Mark Blandford retired as the Mount farm manager in December 2021, but a family emergency prevented a retirement celebration for him. Mark agreed to stay on as a consultant for another year as the farm transitioned into new hands. On Nov. 15, 2022, Mark finally got the retirement celebration he deserved for the 47 years…
(The Word Made Flesh and Poured Out by Mike Moyers) By Sister Nancy Liddy Once again, with the arrival of autumn came the community feast of Saint Ursula. On the following day, members of area religious communities celebrated the Diocesan Jubilee for Women Religious with the Bishop of Owensboro. Both celebrations gave us the opportunity…
The Ursuline Sisters were invited to a Catholic church in Meade County, Ky., which is preserving its history with a new Family Life Center – which includes five Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph who came from the parish. The original St. Theresa Church in Rhodelia was built in 1818, and its school began in…
Ursuline Sisters and members of the health care staff threw a goodbye party for Sister Alicia Coomes on Oct. 25, 2022. Sister Alicia is returning to full-time parish ministry at St. Peter of Alcantara in Stanley, Ky., and St. Augustine in Reed, Ky. She has served the past four years at Maple Mount, working closely…
Ursuline Sister Amelia Stenger thanked her many Ursuline teachers – from grade school through college – as she accepted her honor as a Distinguished Alumna of Brescia University on Oct. 22, 2022. “It is difficult to put into words the gratitude I feel as I stand here this evening,” she said during the celebration held…
Beautiful words and music accompanied sisters from several congregations on Oct. 22, 2022, during the Diocese of Owensboro’s Jubilee for Women Religious. Gathering at St. Martin Catholic Church in the Daviess County community of Rome, the Council of Religious and Bishop William Medley honored 13 sisters from four communities celebrating jubilees, although only four could…
Sister Sharon Sullivan prepares to lead the Ursuline Sisters again.
Get yourself prepared for the Christmas season with this one-day Advent retreat led by Sister Cheryl Clemons, "The Eucharist Continues the Incarnation: Insights from the Saints." The three-year national focus on Reviving Catholic Eucharistic Devotion has begun. Take “time apart” to reflect on how the Eucharist – the sacramental presence of Jesus with us –…
Do you want to deepen your experience of God’s presence and action in your life? If so, consider joining in the prayer and conversations with an Ursuline Sister and a spiritual director, brought to you by the Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Ministry. Belonging To Love will center on contemplative prayer for peace; within ourselves, beyond…
