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Editor’s Note: Voices of Faith is a series that amplifies the insights of local faith leaders — voices too often missing from conversations about community development, city planning, and civic life. The series explores how these leaders address pressing issues such as housing, safety, equity, mental health, climate, and youth engagement through love, faith, and action.
KALAMAZOO, MI — Few institutions have been as influential in Kalamazoo over the past 135 years as the Nazareth Sisters of St. Joseph.
They built Kalamazoo’s first hospital, taught thousands, and stewarded the land long before “environmentalism” had a name. Now, 135 years later, the Nazareth Sisters of St. Joseph are finding new ways to live out an old mission…