If you’re like most people in the USA you probably don’t know what an NGO is…I didn’t until our Ursuline community joined one a few years ago. In fact, we were among the “charter members” of our particular NGO, called UNANIMA (more on that, later). NGOs are Non-Governmental Organizations. As the name indicates, they act…
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ECOSOC and CSD
Ready for some alphabet soup? Last week began a major activity at the United Nations, one that particularly involves NGOs of religious women. One of the major working bodies at the UN is the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the forum to discuss social and economic issues; as such, it helps countries reach agreement on…
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I think I’ve been very disciplined–after all, I’ve been in NYC for three weeks now, and am just now going to the American Museum of Natural History. But Saturday Jan and I braved the rain, climbed on the #11 bus, and made the pilgrimage. To anyone who has seen “Night at the Museum” it would…
Sister Sharon’s “Hopscotch Tour”
On Jan. 26, Sister Sharon Sullivan, congregational leader of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, departed Maple Mount to visit sisters who minister far to the west and north of Kentucky. Her goal was to fulfill the wish of Saint Angela Merici, expressed in her Fifth Counsel: “Please go often, as you have time…
Sisters attend Owensboro Catholic Schools Mass
Several Ursuline Sisters who minister in Owensboro attended the Owensboro Catholic Schools Mass on Feb. 3, the Feast of Saint Blaise. More than 1,200 students from grades K-12 joined in the Owensboro Sportscenter to hear Bishop William Medley tell each of them that “God has a plan for you.”
LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN
We’re enjoying an “ice day,” staying home because the sidewalks of New York are coated with freezing rain. But I didn’t have to completely miss my big event of the day, the official opening of the International Year of Forests, 2011. I found the live webcast on the United Nations web page; how cool is…
AS CULTURED AS THEY COME
When I took piano lessons in the first grade, my favorite piece was Through Central Park. I liked it because you could “hear” the clip-clopping of the carriage horses in the music. This past weekend we saw Central Park dressed in snow, and enjoyed it as much as the kids (of all ages) who were…
HAPPY FEAST DAY!
Happy feast day to everyone who loves Saint Angela Merici! the United Nations closed today in her honor (though if you asked any of the officials there, they would say it was because of the 18 inches of snow we have…) Through the “women religious network” at 211 West 43rd Street, I met one of…
Ursuline Associates Prayer Day
Ten Ursuline Associates joined seven sisters and some guests at Mount Saint Joseph on Jan. 27, the Feast of Saint Angela Merici, for prayer, lunch, and a tour of the Angela Oratory. Here are some photos from the day.
TREES AND ME
The main order of business at the U.N. this week, at least as far as I am concerned, is the beginning of a two-week Forum on Forests. People are here from all over the world to talk about forests and their relationship to / impact on food supply, water, energy, indigenous people, poverty eradication, sustainable…