Stories of Encounters, Impact, and Transformations

On this episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan discusses the newly published book “Mutuality in El Barrio: Stories of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Services” with Prof. Brenna Moore, Ph.D., co-author of the book from Fordham University Press. The book examines the encounters of the Little Sisters of the Assumption with women and children who migrated from Mexico to East Harlem over the past 50 years, and details the impact of these encounters on the Sisters, the women and children, and the community as a whole. Additionally, Monsignor Sullivan speaks with Melina Gonzalez, the Community & Individual Engagement Manager at LSA Family Health Services, who shares her personal story of encountering the Little Sisters of the Assumption, as recounted in the book. Finally, Commissioner Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez discusses her work at the Department of Aging and her nearly 30-year career in the non-profit, government, and corporate sectors, including her tenure as New York State’s 65th Secretary of State from 2007 to 2010, making her the first Hispanic appointee to serve in that role.