NEW ROCHELLE, Sister Ann Duggan, OSU, also known as Mother Cornelius, beloved member of the Ursuline Community, died peacefully Jan. 28th at Andrus, Hastings on Hudson, NY. Born in Orange NJ and raised in New York City, she was the daughter of Anna McKeon Duggan and Cornelius Duggan. Sister Ann entered the Ursuline Order in Beacon, NY in 1945 and professed her vows in January 1948. Sister Ann is predeceased…
(Photo of Sr. Jeanne Brennan with Mother Cecilia Wang, Prioress General of the Ursuline Sisters taken in 2018) Sr. Jeanne Brennan, a beloved member of the Ursuline Community, died peacefully January 21, 2019 at Andrus-on-Hudson, Hastings, New York. Born Mary Louise to Ruth Provost and John Brennan in Stamford, CT…
We wish all of you a very blessed New Year! “In this light, I see What I see is Light itself. The Light is a single Word. I will not cut the diamond; the stone is too precious.” – Sr. Irene Mahoney, OSU (1921-2015) Artwork by Sr. Anne Therese Dillen, OSU
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Guadalupe, Mexico (1531) Patroness of the Americas Feast Day in the USA – December 12th Click on the link below to read the story. https://www.catholic.org/about/guadalupe.php Here are some photos of staff at the Ursuline Province Center in New Rochelle, NY dressed up in celebration of this special day!
Today is the anniversary of the foundation of the Company of Saint Ursula by St Angela Merici in 1535. She especially chose this feast of St Catherine of Alexandria showing us the example of her witness to Christ… We pray on this feast for all the daughters of Angela across the world… (Ursuline Sisters of Ireland, Wales and Kenya)
Demonstrators rallied across the USA on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. Organizers say the gatherings provide a forum for people to protest the president’s broader push to limit legal and illegal immigration, from his controversial travel ban to his ending deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants. Sr. Alrie Giordano, Sr. Terry Eppridge and Sr. Jackie Da Silva marched in the “Families Belong Together” rally…
As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the Roman Union Ursuline Leadership Teams and their members in the United States endorse LCWR’s statement, expressing disappointment in Court’s decision to uphold President Trump’s Muslim ban: The Leadership Conference of Woman Religious is deeply troubled by the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of President Donald J. Trump v. State of Hawaii that challenged the legality of the Trump Administration’s…
Miriam Cleary, O.S.U. (As you may know, Sr. Miriam Cleary died on November 23rd. She wrote this beautiful Advent Reflection just two years ago. We are blessed to read it again.) “With Bible in hand I slip behind a wall of time to walk with the women on the way to the tomb.” With Bible in hand, I slip behind a wall of time to walk with a young couple on…
To day we celebrate the 482nd anniversary of the Foundation of the Ursuline Order. On this day St. Angela Merici gathered with 28 of her companions and after attending Mass they signed their names in the Book of the Company. Happy Anniversary to all those who claim Angela as their foundress!
