(Photo by JackieLou DL from Pixabay) By Sister Michele Morek You need to make a firm and clear resolution to submit yourself totally to his will, and with a lively and steadfast faith receive from him what you have to do for love of him. Saint Angela Merici: Testament Jesus wished that we would have…
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Opening prayer: “We do not know what this day will bring – life is the great enigma; Life is the great good; we expect good from this day.” John McQuiston, “Always We Begin Again, The Benedictine Way of Living.” Leader: Our formation sessions for 2025-26 have been inspired by Jane Cruthirds’ talk on Associates and…
Opening prayer: “May the strength and true consolation of the Holy Spirit be in you all, so that you can sustain and carry out vigorously and faithfully the charge laid upon you.” Saint Angela Merici, Introduction to the Counsels Leader: Our formation sessions for 2025-26 are inspired by Jane Cruthirds’ talk on Associates and Sisters…
Opening prayer: “The human heart plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Leader: Our formation sessions for 2025-26 will be inspired by Jane Cruthirds’ talk on Associates and Sisters Day, titled “Angela: A Pilgrim of Hope.” This session will focus on “Experience.” If you know why you are making a pilgrimage…
Opening prayer: “Journeying God, pitch your tent with mine so that I may not be deterredby hardship, strangeness, doubt. Show me the movement I must make toward a wealth not dependent on possessions, toward a wisdom not based on books, toward a strength not bolstered by might, toward a God not confined to heaven. Help…
Humanity of Jesus Opening prayer: “How should one live? Live Welcoming to all.” Mechthild of Magdeburg, medieval mystic Leader: During our Associate panel on Associates and Sisters Day, the importance of “hospitality” was always present. Although our Associate panelists prepared separately, they all focused at some point on how Saint Angela’s spirit of…
The annual Alumnae Weekend, an all-class reunion of Mount Saint Joseph Academy students, was a rousing success on Aug. 22-23, 2026. Two members of the class of 1968 were awarded the prestigious Maple Leaf Award. The weekend began with a “Happy Days” themed event on Aug. 22 at St. Martin Parish Hall just outside Owensboro,…
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This reflection also appears in the August issue of Ursuline Associate Update. By Ursuline Sister Nancy Liddy Years ago, a religious congregation of Sisters, best known since the late 1800s for their excellent healthcare ministry, sold its last remaining hospital and began planning together for the turnover of their spiritual retreat center and other significant…
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Image by StockSnap from Pixabay. By Sister Michele Morek As I descended every day into the hot, crowded, noisy subway under Grand Central Station in New York City, I knew there was a little treat waiting for me. When the subway car pulled up to the platform, it would squeal out three long notes –…
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Several Ursuline Sisters are taking part in a summer retreat July 19-24, 2026, titled “The Morning After God Awakens Us,” led by spiritual author Cackie Upchurch. The retreat, held in Saint Ursula Hall at the Motherhouse, focuses on attentiveness of how one can deepen what one already recognizes, and freshly encounter God in our midst.…
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