We wish all of you a very blessed New Year!
“In this light, I see
What I see is Light itself.
The Light is a single Word.
I will not cut the diamond; the stone is too precious.”
– Sr. Irene Mahoney, OSU (1921-2015)
Artwork by Sr. Anne Therese Dillen, OSU
To day we celebrate the 482nd anniversary of the Foundation of the Ursuline Order. On this day St. Angela Merici gathered with 28 of her companions and after attending Mass they signed their names in the Book of the Company. Happy Anniversary to all those who claim Angela as their foundress!
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Congratulations to Martha Counihan whose book Jetta’s Story has been published. Jetta Hendel Gordon was a Jewish Yugoslav teenager who fled to Rome after the Nazi takeover of Yugoslavia. In September 1943 Jetta, along with several other Jewish refugees, was hidden at our Generalate. Martha has done extensive research in the Archives at the Generalate…
The mighty Easter song of the people of God at the Easter Vigil exults in God’s power.
Elinor Shea, O.S.U. Recently, a memory of childhood delight returned to me. I was searching for help. Help to hold together, in some meaningful and ordered fashion the rich and varied experiences constantly flooding my awareness. Experiences of myself, my world, my universe; my relationships, my work, my friendships; my God, and my place in…
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…