In his book on Transitions, William Bridges said you have to let yourself live through an ending before you can make a beginning. So when I returned from my U.N. internship in New York I set out to live through that ending mindfully, and begin to find my way into the next chapter of my…
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Priest from Chile visits the Mount
Father Harry Peterson, SDB, a Salesian of Don Bosco priest, visited Mount Saint Joseph on May 24, 2011 and said Mass in the Motherhouse Chapel at 11 a.m., then joined the sisters for lunch. Father Harry, who last visited the Mount on June 13, 2008 with his brother, Father George Peterson, OCSO, a Trappist priest,…
St. Peter and Paul Catholic School
Students from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Hopkinsville, Ky., visited Mount Saint Joseph on May 20, 2011. The students were in the second, third, and fourth grades. They were accompanied by their principal, Sarah Kranz, a 1972 Mount Saint Joseph Academy graduate. Also in attendance was Father Uwem Enoh, parochial victor for Saints…
Owensboro Catholic Schools Prayer Day
The three sixth-grade classes at the Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus came to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center on May 18 for a day of prayer.
HOME AGAIN
And home looks great! from my room I can see grass and trees instead of bricks… but I feel like I (like Dorothy!) came home by whirlwind, and my room LOOKS like it. From LaGuardia Airport, I looked back with nostalgia at the Manhattan skyline, and shed copious tears at leaving my dear Franciscan community…
Mount Saint Joseph Alumnae Reunion
Awards Dinner Photos: Class photos: Mass photos:
WORSE THAN I MADE IT SOUND
Well! did I get a crash course in international politics these past two weeks. Though I did go to a lot of interesting side events, the fascinating thing was watching the delegates work on the text. It was especially instructive as the week wore on and the night sessions lengthened (for the past two nights…
First-graders learn about nature
The Mount welcomed 66 first-graders from Tamarack Elementary School in Owensboro, Ky., on May 12 to learn about the stewardship of the earth from Ursuline Sister Amelia Stenger. Donna Howard, one of the first-grade teachers at the school, brought fourth-grade students a few years ago, and said she knew Sister Amelia does a great job…
UP IN THE ‘HOOD
Someone just asked me if I would be glad to get back to where I have a car to get around in. I haven’t even missed a car; everything I could possibly need is within a block of here. Hardware store, dollar stores, UPS center, two real grocery stores and the Gourmet Garage, wine shop,…
Reitz Memorial Senior Retreat
About 180 seniors from Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville, Ind., came to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center on May 10 for retreat. Here are some photos from the day: