Sister Saturday: Meet Sister Mary Patrick

Sister Mary Patrick grew up in Manchester Connecticut and was attracted to the Sisters’ joyful and simple spirit when they came to her parish in 1960. Sister likes anything with music; listening, playing and directing the Sister’s choir. She can often be found mopping the

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Sister Saturday: Meet Sister Mary Kathleen

Sister Mary Kathleen grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and met the Sisters at a religious conference in Mundelein, Illinois. She enjoys many different activities including: writing stories and poetry, drawing, painting, going for walks, visiting the ocean, photography, learning about how to teach reading,

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

JMJV Reflection for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time   My Dear Good People,   Today the Gospel brings us, through Mark 7:31-37, into the area of the Lake of Galilee. Jesus has come to preach, and a man is brought into his presence who can

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

JMJV Reflection for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time   When I was a sophomore in high school there was a small group of us students who were discerning a vocation to the Religious Life. We lived together in a small house on the Motherhouse

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50th Jubilee Celebrations Come to a Close

On June 4th we celebrated the closing of our 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church. Throughout the year we remembered our Foundress, Mother Marie Alma and the others who helped our community. The Sisters shared for

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Corpus Christi Procession

Each year, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Body and Blood of Jesus, we go in procession with the Blessed Sacrament to pray throughout the convent grounds. Jesus continually blesses us with his presence! Four altars were lovingly prepared for the Blessed Sacrament in order

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Academy of the Holy Family Newsletter for May

A new dawn for the Academy of the Holy Family! The Academy took a two week spring break from March 30th to April 13th and classes started up again on the 14th. While some of the students and faculty relaxed at home with family and

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Our Lady of Fátima Statue Winners

May 13th: A Very Special Day On May 13th 2020, in honor of the Apparitions at Fatima, we began having drawings for statues of Our Lady of Fatima. Through a shared devotion of Our Blessed Mother, our spiritual family continues to grow. It was and is our

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