Sister Mary Ellen Backes has been a pastoral assistant at St. Joseph Parish in Springfield, Ill., since 1995 – the longest tenure of any Ursuline Sister serving in a parish. And yet, it’s not just the changes brought about by Covid-19 that has been a big change in the past year.“My routine follows what the…
By Sister Marietta WethingtonMay is traditionally a month dedicated to Mary. Mary brought new life to the world when she consented to being the Mother of Jesus.May is also a month when we see a lot of new life in nature. The grass that has often been brown and dead-looking from the winter turns green…
Our final jubilarian for 2021 is Sister Marilyn Mueth. Out of the nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph being honored for their jubilees this year, she is the only one currently in her 40th year of religious life.Sister Marilyn, a native of St. Michael’s in Paderborn, Ill., is celebrating 40 years of religious life…
Among our nine Ursuline Sisters celebrating jubilees in 2021 is Sister Elizabeth Mary "Betsy" Moyer.Sister Betsy is celebrating her 50th jubilee. A native of Nebraska City, Neb., she was the oldest of nine children (one sibling died at birth) and learned added responsibility as a teenager while living with and caring for her grandmother. Sister…
Sister Rosanne Spalding is the next of nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph celebrating a jubilee of religious profession in 2021.Sister Rosanne, a native of Springfield, Ky., is celebrating her 60th year of religious life. She met the Ursuline Sisters as her teachers at Fredericktown High School. Her life has been devoted to leading…
Sister Nancy Murphy is our next of the nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph celebrating a jubilee of religious life in 2021. She is a native of Curdsville, Ky., and is celebrating her 60th year as an Ursuline Sister.She was taught by the Ursuline Sisters in grade school and at Mount Saint Joseph Academy.…
Sister Mary Celine challenges herself and her students to keep finding creative ways to serve God.
Join us for our next conversation and prayer in this contemplative space as we discuss “Our Relationship to Silence.” We will explore what silence means to us, the difference between interior silence and exterior silence, our resistance or welcome of silence, and how this affects our prayer life. All are welcome to this monthly program…
The 14th-century English mystic known as Julian of Norwich chose a life of voluntary “lockdown.” She lived in an enclosed cell attached to her local church during a time of medieval plague that resembles the current Covid-19 pandemic. She experienced visions she committed to writing. Her visions and insights offer contemporary seekers reason for hope…
Join us for a our next conversation and prayer in this contemplative space. All are welcome to this monthly program called, “Belonging to Love: Conversations on Living Prayer.” Our next program is on Thursday, July 8, from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. CST, and will be guided by Ursuline Sister Larraine Lauter, director of Water With Blessings,…
The Honoring Earth conference will be full of insights into how we can honor God’s creation of our earthly home. This event will take place at Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center. The morning conference begins with Kyle Kramer, executive director of the Passionist Earth and Spirit Center. Participants will then have the choice…
Join us for a our next conversation and prayer in this contemplative space. All are welcome to this monthly program called, “Belonging to Love: Conversations on Living Prayer.” Our next program is on Thursday, July 8, from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. CST, and will be guided by Ursuline Sister Larraine Lauter, director of Water With Blessings,…
