By Sister Michele Morek Several years ago, an elderly Sister was looking suspiciously at the baptismal font that formed a prominent feature of the newly renovated chapel in the motherhouse. Water continually welled up from the middle and spilled over into an outer well. I don’t know if she knew it came from a pipe…

By Sister Michele Morek During Lent I have been sitting in church thinking about purple. The color purple. Not the book, “The Color Purple” (though that book is certainly worth thinking about!). I have always liked purple, though I’ll admit that when I taught eighth grade for one year, I was really surprised when one…

By Sister Michele Morek On Ash Wednesday I was thinking about the story of Angela – how she would dull her blond hair with ashes (was that to discourage suitors? I don’t remember). Later, in her instructions to her sisters, she would warn them about wearing the elaborately embroidered sleeves that passed as high fashion…

By Sister Michele Morek In the novitiate I worked in the Diet Kitchen with Sister Mary Laura, who would sing “Don’t let the stars get in your eyes …” but I beg to differ. Now eagerly awaiting the Green Comet and the end of cloudy weather, I have been reflecting on how I love stars,…

By Sister Nancy Liddy For our Advent reading at Mount Saint Joseph, Sister Mary Matthias Ward has chosen Sister Melannie Svoboda’s uplifting book, “Hanging onto Hope: Reflections and Prayers for Finding God in an Imperfect World.” Sister Mary Matthias picks out selections from each chapter that are important (and sometimes entertaining!) to read aloud each…

(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…

By Sister Nancy Liddy At our Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel, we pray at daily Mass for the concerns of other parts of the world. This past month I had an opportunity to hear the sounds of another part of the world at prayer. A choir composed of women from the nation of Senegal infused St. Stephen…

By Sister Nancy Liddy Here at the Mount, all of us are very aware when the Ursuline leadership gathers for their regular Wednesday meetings. There is a change in the atmosphere on those days when the Sisters are praying for fruitful decision making. Meetings are fundamental in forming our lives as we come together to…