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Colegio Cesar Chaves 50th anniversary celebration set

PODER, Oregon’s Latino Leadership Network, is sponsoring a Colegio Cesar Chavez 50th Anniversary Celebration on Aug. 26 at Father Bernard Youth & Retreat Center in Mount Angel. The free event is from 12-5 p.m. and is open to the public.  The Colegio, established in 1972,  was the first accredited, independent, four-year Chicano/Latino college in United States history. It closed in […]

Transformative experiences: Sr. Tisot on Fr. Bernard Youth Center

By Mary Owen Sister Jeanine Tisot has been a Sister of Mercy for about 40 years, having entered her community in 1980. “We are an apostolic, vs. monastic, community dedicated to the poor, sick and uneducated,” said Tisot, who was raised in Michigan and is now serving in Mount Angel. “I have worked in hospitals throughout the Midwest doing social […]