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May 4, 2021
Sister Mary Ellen Backes has been a pastoral assistant at St. Joseph Parish in Springfield, Ill., since 1995 – the longest tenure of any Ursuline Sister serving in a parish. And yet, it’s not just the changes brought about by Covid-19 that has been a big change in the past year.
May 4, 2021
When I stepped outside with my coffee this morning, the birds, too, were singing their Benedictus in harmony. So many voices chanting their morning canticle.
May 3, 2021
By Sister Marietta Wethington
May is traditionally a month dedicated to Mary. Mary brought new life to the world when she consented to being the Mother of Jesus.
May is also a month when we see a lot of new life in nature. The grass that has often been brown and dead-looking from the winter turns green and the trees have lovely shades of green after being bare for so many months. We see a lot of flowering shrubs and trees.
April 30, 2021
Our final jubilarian for 2021 is Sister Marilyn Mueth. Out of the nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph being honored for their jubilees this year, she is the only one currently in her 40th year of religious life.
April 29, 2021
In this powerful episode of Messy Jesus Business, Sister Julia Walsh talks with author and activist Kathy Kelly about her journey as a peace activist, how militarism doesn't offer true security and how to ground ourselves in the fight for peace when we feel overwhelmed.
The post Activist Kathy Kelly: We are all Part of One Another appeared first on Messy Jesus Business.
April 28, 2021
Among our nine Ursuline Sisters celebrating jubilees in 2021 is Sister Elizabeth Mary “Betsy” Moyer.
Sister Betsy is celebrating her 50th jubilee. A native of Nebraska City, Neb., she was the oldest of nine children (one sibling died at birth) and learned added responsibility as a teenager while living with and caring for her grandmother. Sister Betsy’s unique background in health care and education has enabled her to minister in multiple ways to different generations, including school children, college students, and the elderly.
April 26, 2021
Sister Rosanne Spalding is the next of nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph celebrating a jubilee of religious profession in 2021.
Sister Rosanne, a native of Springfield, Ky., is celebrating her 60th year of religious life. She met the Ursuline Sisters as her teachers at Fredericktown High School. Her life has been devoted to leading people to Jesus, especially preparing children and adults to receive the sacraments. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Brescia College in 1965 and a master’s degree in education from Western Kentucky University in 1974.
April 23, 2021
Sister Nancy Murphy is our next of the nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph celebrating a jubilee of religious life in 2021. She is a native of Curdsville, Ky., and is celebrating her 60th year as an Ursuline Sister.
April 23, 2021
On this world day of prayer for Vocations during the year of St. Joseph, Pope Francis suggests that there are three key ways in which Joseph is a guide for our vocation:
April 22, 2021
We at the CDN are rejoicing in the new life of Easter. Flowers bloom in the yard, trees bud with leaves, seedlings germinate and sprout. What’s more, we are now fully vaccinated and can widen our social interactions (within CDC guidelines, of course). To celebrate, we drove down to visit our Dominican Sisters in Springfield, IL. We were greeted by Sr.
April 21, 2021
Lord of Mixed Emotions, thank you for knowing. Thank you for knowing where we hurt, what we fear,…
The post Prayer of Mixed Emotions after the Conviction of Derek Chauvin appeared first on Messy Jesus Business.
April 21, 2021
Sister Kathleen Kaelin, a native of Louisville, is celebrating her 60th year of religious life as an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph.
April 20, 2021
Sister Julia Head, a native of Stanley, Ky., is our next Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph who is celebrating a jubilee of religious profession in 2021. Sister Julia, a great lover of books, is now in her 60th year of religious life.
April 18, 2021
Our sisters from the Province of Ireland posted this prayer the other day on social media. As I prayed and reflected with it these days, I thought it would be good to share it on our blog. May we always seek the light of the resurrection and choose life.