The Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province wish everyone a very blessed Easter! Alleulia, He is Risen!
St. Ursula was one of the favorite heroes in the early days of Christianity. She is part of the saintly legends, favored by the simple and uneducated peasants of the early period time when few could read, and stories were told and retold. When we examine the history or lack thereof of Ursula, we ask…
“Adoration is the highest form of prayer.” How does one get there? Try Via Gratias, at the junction of Memory Lane. Down this path encounter great discoveries. Go back in time. First memories? Being loved, cared for, clothed, fed… Having fun, with playmates, cousins, friends… Learning to read, write, pray… Awakening to a…
St. Angela Merici founded the Company of St. Ursula (also known as the Ursuline Order) 482 years ago in 1535. Its members would live for God, on the job or in family life. In sixteenth-century Italy, where women’s choices were marriage or religious life, Angela developed an unheard-of alternative: consecration to God for single women…
Choosing Lenten practices for 2010 led me to look back over the years at all the ways and means of entering into the spirit of the season. I have a more mellow view of the days when we gave up candy for Lent-even saving some of it until Easter. What excitement when Easter came and…
Mary Sullivan, O.S.U. They were all together in one place Acts 2: 1-3 Having seen this painting frequently in the past, I was happy with the new association it brought to mind. The title of the work is Blessed Mother Angela opens her Rule and founds the Company on St. Catherine’s…
Recently, I heard a concert with music from the era of the swing bands. Having been a teenager in the ’40s, I thoroughly enjoyed the segment, singing along with the chorus: “Ain’t She Sweet,” “When You’re Smiling,” and then a World War II song, “The White Cliffs of Dover”: There’ll be bluebirds over The white…