As promised, here are the lists of the Belleville and Paola biological sisters. Enjoy! Belleville Sisters Sr. Mary Thaddea Heuckmann Sr. Mary Veronica Heuckmann Sr. Frances McDonagh Sr. Mary Patrick McDonagh Paola Sisters Sr. Helen Fitzpatrick Sr. Leona Fitzpatrick Sr. Benedict Heintzman Sr.…
Sisters of the Past
Sisters, Religious and Biological
Religious vocations come to men and women in a variety of ways, such as through the examples of priests or sisters in our lives whether they are our pastor or teacher. Sometimes these examples come from our own families. Regardless of how the inspiration came, it is always from the Holy Spirit. In the gift…
Brides of Christ
While unpacking Belleville records, we came across this small jewelry case with rings of deceased Ursuline Sisters. These worn out, humble rings signify a sister’s union to Christ as bride. The rings bear the inscription “IHS,” a Greek monogram for the name of Jesus Christ. Until the late 1960s, women entering the Ursuline…
Sr. Gertrud Keber, OSU
As we continue to process the records from Belleville, we come upon many beautiful and interesting stories. One of these is from Sr. Gertrud Keber. Ida Keber was born on August 27, 1900 in Passenheim, East Prussia, and her family suffered much during World War I. They hid in forests as they saw battle rage…
St. Elizabeth School, Curdsville, Kentucky
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the establishment of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Curdsville, Kentucky. Located about fourteen miles from Owensboro, the first church was dedicated on December 11, 1887. St. Elizabeth has close ties with the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph as the parochial school was taught by the sisters and…
What’s in a signature, um, I mean, name?
In 1932 Sr. Mary Joseph, Sister of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, librarian at Webster College in Webster Groves, Missouri, had a dream to collect photos, letters, and manuscripts of living Catholic writers into a Gallery of Living Catholic Authors. The Gallery created a definitive list of Catholic authors to be honored. …
Alumnae Day
A few weeks ago on May 19-20, 2012, Mount St. Joseph celebrated Alumnae Day for the Academy and Junior College. This yearly tradition brings together women who attended the Mount St. Joseph Academy or Junior College. The Junior College, founded in 1925, moved to Owensboro in 1950 and is now known as Brescia University. The…
A Brief Introduction to the History of the Belleville Ursulines
In the archives we are processing (arranging and describing for future use) the records of the Ursuline Sisters of Belleville and incorporate them with the Mount St. Joseph Archives. No doubt we will be finding treasures to share with you all. To prepare you, below is a brief history of the Ursuline Sisters who came…
more: A Brief Introduction to the History of the Belleville Ursulines
And we’re blogging!
Welcome to the Mount St. Joseph Archives blog Memories from the Mount! We are excited to use this medium to share with you the treasures of the Ursuline Sisters. So often in our work we come across records or books or pictures that make us stop and say, “Wow!” The problem with this is usually…