Pray With Us
We sisters in independent living at Marian Village near Chicago gather for community prayer in the afternoon, Monday through Thursday. We take turns leading the prayer, a week at a time. We have agreed that the leader in prayer is free to plan it.
School Sisters of the Atlantic-Midwest Province live across North America and in England, forming small communities with one another where they live. The question of how these small communities practice communal prayer was posed by Sister Marlene Panko, SSND, Chicago, in the weekly newsletter....
Personal and community prayer shapes our daily rhythm, keeping us connected to one another and to God. Each morning and evening we gather with Give Us This Day as our guide. We pray their form of Morning or Evening Prayer, listening together to the day’s Gospel. After the reading, we set aside...
In Memoriam
Agnes (Ume) Tashiro's grew up in Japan, becoming a teacher in Kyoto, where she met the SSNDs. After taking vows in 1957, she eventually became the President of ND Women’s College in Kyoto. In 2004, Mary Michael transferred to the AM Province. She is remembered for her love of cooking, singing, and...
Pat’s kind and gentle heart was shared with sisters and laity alike. Many will remember her simple greeting, “How are you doing?” After her teaching years in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, her dreams Mission work finally came true. Pat spent 33 years in South America, where she had key...
Sister Rose Lindner's ministry was focused on animating others through education, advocacy, and action in response to urgent social needs. Rose served in a variety of ministries including teaching, prison ministry, parish outreach, and evangelization. She served for many years at Our Lady of...
"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
