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May 6, 2022
Our final jubilarian of 2022 is another Sister who has devoted much of her life to Brescia University — Sister Sharon Sullivan.
Sister Sharon is celebrating 40 years as an Ursuline Sister. She was born in Austin, Texas, raised in Houston, but her family moved to Owensboro, Ky., when she was 13. Sister Sharon has a passion to serve students with special needs, to care for the earth and to help create the next generation of women leaders through her work with the Girl Scouts.
May 6, 2022
Sister Katherine Gertrude Stein, a native of St. Louis, is celebrating 60 years as an Ursuline Sister. She is known for her generous spirit and her contemplative heart. She graduated from Brescia College in Owensboro, Ky., in 1966 with a degree in elementary education, and later earned certification as a chaplain.
May 5, 2022
Episode 1, Season 6 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. “When you are in a…
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May 5, 2022
We studied the country and culture of Japan when I was in seventh grade. One of the things I remember was learning about the honor given to "national treasures." These were not places or things. They were people- elders who held the language, history and culture. At that time, I was completely unaware that there were more than 350 nations within the US borders who also had national treasures. These Indigenous nations held elders, the keepers of language and culture, in the highest honor.
May 4, 2022
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May 4, 2022
Ursuline Sister Angela Fitzpatrick submitted a letter to the Kansas City Star opinion page in April 2022 to raise awareness of the need for prison reform, especially dealing with racial disparity.
“That was a first for me, I’ve never sent my opinion to a newspaper before,” Sister Angela said.
Despite a long history of being involved in social justice issues, Sister Angela found the motivation to try something new after spending three days in Washington, D.C., celebrating 50 years of Network – the justice advocacy group she helped begin.
May 2, 2022
Sister Sheila Anne Smith is celebrating her 60th year as an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph. She was born in Butler, Pa., but as a child her family moved to Farmington, N.M. Sister Sheila Anne is a prayerful person who spent 35 years often serving the poor and Native Americans in her beloved Southwest. She graduated from Brescia College in Owensboro, Ky., in 1966 with a degree in history.
May 2, 2022
By Sister Marietta Wethington
May is such a lovely month. A walk outside helps us to rejoice in nature’s beauty – the flowering bushes, the leafing trees and the green grass sprinkled with purple and white violets. Franciscan Father Richard Rohr calls nature God’s first bible and urges us to sit with the first bible before we sit with the second bible of the printed word. Is there any wonder that we sing, “All the earth proclaims the Lord; sing your praise to God?”
May 2, 2022
Another in the long line of legendary Brescia University Sisters is celebrating an anniversary of religious profession this year, Sister Rose Jean Powers.
Sister Rose Jean, a native of Cloverport, Ky., is celebrating 60 years as an Ursuline Sister. Sister Rose Jean is known for her willingness to help and listen to those in need, a role she filled for many years at Brescia College/University in Owensboro, Ky. She earned a history degree from Brescia in 1966 and a master’s degree in history from Marquette University in 1969.
May 1, 2022
On this third Sunday of Easter, Jesus continues to reveal himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. The disciples had been fishing all night and hadn’t caught anything. Jesus encourages them even though they did not catch any fish. He told them to cast their nets on the other side. Listening to Jesus, they caught an abundance of fish.
April 28, 2022
For Putin’s conversion, to be able to see our friends again soon, for a good day, for an…
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April 28, 2022
Sister Michele Morek, a native of New Mexico, is celebrating 60 years as an Ursuline Sister. Sister Michele’s zeal for science and nature and her enthusiastic support to further the cause of women have been hallmarks of her life. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Brescia College in Owensboro, Ky., in 1966, then completed her doctorate in developmental biology from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., in 1971.
April 27, 2022
The Council of Religious Steering Committee consists of, left to right, Ursuline Sister Nancy Murphy, Glenmary Sister Darlene Presley, School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannette Fennewald, and Ursuline Sister Nancy Liddy. This group helped plan the annual gathering.
April 27, 2022
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