Sister Marie Goretti Browning, 91, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 74th year of religious life. She was a native of Calvary, Ky. Sister Marie Goretti was a gentle and prayerful woman, always ready with a smile and a kind word. She had…
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Sister Rose Karen Johnson, OSU: Dec. 5, 1940-Jan. 15, 2024
Sister Rose Karen Johnson, 83, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Jan.15, 2024, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 66th year of religious life. She was a native of St. Lawrence, Ky. Ever joyful, Sister Rose Karen was an educator for 29 years, then served in parish ministry. From 1995-2015, she was pastoral…
First snow of the year blankets Maple Mount in white
The first snowfall of 2024 and frigid temperatures slowed things down at Maple Mount on Jan. 15-16. Sunshine and warmer temperatures should make the white scenery temporary, so here are some pictures.
Reflective Moments with Angela
By Sister Michele Morek While praying over this reflection for the New Year, I kept glancing up at the World Wildlife Foundation calendar on my wall. I can always find a distraction, but this one was persistent! I kept looking at the picture of a group of little Emperor Penguin chicks huddling against the bitter…
Ursuline Sisters participate in composting to care for the earth
Following his encyclical Laudato Sí – on the care of the earth – Pope Francis invited all sectors of the Church to develop action plans outlining what they would do in response to his challenge. The response of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph was to set up a Laudato Sí Creation Care Committee…
Sister Pat Rhoten remembers a simple Christmas in Nebraska
Sister Pat Rhoten brings to a close our “Gift of Christmas” memories this Advent with a memory of a simple Christmas that was still beautiful. “When I was 6 years old, we lived on the plains of Nebraska. I was an only child until I was 10. Because we were dirt poor, Santa wasn’t…
Sister Susanne Bauer shares fun family Kansas Christmas stories
Sister Susanne Bauer shares fun family stories of Christmas in Kansas when she was growing up. These are her “Gift of Christmas” memories this Advent. “Every Christmas my brothers would climb up in our cedar tree and cut some branches. We tied them together to make our tree. We decorated it with icicles and decorations…
Sister Michael Ann cherishes the real meaning of Christmas
Sister Michael Ann Monaghan shares her “Gift of Christmas” memory from her days as an elementary school teacher. The photo is from the 2001 Christmas program at St. Francis Assisi School in Gallup, New Mexico, when Sister Michael Ann taught there. “My best memory of Christmas ministry was the time spent planning the annual Christmas…
Sister Kathleen Dueber recalls the nativity scene of her youth
In our next “Gift of Christmas,” Sister Kathleen Dueber shares her memory of her beloved Nativity scene from her youth. “There is a Christmas decoration that I love. It is the stable and nativity scene that we had growing up, which got lovingly placed under our tree each year. The figurines included Mary, Joseph, the…
Sister Jane Falke reminds us this Advent that Jesus was a migrant
For our Advent feature “The Gift of Christmas,” we asked the Ursuline Sisters to recall a special Christmas gift they gave or received; a memory of their ministry during Christmas, such as planning an event with their students; or a favorite Christmas ornament they loved. Sister Jane Falke shares today’s memory of an icon…