The Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center honored military veterans on Nov. 14, 2018, with a free program led by Brigadier General Father Patrick J. Dolan, the Army National Guard Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains. Father Dolan has been deployed around the world as a chaplain through his long career, including four trips…
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Runaway Quilters
The rotary cutters were rolling, the irons were steaming, the sewing machines were humming, and many women were busy quilting and socializing during the Runaway Quilters Retreat on Sept. 16-21, 2018, at Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center. The participants went to workshops, and they cut, pieced, sewed and quilted individual projects during the…
Smockers and Stitchers enjoy their first trip to Maple Mount
Vaune Pierce and Cindy Foose didn’t know what to do when the retreat center that hosted their Smockers and Stitchers retreat in Santa Barbara, Calif., closed. After three years of gathering women from around the country, they had to miss last year. Pierce came back to her native Henderson, Ky., to visit family, and her…
St. Louis Choir Visits the Mount
Members of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest Choir Camp, from the St. Francis DeSales Oratory in St. Louis, returned to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center the week of Aug. 6-10, 2018, for their ninth year of music camp. On Aug. 9, the members performed for the Ursuline Sisters in…
Evening with an Ursuline: August 7
Ursuline Sister Catherine Marie Lauterwasser led a “living history” on “The History of Mount Saint Joseph” on Aug. 7, 2018, during the monthly “Evening with an Ursuline” at the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center. Sister Catherine Marie is a 1955 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and has been an Ursuline Sister for…
Sisters’ Retreat 2018
The Summer Retreat for Women Religious brought Ursuline Sisters and sisters from other communities to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center for the week of July 15-20, 2018. Sister Carol Marozzi, SSJ, a Sister of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill, led the retreat on the power of forgiveness and the power of “now.”…
Associates and Sisters Day explores growth in the spirit of Saint Angela
More than 100 people gathered at the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center on June 23, 2018, for a wonderful Associates and Sisters Day. Father Joe Merkt led discussion on “Exploring Personal Growth in the Spirit of Angela Merici” in the morning, and the afternoon welcomed three new associates, as well an excellent panel…
2018 Alumnae Weekend
More than 120 graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy or Junior College were on hand May 20, 2018, for Alumnae Weekend, celebrating a sunny day with all the “Mount girls.” A good time was had by all. Anna Mattingly, class of 1966, and Paula Chandler Gray, class of 1973, were honored with the Maple Leaf…
May Evening with an Ursuline
Sister Amelia Stenger shared the footsteps she and others took with Saint Angela Merici during their trip to Italy April 9-19, as she presented the May 1, 2018, “Evening with an Ursuline.” The gathering took place in the Brescia conference room at the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center. The next “Evening with an…
April 2018 Evening with an Ursuline
Ursuline Sister Marietta Wethington led discussion on the “Spirituality of Aging” on April 10, 2018, at the “Evening with an Ursuline” presentation at the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center. Here are some photos from the evening.