Sister Ann Marie Scherman, 69, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Nov. 8, 2010, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 49th year of religious life. She was a native of Ottawa, Kan. Sister Ann Marie was an Ursuline Sister of Paola (Kan.) until the merger of that community with Mount Saint Joseph in…
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In God’s eyes there is no distance between top and bottom
I found this little meditation written by Henri Nouwen to be very appropriate for the feast of today. There are many experiences of Church and sometimes I think we forget who are church is founded on. I believe our baptism calls us all to be priestly, faith-filled witness of truth, and when our hearts and…
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Happy Feast of All Saints
What a beautiful feast we celebrate today, all the communion of saints, those uncanonized and those canonized. As I gathered for noon Mass today, I was reminded of all those who have touched my life, my mom, my dad, uncles, aunts, grandparents, Ursuline Sisters, Tom Crenshaw, and others who throughout my life have inspired me…
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. —Elizabeth Harrison Are anyone of you ready for the elections to be over? The campaign attacks and smears are getting ugly and so un-Christian. I do believe that there is a way to present your platform without attacks and…
Finding the River
Presently in my parish ministry, we are at a very exciting time of inviting inquirers of the Catholic faith to discern if they desire to continue the initiation journey and take the next step toward full communion in the Catholic Church. What this basically means is that they choose to move into the second phase…
Joyful Witness
“We believe that our joyful witness as consecrated women is a compelling influence for drawing others to share our vision.” -Constitution of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Yesterday, our community celebrated the feast of Saint Ursula. Inspite of the Church not recognizing her in their sanctoral calendar, for Angela Merici and her daughters,…
“Willingly hold in consideration and have engraved on your mind and heart, all your dear sisters, one by one; not only their names,also their condition and character and their every situaiton and state. This lnot be difficult for you if you embrace them with charity.” –Second Legacy of St. Angela Merici, founder of Ursuline Sisters…
Honor your own complexity
“Honor your own complexity.” – Mark Gerzon Now doesn’t that say it all. I have been pondering this for a while and it truly express the journey of self. Just when you think you have figured out your dream it is shattered. Just when you think you discover all there is to know about a…
Grieving many things today
Grief is a strange reality. It slips up on you without any warning. I came home and experienced the loss of a special friend in my life. It is still a little too raw to speak about now, but I am trying to hang on to the memories, the joy we shared and the good…
“No use crying over spilt milk!”
Yesterday I received word that one of my community sisters, Sr. Ann Victoria Wasylina, osu was called home to eternal life. Sr. Ann Victoria was from Ukraine, then a part of Poland. She travel many miles away from family and served our community with faithfulness, cheerfulness and tremendous joy. I worked with her as a…