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Uplifting Changemakers: A Snapshot of the Mary’s Pence Grantee Gathering

  Mary’s Pence hosted our annual Grantee Gathering October 20-23 in Farmington, Minnesota at the Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat Center. At the event grantees had the opportunity to network, build skills, learn from each other, share knowledge, rest and reflect. Grantees kicked off our new Public Health Cohort at Katherine Wotjan’s house. The cohort […]

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John Cherek joins Mary's Pence staff as part of Iganatian Volunteer Corps

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Engaging Prophetic Spirituality as an Ignatian Volunteer at Mary’s Pence

Having worked in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for forty-five years, retirement came easy for me in January 2019. How one uses or does not use one’s time...

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Mary Zerjav

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Our Commitment to Socially Responsible Investing

This article was written by Mary Zerjav. This year Mary’s Pence took a hard look at how we manage our donor funded assets and transformed our policies and investment portfolio...

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Alerta Migratoria: Mary's Pence Grantee

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Models of Grantees Led By and For Black Women, Native Women, and Latina Women

Alerta MigratoriaCarrboro, North Carolina Co-Founder and Director: Viridiana Martinez A community organization founded by undocumented womxn activists, Alerta Migratoria responds to the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants and refugees living...

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Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition

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Equity in Philanthropy: Ensuring Dignity, Justice and Solidarity for All

The year 2020 has brought dramatic visibility to the huge inequities and discrimination experienced by people — particularly women of color — in the U.S. We can no longer be...

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Stimulus Package

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Mary’s Pence Endorses Emergency Charity Stimulus

Mary's Pence believes that money that can contribute to the work of addressing and changing unjust systems should be used, not saved. It's for that reason that we endorse the...

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Pennsylvania Domestic Workers

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Mary’s Pence Announces Fall 2020 Grantees

Mary's Pence is honored to announce the 12 organizations that were awarded grants for our 2020 fall cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice,...

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Nuns on the Bus 2020 Virtual Tour

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NETWORK Lobby’s Nuns on the Bus Features 8 Mary’s Pence Grantees

Eight organizations that have recently received funding from Mary’s Pence Grants are featured as part of the 2020 Nuns on the Bus Tour sponsored by NETWORK Lobby. The organizations spread...

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We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders

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Book Review – We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

The following book review of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance is written by Mary's Pence Executive Director Katherine Wojtan. The book will...

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Stack of book club books

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Mary’s Pence Online Book Club: 2020

Our 2020-21 Book Club, which discussed a selection of books from our 2020 Summer Reading List, has come to a close. We are currently in the process of finalizing our 2021...

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October Virtual Book Club: No Visible Bruises

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Book Review – No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

The following book review of No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us--the book featured for Mary's Pence October book discussion--is written by Mary's Pence...

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