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October 1, 2021
Yesterday, the National Day of Remembrance for for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Sharice Davids, and Congressman Tom Cole introduced a bipartisan bill for a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S. Act.
September 30, 2021
“Let yourself be broken. Let yourself suffer. Cling to Christ through it.” – Tessa Bielecki Season 4, Episode…
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September 28, 2021
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September 27, 2021
More than 20 people came to Maple Mount on Sept. 27, 2021, for “Fall into Fun – A Cancer Survivor Celebration” for cancer survivors and their loved ones who have been affected by cancer. The participants gathered in the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium to enjoy lunch, socializing and learning about the latest resources available to them. Sister Cheryl Clemons talked to the participants about the history of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph.
Here are some photos from the day.
September 27, 2021
Sister Marcella Schrant, 95, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 76th year of religious life. She was a native of Walker, Kan.
Sister Marcella was an Ursuline Sister of Paola, Kan., prior to the merger with Mount Saint Joseph in 2008. She exuded hospitality to all she met, loved to travel and shared her excellent cooking skills wherever she lived. She believed we all need to “bring our own sunshine.”
September 24, 2021
As some of you know, I recently left my ministry at the SSJ Neighborhood Center in Camden, New Jersey to pursue graduate studies at the Boston College School of Theology & Ministry. Before my departure, I wrote a piece about the Center in honor of the Year of St.
September 24, 2021
My latest piece for Global Sisters Report is a reflection on the depth and complexity of a ministry of presence. This practice lies at the heart of good relational ministry. Doing it well means being present not only to the person in front of us but God at work in our midst. May we each be blessed to see and be seen in our encounters.
September 23, 2021
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, church ministers have rarely been able to visit their parishioners in nursing homes. Sister Margaret Ann Aull, coordinator of Pastoral Care for Immaculate Parish in Owensboro, has instead led an effort to provide goody bags at all the nursing homes where Immaculate members are living.
“Someone had the idea that we should do this for the Sisters at the Mount,” Sister Margaret Ann said. “That made me happy.”
September 22, 2021
Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel yourself wanting to retreat from reality? I am with you, my friend.…
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September 21, 2021
Chix with Stix, a group of mostly Owensboro area women who enjoy knitting together, returned to Maple Mount on Sept. 20, 2021, to spend time with each other.
The group first began coming to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center in October 2015, usually twice a year for multiple days. This year they used the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium, but there were plenty of smiles in the group. Here are some photos from their visit.
September 18, 2021
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September 16, 2021
Or, find one in your closet.
Then, wear it on Sept. 30. You'll be showing your solidarity with Indigenous people in the US and Canada on "Orange Shirt Day."
What's that, you ask?
September 16, 2021
“The mess and the beauty are really tied together.” – Joshua van Cleef Season 4, Episode 5 of…
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September 12, 2021
Grandparents Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day. This year, that's Sunday, September 12! While we honor our grandparents every day, take an extra moment to appreciate all the joy and wisdom that grandparents bring to our lives.
September 10, 2021
This vacation week I brought a pile of novels, literary fiction, and mysteries to read. Turns out all I read were the mysteries, from cozy to popular to the more literary variety.
Why? Certainly not because I am enamored of the violent acts that need to be laid out in order to be solved.
Rather, as I reflected on my selections this week, I settled on two reasons: humanity and resolution.