Our Sisters

School Sisters of Notre Dame continue to live the vision of Foundress Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger in a variety of ways. Below our Sisters share stories of their work and ministry.

Sisters Stories

The Ozanam community helped Sister Mary Teresia Spodnik celebrate 105 years recently! In solidarity, our Ozanam community prayed and celebrated with her. We all thank the good Lord for the wonderful gift of Teresia Spodnik!
St. Patrick’s Day is a day when everyone wants to be Irish, including the Sisters here at SSND Waterdown! We gathered together wearing our green for a good old Irish Kitchen Party. We enjoyed Irish Soda Bread, green beer, a wee shot of Bailey’s and refreshing green punch.
On March 17th the sisters at Stella Maris celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. We began the day by listening to Irish music, enjoying cookies and drinking tasty green milkshakes. Afterwards, we watched Mass from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Many thanks to our faithful volunteers who...

Celebrating Jubilee!

Each year, we honor and celebrate our sister Jubilarians. Jubilee is a special time to rejoice with our Sisters as they celebrate their 25, 40, 50, 60, 70, 75, or 80 years of faithful love and service to God.

Learn about this year's Jubilarians

We go forth daily in the spirit of Mother Theresa, remembering her words: "Poor and abandoned, we began the work of God in supernatural faith and confidence... let us continue to serve the Triune God all our Lives with Joy."

YAS - the constitution of the School Sisters of Notre Dame