Ursuline Sister Cheryl Clemons’ upcoming half-day, online retreat will focus on our own role in “Giving Birth to God in 2025.” “We’ve just finished celebrating the Advent and Christmas seasons during which we recalled the historical enfleshment of God into our world,” Sister Cheryl said. “The full Christian gospel, however, is that the Incarnation is…
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Mount blanketed in white following Winter Storm Blair
Snow, freezing rain and then more snow from Winter Storm Blair blanketed the Mount campus in white on Jan. 5, 2025. On Jan. 7, the precipitation had mostly stopped, with most of the damage contained to the tall conifers in the cemetery, which lost several limbs. Otherwise, the peacefulness of the snow and ice was…
Ursuline Sisters support Bishops’ letter on immigrants, refugees
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph support and appreciate the letter shared by the Catholic Bishops of Kentucky and Tennessee in support of our immigrant brothers and sisters. The letter reminds us of the Holy Family and their time as immigrants and refugees, and can be found at the link below. Please join…
Reflective Moments with Angela – Be people of hope and faith
By Sister Michele Morek Don’t you love greeting the New Year with hope? We are people of hope, so it might be surprising that one of Saint Angela’s most difficult sayings for some of us can be: “Have Hope and Firm Faith in God!” It’s easy to follow her advice when things are going well,…
Sister Ruth shares her love for Advent hymns from Chile
To help us experience Advent more deeply this year, we asked the Ursuline Sisters what words or phrases made them think of the Advent/Christmas season? This feature is called “What Advent is All About.” Sister Ruth Gehres shares her love for Advent hymns, especially the ones she learned during her time ministering in Chile. Since…
Sister Cheryl Clemons completes Advent with words of emptiness
Sister Cheryl Clemons completes our Advent of waiting with these beautiful words to sum up “What Advent is All About.” “Advent always ‘speaks’ (of) Caryl Houselander’s empty nest, empty cup, and empty reed pipe from her book The Reed of God. All are images of purposeful emptiness, a space waiting to be filled, just as…
Hymns help Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger appreciate Advent
Sister Cecelia Joseph Olinger tells us that hymns help her appreciate Advent more. Here she shares her thoughts on “What Advent is All About.” “Since I’ve been involved in music ministry of some sort my entire religious life, thoughts of Advent and Christmas usually come in the words of hymns used in liturgy. “Some favorites…
Ursulines Sisters and friends deck the halls
Christmas is coming! And the Ursuline Sisters and friends have been decking the halls to prepare for the ending of Advent and the beginning of the Christmas season. Here are some photos that were taken on Dec. 18-20 in the Motherhouse chapel and other places around campus. The holiday spirit can be seen just about…
Christmas carolers liven up the hallways of Saint Joseph Villa
Christmas carols could be heard in the hallways of Saint Joseph Villa on the morning of Dec. 19, 2024. About a dozen staff members from the Diocese of Owensboro came to Mount Saint Joseph to spread some Christmas cheer. They put on festive hats or headbands and sang a few songs in all three hallways,…
Sister Catherine Barber shares meditation words during Advent
Sister Catherine Barber shares some of her favorite words to meditate with as she responds to “What Advent is All About.” “Advent is a time of waiting and anticipation. These phrases lend themselves to meditation during Advent: “The Lord is my Light, and my Salvation.”“The Lord will come to save the nations.”“The Lord will make…