Ministry of the Month - July 2009 |
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Sister Juliana (Rachel) Casey, IHM, was teaching Scripture in graduate school when she had a ministry-altering epiphany. "As I taught about Gospel values, I could truly see them in action in a health-care ministry," she recalls. "I wanted to be a part of that." Sister Julie is the executive vice president of Mission Integration for Catholic Health East (CHE), a position she has held for 11 years. CHE is one of the largest Catholic health care providers in the country and is sponsored by 10 different religious communities. It is a major presence in 11 eastern states from "I was working in health care for the Sisters of Mercy in Sister Julie works closely with all the sponsoring religious communities. She ensures that the CHE mission is carried out according to Catholic principles and provides leadership to people at all levels of the organization to make sure they understand what the mission and values are. "Even with these difficult economic times, as we are challenged by fewer resources to carry out our mission and stay faithful to our values, I am able to minister with so many people who view CHE as more than just a job," notes Sister Julie. "It's a deeply spiritual experience. "CHE makes it comfortable for people to take time for prayer and reflection. We start all meetings with a prayer and end them by asking which core values were lived out during the meeting." Another important aspect of Sister Julie's ministry is providing leadership to CHE's Global Health Ministry.
Sister Julie leads by example. She's been to "CHE has pledged $100,000 to build a 12-bed maternity ward at Hospital St. Francis de Sales in
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"Global Health Ministry sends teams of health care volunteers to Latin America and the