Left to right: Cathy Rowan, Chair of the Board of the Leviticus Fund, Pat Russell, OSU, Maureen Welch, OSU, Geraldine Kennedy, OSU, Jane Finnerty, OSU and Greg Maher, Executive Director of the Leviticus Fund. On May 25, at the Annual Meeting of the Leviticus Fund, Cathy Rowan, Chair of the Board of the Leviticus…
Anne Therese Dillen, OSU In honor of LAUDATO SI Woman, why are you weeping, Bent in scalding tears? What has wrenched your heart to breaking, No smile to hide your fears? “Look here! Can you but see? They’ve shaved away my mountain – The trees, the moss, the laurel – The scent of morning dew!”…
Claire Smith, O.S.U. The Pentecost psalmist sings a masterful hymn to the Spirit of God, Creator of the Cosmos, taking hardly a breath, in the telling of the God-colors into the world, into humanity, into my own heart. Meanwhile, back in the Upper room in the Cenacle, the apostles are hiding behind closed doors,…
This watercolor painting by Sr. Anne Therese Dillen, O.S.U., featuring two persons and not the apostles, is a symbolic representation of us all as we “look up” in expectation, sometimes forgetting that we need look only around us and within us to find the risen Jesus. “MEN of GALILEE, WHY DO YOU STAND LOOKING UP?”…
In 2015 Ursulines celebrate the anniversary of religious profession of eleven sisters. It is a time to rejoice with them on their years of dedication and with gratitude for their service, in various forms, to the people of God. The following Ursulines are celebrating their Jubilees in 2015: 70 Years Anne Curry First Profession –…
Marie-Celine Miranda, O.S.U. Christmas is coming. Time to celebrate. What are we really celebrating? All the stores seem to be celebrating, but people these days look pretty bushed, as far as I can see. It’s the birth of a baby, a long time ago. For a baby born a long time ago it’s a pretty…
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…
Statement of Support for President Obama’s Executive Decision on Immigration Leadership Teams of the Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union in the United States The Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union in the United States join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in welcoming President Barack Obama’s decision to use his constitutional authority to…
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,…