Pray With Us
Lent is a good time to reflect on what it means to be part of nature. Lent calls us to reflect on our human nature, its fragility, and our capacity for life-giving relationships. When we are unconscious of this capacity, we are prone to cut ourselves off from other people and from nature which is...
Ash Wednesday is here again, again inviting us once more into the
paschal journey. The cross traced in ashes upon my forehead is one with
the cross of Jesus Christ. The Word Remember etches itself deep into my
heart. By Sister Delia Calis, SSND
The traditional start to Lent on Ash Wednesday begins with the invocation, “Remember that you are dust.” A more contemporary greeting, “Remember that you are stardust,” gives me a more hopeful start to my Lenten journey. Let me explain... By Sister Celeste Reinhart, SSND
In Memoriam
Sister Bernice did not consider herself “elderly,” even though she was 101. She insisted on using the stairs from first to fourth floor rather than using the elevator. Her limited vision and difficulty hearing did not deter her from walking the halls and chatting with those she met.
Anonymous donors gifted the Academy of the Holy Angels with a million dollars to renovate the former convent in 2016, with the request that it be named the Sister Genevieve Marie Kelleher Hall in honor of her long service to the Academy. When Genevieve heard this surprising news, she said, “What a...
A wonderful Sister and community member, Theresa also spent 36 years at St. Matthias in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. There she was an excellent teacher and member of the school staff, but by all accounts, she was “a master math teacher.” A colleague said, “She could teach math to anyone.” In a...
"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
