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During my years as an SSND Associate, I have met and talked with many of the SSND Sisters through the years. I have enjoyed many encounters with the SSND Sisters, sharing my life stories and hearing their life stories. Many of the Sisters have taught me many things and shared so much with me. I...
Bernadette Macy shares thoughts from West Palm Beach. "The charism of Mother Theresa - “transformation through education,” grounded in the Eucharist with Our Holy Blessed Mother Mary - resonated in my heart and impelled me to become an Associate."
It was 1983, and Velma Sampson and her mom were touring the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Velma was anxious.  "I was not ready to leave home and stay on a campus of women from all walks of life. In fact, I was called a hermit at home. But when I stepped into a French class taught by Sister...

“What matters is that you serve God not as much as you want, but as much as is possible for you.”

Blessed Mary Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger Foundress, School Sisters of Notre Dame