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Stories of Associates - Joan Fischer

My life has been deeply touched and formed by the School Sisters of Notre Dame who have crossed my path and there are too many for me name. God bless them all. I am most grateful and blessed to continue to be an associate of the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

Saskatchewan Associates make Lifetime Commitment

July 24th, Associates in Saskatchewan gathered to make their Indefinite Covenant, a lifetime commitment to live the charism of Blessed Theresa in communion with the SSNDs and Associates of the AM Province.

Associates Explore Thresholds

“Why be a pilgrim still?” This question from Raphael Considine’s poem “Trasna” echoed through Thresholds, the annual meeting of associate area coordinators, held on June 14 and 15 via Zoom.

Reflections on these Trying Times

I grew up in a racially divided Baltimore in the 1960s and early 1970s. This year has made me realize, in the words of Austin Channing Brown, “Doing nothing is no longer an option for me.”

Congratulations to our Associate Mary Anne O'Donnell!

Mary Anne O’Donnell, AMSSND Associate, becomes the first lay recipient of the Monsignor Arthur F. Valenzano Joyful Servant Award

What Makes Us One- The Legacy of Dorothy Day

The School Sisters of Notre Dame Atlantic-Midwest Province and the SSND Associates, in collaboration with Well for the Journey, invite you to view the second in our series of days of reflections on What Makes Us One.

What Makes Us One: Reflections on the Poetry of Mary Oliver

The School Sisters of Notre Dame Atlantic-Midwest Province and the SSND Associates, in collaboration with Well for the Journey, invite you to view the first in a series of days of reflections on what makes us one.

Do What You Love - By Associate Donna Bilek

1970, Archbishop Keough High School: It was here I first met the School Sisters of Notre Dame who have continued to be an inspiration and support in my journey through this life.

Not Knowing How Much I Would Feel the Love of God

My very first connection with the SSNDs occurred when Sister Maureen Fleming directed Religious Education at Assumption Church in Westport, Conn., where my two sons attended classes.

Associate Karen Didier reflects on her 32 years as an associate

It is so hard to believe that I have been an Associate with the School Sisters of Notre Dame since 1987 - it seems like yesterday! For the past 32 years, I have made so many great memories by getting to know Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger, Mother Caroline and all the School Sisters of Notre Dame and Associates here in the United States and in Germany.

Meet new SSND Associate Stephanie Savick

I celebrated my first covenant in June. The SSNDs have been very special to me since my undergraduate work at Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Thoughts on Being an SSND Associate: The Call to Unity

We are each on our own spiritual journey, but we have a shared spirit that goes beyond our faith. At an Associate gathering this year, Baltimore Associate Carla Hobson shared the following reflection.

Sharing the Vision

Our union with God, supported and fostered by our sisters in community, impels us to share with others our prayer and faith experience and to receive from them the richness of theirs. ~ You Are Sent, General Directory 50

SSND associate Fran Bond, Ph.D. Awarded Maryland Geri Award

“I believe volunteering should be an everyday part of our life experiences,” admits this humble Geri Award winner. “I don’t see what I did as heroic or beyond. I think this is the way we should all think about helping one another, that it should be a part of our life’s work.”

Associate Stories: MAP at the Border

Delores at the Border In August, I participated in MAP at the border in Douglas, Arizona and Mexico, spending a week with four SSND Sisters – Judy Bourg, Helen Jones, Lucy Nigh and

All the Works of God

I will forever embrace the words of Mother Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger that, “All the works of God proceed slowly and in pain; but then their roots are the sturdier and their flowering the lovelier.”

History of SSND Associates in North America

A proposal to admit Catholic laywomen as associates in the congregation was presented by the St. Louis province to the 15th General Chapter in 1974.

Associate Angie Kaufman Shares Her SSND Story

As Hospitality/Companion Coordinator for Villa Assumpta in Baltimore, Angie handles the full range of responsibilities needed to keep things running smoothly.

Associate Area Coordinators reflect on Love Gives Everything By Associate Suzy Blackburn

At the annual meeting of Area Coordinators, June 11-14, at Villa Notre Dame in Wilton, Connecticut the associates of the Atlantic-Midwest Province explored the meaning of Love Gives Everything

SSND Associate: Marge Potter

“The sisters are lovely woman who really are passionate. My passion is education and I want to do my best to serve well,” Marge Potter said. “I always hear the SSNDs talking about service and doing things for others, and they always see outside of themselves. That’s fallen on to me because I see myself as wanting to serve too.”