Sisters in Chicago participate in Rush's Alzheimer's study
Sisters Jean Phelan, Jenny VandenBergh and Dorothy Young at Marian Village are participants in the Rush Religious Orders Study.
Our Sisters
Sisters Pray Together for the Feast of St. Nicholas
Sisters at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore came together December 6th for the Feast of St. Nicholas. Our sisters paired up for prayer partner day.
Honoring our sisters on Remembrance Day in Canada
Sisters and staff at Notre Dame Convent in Waterdown took time to remember those who have died over the past year.
School Sisters of Notre Dame elect international leadership team and set future direction
Marriottsville, Maryland, USA – Forty-five School Sisters of Notre Dame from 30 countries came together 26 September - 24 October for their 24th General Chapter to elect a general council and set the future direction for the congregation for the next six years.
Our New General Council
We are please to announce the election of the following sisters to the General Council for a term of six years, 2018-2024.
A Journey of Formation
My name is Sister Joan Pikiell and I am a School Sister of Notre Dame in my third year of Temporary Profession.
Sister Kathleen Feeley receives award from Catholic Charities
Sister Kathleen Feeley was presented with the Monsignor Arthur F. Valenzano Joyful Servant Award by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. This award in the form of a beautiful statue of St. Francis of Assisi was given in memory of the Monsignor Art.
Hurricane Irma reflection from Sister Danielle
We are sharing reflections from our sisters who live in Florida and experienced Hurricane Irma. Thank you to Sister Danielle Amspacher for sharing. She rode out the storm in St. Petersburg and it was several days before she was able to return home to her apartment.
Sister reflection on Hurricane Irma
Thank you for your prayers for our sisters who live in Florida.
Sister Cathy Bonfield shares her Hurricane Irma experience.
Angels for Haiti
Sister Margaret Glick, who has run the Villa Assumpta gift shop since 2010, coordinated a raffle and sale with the help of Sister Judith Ring, in support of children in Haiti.
Sister Mary Ann Wood: Teaching Women and Children
“I found out that life is a blessing.”
Sister Mary Ann Wood says the blessings of life have been revealing themselves since she was in the fourth grade. That is when she knew she was meant to be a sister.
Waterdown Jubilee Celebration 2017
On Saturday, May 27 the jubilarians of Notre Dame Convent celebrated their years of service to God's people with family and friends. Mother Theresa established the tradition of celebrating the first Silver Jubilarians, as she wrote on April 17, 1864.
Baltimore Jubilee Celebration 2017
On Saturday, June 3, Villa Assumpta's twelve jubilarians celebrated their 50, 60, 70, 75, and 80 years of service to God's people with family, friends, colleagues, sisters and associates. The class members of the jubilarians from the area also joined in the celebration.
Chicago Jubilee Celebration 2017
On Sunday June 2, jubilarians from Chicago and Milwaukee came together to celebrate their jubilee. "We, the jubilarians of 2017, thank everyone who has sparked the flame of our lives throughout these 50, 60, 70 and 75 years of consecrated religious life.
Golden Jubilee Celebration 2017
“We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe” was the theme filling the days that 24 golden jubilarians shared from June 16-18 at Notre Dame of Elm Grove.
Sister Lupita Cordero: Called to Teach
Sister Lupita Marie Cordero was first called to religious life at the age of seven.
“When I was preparing for my first sacrament in 2nd grade I felt the call,” she said. “The sisters were so kind to me and it made a lasting impression on me, I wanted to be like the sisters.”
Sister Miriam Patrick Cummings: A lifetime of service in Chicago
Sister Miriam Patrick Cummings says age is not a factor in ministry.
She lives that mantra each day as the Executive Director of Corazón a Corazón in Blue Island, Illinois. She has served the Chicago-area as a School Sister of Notre Dame for more than 50 years but she doesn’t let age get in the way of her service.
Sister Virginia Brien: Collecting clothes for the needy
Sister Virginia Brien, SSND is a retired sister at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore. Several years ago at one of the Solidarity prayer experiences, she felt an urging to reach out and serve others who are materially poor.
Sister Patricia Murphy returns to her roots at the Caroline Center
When she walks the halls of the Institute of Notre Dame (IND), Sister Patricia Murphy feels right at home. That’s because she first stepped into IND’s building in 1958.
Sisters Carleen Cekal and Mary Oliver Hudon Feed the Hungry
In March 2001, St. Ann’s Catholic Church in West Palm Beach, Florida initiated an outreach center for services to homeless women and men thanks to the efforts of School Sisters of Notre Dame Carleen Cekal and Mary Oliver Hudon.
Sister Caritas Wehrman: Teaching English
Sister Caritas Wehrman, SSND teaches Conversational English at St.
Sister Pauline Girodat: Pray for the Living and the Dead
As a retired Sister at Notre Dame Convent in Waterdown, Ontario, Sister Pauline Girodat doesn’t seem to have enough hours in the day for her many ministry activities.
Sister Limeteze Pierre-Gilles Called to Love; Sent to Serve
Sister Limeteze Pierre-Gilles, SSND made her perpetual profession of vows as a School Sister of Notre Dame in 2016 in Baltimore.
Sister Celine Marie Flynn Cares for the Dying
For eight years, Sister Celine Marie Flynn, SSND has ministered at a Bereavement/Grief Program at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Wilton, CT.
