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View the full videos of our Sisters answering the question, "Why did you enter religious life and why have you stayed?'
Sister Jacinta spent almost three years as part of the Julie Hall Community in Cincinnati while completing her bachelor’s degree in education at Xavier University, followed by a master’s degree in educational administration, also at Xavier. In addition, she studied Montessori education in hopes of establishing more child-centered, practical and activity-oriented education in Nigeria.
After thirty years of service, across the country, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers have a lot to reflect on. So much has changed over the years, but NDMV’s commitment to service of communities in need has remained a pillar of the organization. Every year NDMV members commit themselves to a year of service and are transformed by the experience.
This year, as we join with loved ones to celebrate the birth of Jesus, I invite you to watch this special 2022 Christmas video message from Sister Jo Ann Recker, SNDdeN.
The Advent and Christmas seasons share stories of the birth and infancy of Christ that are all familiar to us. It seems appropriate to share a recent aquisition of our museum: a bas relief titled Adoration of the Magi.
Let us pray for an end to the waste and desecration of God's creation, for access to the fruits of creation to be shared equally among all people, and for communities and nations to find sustenance in the fruits of the earth and the water God has given us.
Christmas gifts aren’t the only things being wrapped this time of year. Here at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, we’re wrapping up another year of Live The Good, a program that continues to grow exponentially, thanks to you.
In your Advent prayers today, could you make space to pray for the sanctity of voting rights in Ohio. The bills you learned about last week have advanced in the state legislature. It has been referred to the Rule and Reference Committee. I’ve never even heard of this committee. My usual sources do not know what this means or if this committee has the power to push the bill to the floor for a full vote. It’s almost like they make it confusing on purpose!
On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, faculty and staff from Chaminade Julienne High School (Dayton), Mt. Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati), Badin High School (Hamilton), and The Summit (Cincinnati), along with several Sisters gathered for a day of formation, enrichment and collaboration at the Province Center of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Ohio.
I hate wrapping presents. I’m just no good at it. It always looks like a 5-year-old did it. I love doing ribbons though. I have fun finding new and different ways of decorating packages. Last year I wondered if I could recycle that ribbon. This year, I decided to find out.
Hope CommUnity Center celebrates 50th year
Happy Advent to you. I hope your journey Has been a fruitful one. I’m mixing apples and oranges today. Last week’s YLBG focused on eco-spirituality. Today I read a reflection about Teilhard de Chardin which, for me, sums up eco-spirituality in 14 words: “I worship a God who can be touched, and I do indeed touch him.”
We thank you, creator God, for the goodly heritage you offer us, from the green downland to the deep salt seas, and for the abundant world, we share with your creation.
Prayer Happy Advent to you. I have a few Advent weekly reflection pieces to offer if you are interested. Offerings from Global Sisters Report and Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns are attached as complete guides. The Franciscan Action Network will release one weekly. I enjoy the justice aspects of these resources. I have also included an offering from Kate Bowler.
For the expanding grandeur of creation, worlds known and unknown, galaxies beyond galaxies, filling us with awe and challenging our imaginations: We give thanks this day.
"I come out to my car, I sit and I pray," says Sister Donna Wisowaty. "Because people deserve better."
A simple request led Sister Marietta Fritz, SNDdeN on an unimagined journey...One day she offered a ride home to a young woman, just been released from jail. With a far-away look, the woman said, "Someone will be around," forecasting her return to the streets, to the same crimes, and to prison, Sister Marietta knew her new mission.
There was a reason Jesus sent the disciples out two by two. I think it was because doing anything of lasting value on our own is very hard, if not impossible. We need an ally, a trusted confidant, a partner in crime. Two heads are better than one (if it’s the right one anyway).
Creator God, among all Your works the greatest miracle is the life that makes our common home unique in the whole universe.
On this National Vocation Awareness Week, we asked our Sisters why they entered religious life and why have they stayed. If you have any questions about becoming a Sister, please check out our Vocation page or contact our Vocation Director, Sister Stephanie Thompson, SNDdeN at [email protected]
Prayer for after the election, annual fair trade fundraising sale for Catholic Relief Services, and education events from the GU Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and the Catholic Climate Covenant.
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Sister Eileen Sweeney, SNDdeN who passed away on November 2, 2022
Update from the Justice, Peace and Care for Creation, November 3, 2022
As we celebrate All Saints' and All Souls' Day this week, we invite you to watch this special 2022 All Souls' video reflection from Sister Pat Rooks, SNDdeN