The monthly publication distributed by the Roman Union Ursulines in the United States called Heartbeats is producing a newsletter each week for Advent. Weekly newsletters will be added to this post. Visit each week to see the new publication. Click on the links below to view each week’s newsletter:
Congratulations to our Sister Alice Marie Giordano for being selected as an Outstanding Educator by the University of Chicago. Nominated by one of her former class of ’20 students from the Academy of Mount St. Ursula, Sr. Alrie continues to embody the charism of St. Angela, our foundress, in her guidance of her students. This above quote…
The mighty Easter song of the people of God at the Easter Vigil exults in God’s power.
Once again the Christmas proclamation resounds through our world. We can never fully grasp the awesome reality of this event. The Word of God has made his dwelling among us and is manifested in the person of Jesus. Jesus becomes the new dwelling place of God. The biblical scholar Mary Coloe, in her thesis God…
We would like to welcome our new Leadership Team who began their service today, July 1, 2020. We hope God will bless them in their new roles and guide them as they lead us into our next phase.
Joseph Flynn, OFM Cap. The fifty days of celebrating Easter have come to a conclusion with the Feast of Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit. In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles in the liturgy for Pentecost, we listen to Luke’s astounding portrayal of the descent of the Holy Spirit and…
Bridget Puzon, O.S.U. In a special interview with Pope Francis I, Antonio Spadaro, S.J., the editor of La Civiltà Catolica, the Italian Jesuit journal, asked the pointed question: “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” The Pope’s first, delayed response was, “I do not know what might be the most fitting description.” He then takes the spiritual…