sins that our sins that our

silence is silence is supporting?supporting?

Dorothy Stang, SNDDorothy Stang, SND

The state of Para The state of Para named Sister named Sister

Dorothy “Woman Dorothy “Woman of the Year” in of the Year” in

2004 for her work 2004 for her work to secure land to secure land rights for the rights for the

peasants.peasants.

The blood of a The blood of a martyr martyr

waters the earth…waters the earth…

““All the trees, great and small, All the trees, great and small, the bushes and vines, all were the bushes and vines, all were

present on that fateful Saturday present on that fateful Saturday when when

they witnessed, astonished, they witnessed, astonished, the cruel death of their sister.”the cruel death of their sister.”

Dom Erwin KrautlerDom Erwin KrautlerBishop of Xingu, BrazilBishop of Xingu, Brazil

Blessed are they who mourn…Blessed are they who mourn…

Each cross represents someone who died in the brutal struggleEach cross represents someone who died in the brutal struggle between the loggers, cattlemen and the peasants.between the loggers, cattlemen and the peasants.

Sister Dorothy, Sister Dorothy, martyr of Christ martyr of Christ in the land of the in the land of the

Amazon, Amazon, pray for us!pray for us!

Fr. Demetrio Fr. Demetrio ValentiniValentini

The seed that falls on good soil The seed that falls on good soil shall yield a fruitful harvest.shall yield a fruitful harvest.

At her funeral someone from the crowd cried out, “We are not burying Sister

Dorothy. We are planting her and she will bring forth

the fruit of justice and hope.”

Dorothy’s brother, Dorothy’s brother, TomTom

++Father, Father,

forgive forgive them…them…

Pray for our struggling Pray for our struggling diocese. Our situation diocese. Our situation here in Brazil is worse here in Brazil is worse

each day as the wealthy each day as the wealthy make their plans to make their plans to

exterminate, exterminate, by hunger, the needy. by hunger, the needy.

But God is good But God is good with His people.with His people.

Dorothy Stang, SNDDorothy Stang, SND

She lives…She lives… in the hearts of those who in the hearts of those who remember.remember.

I imagine I imagine Dorothy died Dorothy died the same way the same way she lived, with she lived, with

her her ever-hopeful ever-hopeful smile and smile and

radiant eyes…radiant eyes…

Marlene de NardoMarlene de NardoFriend and co-worker of DorothyFriend and co-worker of Dorothy

I think continuously of those who were truly I think continuously of those who were truly great…great…

who wore at their hearts the fire’s center…who wore at their hearts the fire’s center…

Born of the sun Born of the sun they traveled they traveled a short while a short while

towards the sun,towards the sun,And left the vivid And left the vivid air signed with air signed with

their honor.their honor.

Stephen SpenderStephen Spender

Blessed are the Blessed are the peacemakers…peacemakers…

Thank you, my good God, for life Thank you, my good God, for life filled with friends and wonderful filled with friends and wonderful

adventure~adventure~sharing, caring, laughing and sharing, caring, laughing and

crying.crying. Dorothy Dorothy

Stang, SNDStang, SND

Whose life inspires Whose life inspires YOU?YOU?

What do What do youyou plan to do plan to do with with youryour “one and only life?” “one and only life?”

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