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…
For Holocaust Remembrance Day we spoke with our own Sister Martha Counihan, OSU, author of Jetta’s Story. It is a true story of a Holocaust survivor named Jetta, who is still alive. An intriguing book about Jetta and how the Ursuline Sisters helped these refugees, much like our Sisters in Poland are helping Ukrainian refugees….
We congratulate all Jubilarians who we celebrated on April 23, 2022. “There will be no other sign that you are in the grace of the Lord than that you love one another and are united together.” – St. Angela Merici, 10th Legacy Click on the white arrow in the center of the video to play…
Posted by Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province, USA on Thursday, April 7, 2022 Sr. Agnes Kelleher, OSU (aka Anne Marie) died peacefully, April 4, 2022, at Andrus on Hudson, Hastings on Hudson, NY. The daughter of Mary Daly and James Kelleher, Agnes was born in New York City, June 10, 1918. She graduated from…
The Ursuline Sisters celebrate Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 in solidarity of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si Caring for Earth, Caring for You.
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…
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…
Sister Alice Moran, OSU, an Ursuline of the Roman Union, died peacefully on October 23, 2021 at Andrus on Hudson. Born in New York in 1931, Alice was the daughter of Catherine and Edward Moran. Sr. Alice received her early education in the Bronx and graduated from the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula. She, then,…
This 10 minute video outlines an action plan for the Laudato Si. It’s a great resource to learn how you may individually make a difference created by our JPIC (Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation) Team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWmnDxWvd-0&list=WL&index=5 If you would like to take the Laudato Si’ Pledge visit this link.
This is a sample of our Annual Report for 2019-2020 for the full report see below.