Members of the “Ruby Reds” chapter of the Red Hat Society came to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center on Oct. 11 to meet, eat lunch and visit the Gift Shop. Most of the women were wearing red hats and purple clothing, the official style for a Red Hat Society. The Society began…
News & Blogs
GROWING UP
I’ve grown up several times. Thomas Merton said we grow up only when we discover we are not the center of the universe, that the world is bigger than we are–and that’s happened to me several times. Well, let’s see, the first time I “grew up” must have been in that developmental stage of early…
My God who beckons…
There are some days when God awakes you in the early hours of dawn. Today was one of those blessed mornings and it just seemed so appropriate today to greet you, My God who beckons with song. As morning breaks, I look to you O God, to be my strength this day, Alleluia! God’s call…
Louisville Ursuline receives first Sister Darlene Denton Award
Sister Darlene Denton, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, spent 13 years on the board of Shively Area Ministries, never tiring in her desire to help the agency that serves the disadvantaged in a blue collar section of Louisville, Ky. When Sister Darlene died on Sept. 5 at age 63, Shively Area Ministries refused…
more: Louisville Ursuline receives first Sister Darlene Denton Award
Green Living Symposium
More than 100 people registered for the first Green Living Symposium held at the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center on Sept. 28. The Symposium was hosted by the Green River Area Development District in an attempt to educate participants on developing more eco-friendly lifestyles to preserve the region’s natural resources. GRADD represents seven…
Ursuline Sisters honored with the KY EXCEL Champion Award
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph were honored with the KY EXCEL Champion Award by the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection for their recycling efforts. The Ursuline Sisters were among six recipients of the 2011 Environmental Excellence Awards during an awards luncheon Sept. 27 at the Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment at…
more: Ursuline Sisters honored with the KY EXCEL Champion Award
We lose sight of God’s love, awaken us once more to the truth of your love. Yesterday I attended a two hundredth anniversary of the faith community of Saint Romuald Catholic Church in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. It was a beautiful celebration of faith, sacrifice, and community spirit. I remember well my six years of serving…
Y-DOSA Presentation Sept. 23, 2011
Below are pictures from an introductory Y-DOSA presentation to Y-DOSA members and their parents at St. Mary of the Woods school in Whitesville, Ky. To learn more about Y-DOSA, click here.
Serra Club honors 2011 Jubilarians
Many Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph attended the Serra Club’s jubilee celebration Mass and luncheon Saturday, Sept. 24 at St. Martin’s Church and Parish Hall in Rome, Ky. This annual celebration honors men and women religious who are celebrating jubilees in the Diocese of Owensboro. Priests honored that day were the Very Rev. David…
Runaway Quilters
Susi Willis travels around the world in her job as a leadership coach for DuPont, but when she wants a vacation, she comes to Maple Mount to be a part of Runaway Quilters. “It’s always a rite of passage in the fall,” she said. “It’s so peaceful here, and I enjoy the fellowship of people…