Spirituality and Prayer

Pray With Us

Our Sisters shared such inspiring Lenten reflections in 2024 that we decided to publish excerpts from them for Ash Wednesday this year. Each one offers a rich opportunity for reflection.
The articles presented in this edition of In Mission show different aspects of how we try to respond to the call of our General Chapter. We read about education, restructuring into one new province, care of creation, reconciliation, communication ……
The Dismantling Racism and End Human Trafficking committees developed a prayer service for the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita on February 8. Use it individually or communally to pray for an end to racism and human trafficking and for victims of these situations. Thank you for your awareness and...

In Memoriam

Sister Marie Vianney Gallagher wrote in 1986 “A religious vocation is certainly a gift, and the Lord invites us to accept this call. Why the Lord has chosen me is a mystery, but I am grateful and humbled. I am proud to be a professed religious woman.” In her vocation, she served as teacher,...
Sister Clare was a teacher, creator, leader, witty, brilliant, and theatrical. Clare was the embodiment of a missionary. She dedicated her life to teaching about Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. While she was not known for being a woman of few words, her main message, with all the flair of her...
Sister Mary served in leadership at Catholic schools for 57 years! She worked totally in education. . . the very essence of Mother Theresa’s vision. Sister Marie Kathleen Dunham shared about Mary at her wake service: "Mary was devoted greatly to the Blessed Mother, and always had a rosary. She...

"Prayer is true heavenly food and nourishment for the soul, which will starve without it. It is a remedy for the sick who desire to recover again, joy for the afflicted, strength for the weak, medicine for sinners, delight for the just, mutual support for the entire church.”

-BLESSED THERESA GERHARDINGER