If you’d like a tangible way to celebrate the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph’s 150th anniversary year, the community has polo shirts for sale featuring a distinctive anniversary logo. The shirts are 100 percent polyester, so they won’t shrink or snag. They come in light blue, white or yellow, and in both women’s and…
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Sister Mary Timothy Bland celebrates 60 years as an Ursuline
Among the eight Ursuline Sisters celebrating jubilees of religious life in 2024, six of them were classmates 60 years ago. Today we honor the first of those, Sister Mary Timothy Bland! Sister Mary Timothy, a native of Greenbrier, Ky., in Marion County, has a passion for teaching. She served as an elementary school teacher for…
Sister Mary Matthias Ward celebrates 70 years as an Ursuline
We continue to honor our Sisters who are celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2024. Today, we salute Sister Mary Matthias Ward, who is celebrating 70 years of religious life! A native of Clementsville, Ky., Sister Mary Matthias’ leadership and deep spirituality have been utilized as a teacher, principal and campus minister in Kentucky, as…
Third history video details the expansion of Sisters in schools other than the Academy
The third in our series of history videos of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint chronicles the years 1896-1906, when Sister Mary Agnes O’Flynn was one of the first five Sisters to join the community through a novitiate at Maple Mount. Also during this time, the Sisters began serving as teachers in schools other than…
Sisters watch the eclipse from Saint Joseph Villa courtyard
The Ursuline Sisters gathered in one of the courtyards of Saint Joseph Villa on April 8, 2024, to watch the eclipse. Sisters were treated to snacks such as Star Crunch, Moon Pies and Starburst.
Sister Susan Mary Mudd celebrates 70 years as an Ursuline
Eight Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph with a combined 500 years of service to God’s kingdom are celebrating jubilees of religious life in 2024. Today, we honor Sister Susan Mary Mudd, who is celebrating 70 years of religious life! She is known for her hospitality and her lifetime of service to education. Sister Susan…
Reflective Moments with Angela for April 2024
In a recent webinar on contemplative prayer, I heard Islamic scholar Omid Safi talk about the spirituality of Sufism. In describing spirituality, he used the image of a bird, which needs two wings to fly. (I had an interesting moment in which I imagined how one would fly with one wing!) One wing could be…
Sister Rebecca White reflects on Jesus’ last seven sayings for Lent
The Ursuline Sisters have helped us journey through Lent in 2024 by sharing some favorite reading material. Sister Rebecca White prepares us to enter the Easter Triduum with our final installment of “How We Observe Lent.” “For many years during Lent, especially during Holy Week, I have reflected on Jesus’ last seven sayings from the…
Sister Pat Rhoten shares her love of “The Singer” during Lent
As we enter Holy Week, we continue with the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph sharing a favorite book they read during Lent. We call this feature “How We Observe Lent.” Our contribution today is from Sister Pat Rhoten. “For Lent, I love to read the book The Singer. It is about the life and…
Fleece blankets delivered to women’s emergency shelter
Ten days after Ursuline Sisters and Associates made 15 blankets from fleece, Sister Amelia Stenger delivered those blankets, along with five quilts, on March 22, 2024, to My Sister’s Keeper emergency shelter for women in Owensboro. Angel Welsh, the executive director of My Sister’s Keeper, was overjoyed to receive the brightly colored array of blankets.…