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Take Action - Relief for Immigrants and Refugees

It is vital that you reach out to your Senators now and urge them to move forward with legislation that will assist immigrants and refugees during this pandemic as our country continues to struggle against COVID-19.

Marian Village Celebrates Its Jubilarians

Under the COVID-19 quarantine Marian Village continues to follow the guidelines. However they did recently find a way to recognize their Jubilarians Sister Marlene Panko (60th Jubilee) and Sister Jenny VandenBergh (70th Jubilee) with a small celebration.

Speak up to Release Immigrants in Detention During COVID-19

Across faith traditions, we believe that all people have inherent dignity and are deserving of basic human rights. When our government violates these human rights, we must speak up.

Save the Date - Paul Winter Summer Solstice Celebration

"Paul Winter’s 25th annual Summer Solstice Celebration will be live-streamed from the “cathedral loft” of his barn in the hills of Northwest Connecticut, to welcome the first sunrise of summer on the longest day of the year.

Recording of Webinar with Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker

We are pleased to offer a recording of our May 7th Webinar "Responding to Our Climate Crisis on the Anniversaries of Earth Day and Laudato Si’” with Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker of the Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology

Today is International Biodiversity Day

Today is International Biodiversity Day! Take a moment to watch a wonderful animation on biodiversity and the beauty of our interconnected world we live in #LaudatoSi5

Mother Theresa Day May 2020

Welcome to this time together as we commemorate the Feast Day of Mother Theresa.

Happy Mother's Day

A special Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and mother figures in our lives, on earth and in heaven!

Thank you Associates

Thank you to the Associates from all of the Sisters at the Villa who received a note and blooming African violet from the Associates!

Saying Farewell to Our Beloved Institute of Notre Dame

It is with great sadness that we we confirm that this school year will be the last for The Institute of Notre Dame (IND). Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame upon our congregation’s arrival in America, IND will officially close on June 30, 2020.

The 2020 Jubilee Board at Villa Notre Dame

The 2020 Jubilee Board at Villa Notre Dame, composed by Sr. Justine Nutz, honors our 42 living AM Jubilarians and four who recently said a final YES to God: Clara Hounsell, Irene Scarola, Mary Bann, and Betty Rosser.

Shalom News North America - May 2020

Shalom News North America - An instrument of hope, formation, and action concerning priority matters of social justice. This month learn about Pollution and COIVD-19, the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si', the Justice for Immigrants campaign and more.

Dorothy Day in 1970 (Bob Fitch Photo Archive © Stanford University Libraries)

Anniversary of The Catholic Worker

Also during the month of May, we celebrate the anniversary of The Catholic Worker Movement. Celebrate by watching a new film about Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement.

Happy Earth Day 2020!

2020 is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and the 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si! Let us pause and ask how consciously connected are we to our planet and Earth’s community of life?

Rhododendrites / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

DACA and the Supreme Court

For the past several weeks, we have been waiting for a ruling by the Supreme Court regarding President Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals ( DACA) decision.

Happy 100th Birthday to Sister Bernice Volk!

On March 31 the Notre Dame Convent community celebrated Sister Bernice Volk’s 100th birthday!

In Memoriam: Sister Marie Dolores Schneggenburger

Marie Dolores was 18 when she entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Baltimore; she and four of her five sisters were SSNDs. Sister Marie Dolores ministered as a teacher for more than three decades in Catholic schools.

In Times of Need - How We Are Reaching out to Help

May the hearts of those who have enough be open to filling the empty hands of those who do not have the basic necessities. Pope Francis

In Memoriam: Sister Mona O'Connell

By February 1995, Mona began to minister in a particular way to God’s beloved at Good Counsel Homes, “a private Catholic Agency whose mission is to help homeless, pregnant women by providing a loving, family environment in a safe and secure shelter.”

The New Abnormal

I never want this to be the new normal, that when we are in the greatest need we need the greatest distance.

U.S Asylum seekers and Covid-19

The coronavirus poses a new threat to asylum seekers in detention centers and in crowded camps, writes Kathleen Bonnette

CARES Act - 5 Take-Aways from the Coronavirus Bill

Find out what is in the CARES Act, the largest economic stimulus measure in modern history.

Catholic Social Thought and the Coronavirus Crisis

Please consider this invitation to an online seminar sponsored by Georgetown University on Thursday, March 26 on "Catholic Social Thought and the Coronavirus Crisis - Moral Principles for Terrible Times"

On this Day in 1986 - You Are Sent

On this day 1986, You Are Sent, the Revised Constitution and Directory of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, was approved by the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes.

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