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Statement from the Notre Dame Sisters, Omaha Province On the Recent Immigration Enforcement

For Immediate Release (June 12, 2025) – Omaha, NE - We,...

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Notre Dame Sister Stephanie Matcha Celebrates 60th Jubilee of Religious Life

For Immediate Release (June 11, 2025) Omaha, NE – The Notre...

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Honoring Notre Dame Sister Marie Alice Ostry on Her 60th Jubilee

For Immediate Release (May 27, 2025) Omaha, NE – The Notre...

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Sr. Theresa Maly Celebrates 70 Years of Faithful Service as a Notre Dame Sister

For Immediate Release (May 27, 2025) Omaha, NE – The Notre...

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Welcoming Pope Leo XIV: A New Chapter of Hope

For Immediate Release (May 9, 2025) – Omaha, NE — With...

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In Gratitude and Mourning: The Notre Dame Sisters Remember Pope Francis

For Immediate Release (April 21, 2025) – Omaha, NE — With...

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Bridging the Gap: How Notre Dame Housing Supports Omaha’s Low-Income Seniors

Welcome to Global Equip Podcast! In today’s episode, we focus on...

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Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND, Honored with Roncalli Catholic’s Highest Award

Roncalli Catholic High School proudly announced that Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND,...

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Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND, Honored with Pope St. John XXIII Award for Service and Commitment to Roncalli Catholic

Roncalli Catholic High School proudly announces that Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND,...

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In Loving Memory of Sr. Marlene Bakken

(August 6, 1946 – December 13, 2024) The Notre Dame Sisters are...

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For Sisters experiencing completion, Advent is a call for hope, ‘light in darkness’

by Dan Stockman, Global Sisters Report. In this article, you’ll hear from...

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Joyce’s Journey Home to Notre Dame Housing

For Joyce Slezak, Notre Dame Housing wasn’t just a new place...

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Breaking Free: A Journey from Fear to Freedom with Safe Homes

For seven years, I felt completely trapped in hopelessness and isolation....

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A Legacy of Faith and Service: The Notre Dame Sisters of Omaha Embrace Coming to Completion

Since their arrival in the United States in 1910, the Notre...

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Notre Dame Sisters Celebration 70th Jubilee

We wish a heartfelt congratulations to Sr. Dorothy Rolf, ND, Sr....

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Celebrating 70 Years of Service – Sr. Patricia Posekany’s Jubilee

The Notre Dame Sisters announce the 70th Jubilee celebration of Sr....

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In Loving Memory of Sr. Alma Janousek, ND

(June 15, 1936 – July 8, 2024) Sr. Alma Janousek, a Notre...

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Sr. Anita Rolenc, ND, Celebrates 70 years as a Notre Dame Sister

The Notre Dame Sisters proudly announce the celebration of the 70th...

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Celebrating 70 Years of Devotion: Sr. Dorothy Rolf’s Jubilee with the Notre Dame Sisters

The Notre Dame Sisters announce the 70th jubilee celebration of Sr....

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GRATITUDE FOR MAKING OUR NOTRE DAME SISTERS PORK DINNER A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!

GRATITUDE FOR MAKING OUR NOTRE DAME SISTERS PORK DINNER A RESOUNDING...

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Celebrating the Life of Sr. Joan Polak, ND: A Testament to Faith, Service, and Love

Sr. Joan Polak, a cherished Notre Dame Sister, was born on...

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Notre Dame Sisters Contribute to Roncalli Catholic’s Capital Campaign

We are proud to announce that the Notre Dame Sisters have...

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A Christmas Celebration in Huehuetenango Guatemala

by Sr. Mary Kay Meagher, ND This Christmas there is a good...

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In Loving Memory of Sr. Mary Jo Hrnchir: A Life of...

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Sr. Kathleen Cramer Celebrates 60 Years as a Notre Dame Sister

For Immediate Release (July 12, 2023) -- The Notre Dame community...

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Sr. Joyce Rezac Celebrates 50 Years as a Notre Dame Sister

For Immediate Release (July 12, 2023) -- The Notre Dame Sisters...

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Sr. Joy Connealy Celebrates 50 Years as a Notre Dame Sister

For Immediate Release (July 12, 2023) -- The Notre Dame Sisters...

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Sr. Mary Jo Hrnchir Celebrates 60 Years as a Notre Dame Sister

For Immediate Release (July 12, 2023) -- The Notre Dame community...

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2023 Notre Dame Sisters’ Summer Appeal

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Disclosure of Catholic-Run Native Boarding Schools: A Step Towards Acknowledgment and Reconciliation

News Release Issued: May 9, 2023 402.455.2994 Today, a list of Native boarding schools...

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Welcome to our new Associates

Michael Driscoll and Camilla Joan White made their initial commitments to...

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Sr. Mary Ann Zimmer elected to the international Generalate Team!

Every six years the Notre Dame Sisters have a General Chapter. The...

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Community Update – September 2022

My Sisters in community called me to leadership this year and...

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A call to leadership – a letter from our Provincial President

From Sr. Rita Ostry, Provincial President of the Notre Dame Sisters We...

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New leadership in Omaha installed for the Notre Dame Sisters

After completing extended terms on the leadership team, Srs. Margaret Hickey,...

