“Things are going very well here, we live on the edge of the wildlife reserve, and the hippos roam the neighborhood at night, I wake to the sounds of the guinea fowl or the cries of the bush babies. It is an “insect enriched environment” with no screens on my windows I have no idea what…
Sr. Bernadette Mackay, OSU was recognized in December for 25 years of devoted service to the Orlando Diocese as Director of the Mission Office. Congratulations to Sr. Bernie!
With the spirit of Christmas in the air, we offer an opportunity to brighten this holy season for women who are the victims of human trafficking and are now living in a safe house where Sr. Maureen McCarthy, OSU is on staff. Gift cards to stores like CVS, K Mart, Walgreens, etc. would be greatly…
During this critical post-election time, the USA Roman Union Ursuline Leadership teams invite our sisters and collaborators to commit ourselves to engage in prayer
THE INFIRM WOMAN It was another Sabbath day (and I remember well) The crowds – always the crowds awaiting Him this holy day: What were His words? What would He say? Feet dusted-dark by earthen roads – (yes, I could see them well) But crowds – always the crowds;…
October 11, 2016 was the Fifth International Day of the Girl. Seventeen Academy of Mount St. Ursula students, accompanied by Ms. Brianne O’Hare and Sr. Alice Marie, OSU, attended the Girls’ Speak Out in the EcoSoc Chamber of the UN. Girl Advocates moderated the event and spoke about the issues of marginalized girls, girls in…
St. Angela Merici was a woman who traveled, listened, prayed, observed and was open to the influences of her day. Following the founding in 1440 of the Gutenberg press, books for the first time became widely available and very popular.
Sister Gloria Marie Sullivan, O.S.U. 1923 – 2016 Obituary Sullivan, O.S.U., Sr. Gloria Marie Ursuline Sister Gloria Marie Sullivan, O.S.U. died peacefully at Andrus-on-Hudson on September 26, 2016. She was one of four children born to Joseph A. Sullivan and Mary A. Phillips in Yonkers, New York. Her parents and her brother, Rev. Jordan Sullivan, O.F.M….
Sr. Maureen Welch, OSU, is in the midst of her immersion experience in Thailand and Cambodia en route to the Enlarged General Meeting in North Sydney, Australia next week. This is an update on her travels to Cambodia. “Today we not only visited but travelled the roads and bridges our “Roads to Learning” funds helped…
Sr. Maureen Welch, O.S.U. is in the midst of her immersion experience in Thailand which is a prelude to her participation in the Enlarged General Meeting (EGC) in early October. (See post from earlier this week). She, along with Sr. Jane Finnerty, O.S.U., are going to update us as they can with photos, reflections, etc….