Pray With Us
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day – a day to remember and honor the students of Residential Schools. This year the Canadian government has also named September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. On September 30, wear orange and set aside some time to take your next step on a...
Take a few moments to reflect on the events of September 11, 2001. What images, memories, stories, events hold feelings/meaning for you at this 20th anniversary time? What/Who do you want to remember?
God, in your mercy, show me my complicity in injustice.
Convict me of my indifference. Forgive me when I have remained silent.
Equip me with a zeal for righteousness. Never let me grow accustomed
or acclimated to unrighteousness, Amen
In Memoriam
Sister Eleanor was noted for her caring, compassion, and supportive attention to individuals and families. She had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In her autobiography Sister Eleanor wrote that she was honoured to have been born in May, the month dedicated to Mary.
One day a friend said, “I’m good at recognizing future nuns and I think you are one.” Pat gasped and said that it was true. Pat entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame on Sept. 7, 1957, receiving the candidate’s veil in the chapel of Notre Dame College.
Sister Patricia, known then as Sister Mary Benedict, continued her education over the years, and received a B.A. in Sociology at Mt. Mary College in Milwaukee in 1967, and a Master of Pastoral Studies in Communication Arts from Loyola University in Chicago, in 1980.
"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
