Bridget Puzon, O.S.U. The Year of Consecrated Life began on the First Sunday of Advent and will end on February 2, 2016, the World Day of Consecrated life. The year also marks the 50th anniversary of Perfectae Caritatis, a decree on religious life, and Lumen Gentium, the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Church. Pope…
Author Sister Irene Mahoney, resident at Andrus on Hudson, has written a book about a 98-year-old resident, Anthony (Tony) Tozzi, that developed out of their dining room conversations. A recognized author of biographies and novels, Irene realized that his story would be worth telling, and she spoke about doing a book on Tony. Tony’s reaction…
On September 23rd heads of State will meet at the UN for a Global Summit on Climate Change. Before this happens thousands of people from different places in the world will come together in New York City for the People’s Climate Change March. This is scheduled for September 21st, at 11:30 beginning at Columbus Circle….
Sister Jean Marie Humphries (Jeannie), an Ursuline educator and graduate of the Academy of Mount St. Ursula, has assumed the position of Principal there as of July 2014. Jeannie has consistently brought energy and dedication to education as her ministry since her profession as an Ursuline in 1999. After earning a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy,…
On the anniversary of their religious profession we honor the Ursulines who have dedicated their lives to God and who have faithfully served others and the church. A celebration of their profession of the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Eastern Province of Ursulines of the Roman Union, will be held in May….
On April 3rd, the 17th Annual Gala Benefit Dinner will be celebrated at The Fountainhead in New Rochelle. The Adult Learning Center is a non-profit, volunteer based mission formed in 1997 by a group of Ursuline sisters. It was created to increase the economic and social empowerment of immigrants with low to moderate income through…
Some of the Ursuline Sisters and Associates will be meeting for Lenten prayer and reflection on March 9, 16, 30 and April 6th. These prayer gatherings will take place at the Province Center, 1338 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY from 2-4 P.M. If you are interested in attending, please respond to Jean Davide at eastprov@atgnet.com…
MARIE OF THE INCARNATION
Provincial Sr. Mary Sullivan opens the 2014 Chapter for the election of a new provincial and leadership team. Tellers Sr. Marilyn Muldoon and Sr. Alice Marie Giordano present ballots to Sr. Mary Sullivan and Sr. Marie Celine Miranda for tallying, while Mary Ragan, PhD, facilitator of the Chapter, oversees the process. On Saturday, February 8,…
Each year Ursulines from the Eastern Province volunteer for NunsBuild, an event hosted by the St. Bernard Project (SBP), an award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated to rebuilding communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Religious from across the country participate in construction and rehab projects in the New Orleans region. Ursulines work in teams with other sisters from…