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Sr Margaret Hickey, ND, retires after 22 years of leadership

Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND, celebrated her retirement party July 17, 2022,...

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Promises and Commitments – a Letter from our Provincial President

Think about all the promises and commitments you have made over...

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Sister Update 2022

We 31 American Sisters minister in Iowa, Colorado, and Nebraska with...

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Trying Times and Accidents of Love – A letter from our Provincial President

From Sr. Margaret Hickey, ND: During my daily prayer this winter I...

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Students Share Memories of Sisters Impacting Lives

Teacher Appreciation Week was celebrated in May. We asked alumni of...

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Military Firearms and Mass Shootings – A Statement from the Notre Dame Sisters

After another mass shooting that has shattered families and devastated young...

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A letter from Archbishop George Lucas, Omaha Archdiocese

[caption id="attachment_4072" align="alignright" width="260"] Lisa Johnston | lisa@aeternus.com | twitter: @aeternusphotoArchbishop...

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Ministry update: serving recovering alcoholics at ARCH

Sr. Mary Hlas, ND began working as a chaplain at ARCH...

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Unique ways to support individual Ukrainians

Thank you to everyone who donated to our FLASH FUNDRAISER for...

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The Notre Dame Sisters Stand With Ukraine

Have your donation matched here The Notre Dame Sisters have released a...

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Sr. Mary Kay Meagher celebrates 40 years as a Nurse Practitioner

Recently Mary Kay was able to tie a ribbon on a...

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A Prayer to our Provident and Healing God: A letter from our Provincial President

Then there are the many issues dominating the headlines these days:...

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Synodality in the Church

Dear Friends in Christ, Pope Francis announced last spring that the topic...

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Sisters and Associates learn The Dialogue Company’s R.A.C.E. Method

One of the hardest conversations for white people to have with...

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Honduras Election Results in Hope for Countries

By Sr. Mary Kay Meagher, Notre Dame Sisters Social Justice Coordinator Xiomara...

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A Fiscal year in review, from our provincial president

This past year has brought with it changes to daily and...

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Directional Statement 2021-25 – Notre Dame Sisters

Through our Provincial Assembly we Notre Dame Sisters create a directional...

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Ministry updates from Provincial President

These past few months have been transformational for us! Thank you...

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Math teacher who taught in six local schools, Sr. Corona Humpal, ND, celebrates 60 years as a Sister

Celebrating 60 years of religious profession is Sr. Corona Humpal. Born...

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Retired local educator Sr. Irene Dvorak celebrates 60 years as a Notre Dame Sister

Celebrating 60 years of religious profession is Sister Irene Dvorak, daughter...

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Retired local social worker who served Omaha’s first Vietnamese refugees and taught internationally for decades, Sr. Joan Polak celebrates 70 years as a Sister

While she was born in Brainard, Nebraska, Sr. Joan Polak,...

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Provincial President celebrates 60 years as a Sister

Celebrating 60 years of religious profession is Sister Margaret Hickey, daughter...

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Sr. Ernestine Havlovic spent 51 years teaching at 11 local and rural schools now celebrates 70 years as a Sister

Generations across Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas know Sr. Ernestine Havolvic. She...

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Five Notre Dame Sisters celebrate jubilees; 320 years of religious service across the Midwest between them

Five Notre Dame Sisters with 320 years of religious service between...

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NDS joins the LCWR calling on President Biden to Resettle 62,500 Refugees

We, the Notre Dame Sisters in Omaha, Nebraska, sign on to...

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New management for Notre Dame Housing so we can continue providing excellent community services

Notre Dame Housing (NDH) is partnering with DP Management and Kimball...

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Sr. Barbara Markey, ND – November 15, 1934 – April 3, 2021

Sr. Barbara Markey, ND, passed away peacefully Easter Saturday with lifelong...

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Notre Dame Sisters of the Omaha province join with other regarding gun control issue

From Mary Kay Meagher , ND Social Justice coordinator A request came...

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Sisters celebrated the Memorial and Prayer Association at prayer service

We Sisters have been praying for hundreds of people this past...

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Sisters participate in 24 hours of prayer

From 4-5 p.m. on November 3rd, we encourage you to join...

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The Notre Dame Sisters of the Omaha Province Issue a Public Statement on the Treatment of Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers

We speak out for those suffering on our border and in...

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Congratulations to our 2019 Jubilarians

Sr. Celeste Wobeter, ND – 60 Years of Religious Profession Sr. Celeste...

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LCWR Extends Sympathy to the Tree of Life Congregation and Calls for the Healing of Divisions

Our hearts are heavy, and our souls pained. The slaughter of...

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Notre Dame Sister’s Grotto Receives Update and Blessing

On August 19th, the Notre Dame Sisters celebrated their volunteers. Over...

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LCWR Nebraska Letter to the Omaha World Herald’s Public Pulse – Response to the Execution Held in Nebraska on August 14, 2018

As citizens of the state, we empower systems that establish order...

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LCWR Nebraska Letter – Supporting Nebraska bishops’ similar article to the Omaha World Herald

To the Editor: It has been thirty-nine years since the murders of...

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