National Vocation Awareness Week
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National Vocation Awareness Week

From November 6-12 – the second week in November we celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week. Did you know there are more than 700 religious institutes and societies of apostolic life at work in the United States? That women religious outnumber men religious by more than three to one? That nearly three-fourths of those currently in…

Obituary and Funeral Liturgy of Sr. Frances Lyle, OSU
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Obituary and Funeral Liturgy of Sr. Frances Lyle, OSU

Sister Frances Lyle, OSU (aka Mary Carmel), died peacefully at the United Hebrew Home of New Rochelle, May 10th, 2022. Sr. Frances was born on July 12, 1924, in Bridgeport, Ct. She was the daughter of Sarah McNiff Lyle and Henry F. Lyle. She attended Central High School in Bridgeport, the College of New Rochelle,…

Obituary for Sr. Kathleen O’Connell, OSU
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Obituary for Sr. Kathleen O’Connell, OSU

Sister Kathleen O’Connell, OSU, (Sister Nathanael), died peacefully December 13th at Andrus on Hudson, Hastings on Hudson, NY.  Sr. Kathleen, daughter of Charlotte and James O’Connell was born in Brooklyn, NY.  She was 91. Kathleen entered the Ursuline Community in 1952 and after finishing her studies at Catholic University, she began what was to become…

#GivingTuesday
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#GivingTuesday

On #GivingTuesday, November 30th, the Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province, USA will be participating for the third year. For those of you who don’t know, it is a global giving movement that celebrates generosity and giving. #GivingTuesday gifts can be made at any time beginning today. We are trying to raise more than the $6200…