As part of its efforts to highlight Women’s History Month, four members of the Owensboro American Association of University Women (AAUW) visited Mount Saint Joseph on a sunny afternoon on March 20, 2026. They placed small flags that read “Honoring Women’s Stories,” along with their AAUW logo, on several gravesites of Ursuline Sisters who they…
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The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph have elected their Leadership Council that will serve from 2026-2030. During meetings from March 12-14, 2026, delegates chose Sister Sharon Sullivan to return as congregational leader. Three new members of the Council will join her. Sister Alicia Coomes was chosen as assistant congregational leader, while Sister Judith Nell…
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Pat Strittmatter didn’t know anyone when she moved to St. Charles, Mo., nine years ago to be closer to one of her daughters. Learning to quilt helped her change that. “A neighbor invited me at church. I used that as an opportunity to meet people,” Strittmatter said. “Now I lead the quilting group.” One of…
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Image by marvinbla on Pixabay. By Sister Michele Morek, OSU I was re-reading an account of Saint Angela Merici’s childhood vision that shaped her Company and our Ursuline Community. It was a Vision of young women and angels going up and down a ladder between heaven and earth. But there is Vision and there is…
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Photo: Sunset at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, France. By Sister Nancy Liddy No matter how many times I hear it told, this is one of the top ten more humorous community stories that never fails to make me laugh. As many of our friends and Associates who visit our Saint Joseph Villa know, daily…
Brescia University President Madison Silvert spoke with his counterpart at Gannon University recently, the Florida college that merged with Ursuline College in Cleveland in 2025 – leaving Brescia as the only Ursuline college left in the United States. “He said the hardest thing to do is change,” Silvert told a gathering of Ursuline Sisters of…
(Photo by Nowaja on Pixabay.) By Sister Michele Morek In January I was part of the group of elected delegates for our official Chapter meetings. (In case you are not up on “nun-speak” the Chapter is the governing body that creates policies and sets directions for the next few years.) We had an excellent facilitator…
more: Reflective Moments with Angela: Letting go and going forth
During her senior year at Brescia College, Sister Cheryl Clemons took a class on mysticism, in which she wrote a paper about the 16th century Spanish mystic Saint Teresa of Avila. “I’ve always loved Teresa of Avila,” Sister Cheryl said. “She has always been an ideal of a relationship with God. I’ve always loved the…
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Gladys Inostrosa has been a neighbor to Casa Ursulina in Chillán, Chile, since 2000, but Ursuline Sister Mimi Ballard could never get her to take a class. Gladys (pictured above with Sister Mimi) was busy raising five grandchildren, despite an inability to read or write. “She finally took a literacy class. It did something for…
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(This article originally appeared in the Winter 2025 edition of Ursulines Alive magazine.) Sister Marilyn Mueth stands in front of the Smart board in her classroom just a few feet from two third-grade girls who need help with their upcoming math test. “Can I take 8 from nothing?” Sister Marilyn asks. “Nooooo” is one girl’s…
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