To help celebrate Advent 2023, the Ursuline Sisters were asked 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. This feature is called “The Gift of Christmas.” Each week until Christmas, we…
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Western Kentucky Associates bring gifts and smiles to the Sisters in Saint Joseph Villa
The Western Kentucky Ursuline Associates returned to Saint Joseph Villa on Dec. 2, 2023, bringing treats to celebrate Saint Nicholas day with the Ursuline Sisters. It was the 10th year for this event, which was interrupted only by the Covid pandemic in 2020. The Western Kentucky Associates – Risë Karr and Betty Boren of Hopkinsville,…
Sister Mimi Ballard is encouraged by the number of women returning to Casa Ursulina
When Ursuline Sister Mimi Ballard prepared for her fiber arts classes to begin at Casa Ursulina in March 2023, she expected the number of participants to be significantly down compared to the pre-Covid days. Church attendance in Chillán, Chile, hasn’t rebounded since Chile lifted their mask mandate in September 2022, and Sister Mimi thought there…
Sister Cecelia Joseph shares a Christmas parade to remember
To help celebrate Advent 2023, the Ursuline Sisters were asked 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. This feature is called “The Gift of Christmas.” Each week until Christmas, we…
“I’ll take Events for $300, Alex”
The Ursuline Sisters in Saint Joseph Villa played what game on Nov. 30, 2023? “What is Ursuline Jeopardy?” No money actually changed hands, but the Sisters had a good time testing their knowledge on questions provided by Sister Mary Timothy Bland, who serves in the Archives. Here are a few pictures from the game.
Reflective Moments with Angela
By Sister Michele Morek December 2023 I was mulling over what the theme of this reflection should be: gratitude, for Thanksgiving season? Awe for the upcoming Advent and our celebration of the Incarnation? But when I read through some of Saint Angela’s writings I found a quote I had never noticed before: Receive my every…
Lift our bodies, along with our minds and hearts, in prayer
(photo above is “Orante,” detail from a fresco in the Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome. Mid-third century.) By Sister Nancy Liddy Our closest neighbors in terms of monastic communities lie just across the Kentucky border in Southern Indiana: The Sisters of St. Benedict, and not far from them, the monks of St. Meinrad Archabbey. We Ursulines…
Sister Michele Ann Intravia serves the voiceless in southern Indiana
(Sister Michele Ann Intravia, left, and JoAnn Smith stand next to car seats and Pack ‘n Plays that Catholic Charities provides to new mothers.) When news spread that the lone hospital in Perry County, Ind., was closing its obstetrics department at the end of 2023, Ursuline Sister Michele Ann “Shellie” Intravia knew she would be…
Elaine Foster retires after 34 years of service to the Ursuline Sisters
When she began working in the kitchen at Mount Saint Joseph in October 1989, part of Elaine Foster’s job was taking the meal trays to Ursuline Sisters in the infirmary who could not come to the dining room. The infirmary in those days was in Lourdes Hall. “It’s how I got to know a lot…
Reflective Moments with Angela
By Sister Michele Morek November 2023 Am I writing “backward” reflections? It just occurred to me that – in contrast to other Reflections with Angela that I remember reading – I may be coming in the back door. Most of the other reflections seem to start with a quote or a historical incident in the…