Celebrating the Sisters Contributions to Society During Women’s History Month and Catholic Sisters Week
Each year, March is designated as Women’s History Month. This is one month out of the year when we make a point to honor women’s many contributions to American society. Embedded in this month-long celebration of women is Catholic Sisters Week, which runs from March 8 to 14,…
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Prayers and Support Needed for the People of Syria and Turkey
Dear Friends of the Notre Dame Sisters,
Our prayers and support are urgently needed, following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed over 11,000 people and left many more injured and homeless. The scale of destruction is vast, and details are still emerging. According to the World…
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Lent: The Year I Gave Up Being Sorry
by Sr. Mary Ann Zimmer, ND
If you are not Catholic, you might consider it rude to go around asking people specific questions about their spiritual lives, among Catholics it is considered perfectly normal small talk to inquire, “Well, what are you giving up for Lent?” This expression covers…
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The Madonna of the Suffering Child by Sr. Stephanie Matcha
The Madonna of the Suffering Child by Sr. Stephanie Matcha
The Madonna of the Suffering Child embraces her Child Christ suffering in all humanity. And, although the artist’s chalk drawing portrays the very youngest of children, the depth of emotion expressed in each child reflects the pains suffered by…
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Stories from the Heart – reflections on past ministries from the Sisters
Be Attentive to God’s Call
By Sr. Mary Jo Hrnchir
God’s greatest gift to me has been my life. My response to this gift is a daily openness to God’s call in my life. I just want to be God’s messenger of love and care to others with my whole…
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Prayer for Christian Unity
By Sr. Mary Ann Zimmer, ND
Even though I grew up in the Catholic world before Vatican II and heard regular sermons from an exceptionally fierce, Irish pastor, I never did believe that Protestants were doomed to hell. I heard a different message from my father. His frame of…
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Jesus Goes Viral!
Blog: The Feast of The Epiphany
by Sr. Mary Ann Zimmer, ND
The feast of the Epiphany is good news! If you are following us, you are getting a full load of reflection on the Epiphany this week! That’s alright, though; this is a deeply significant Gospel event. This is…
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Sr. Karen Rolenc lived in service to children and her fellow Sisters; one of many in her family to enter consecrated life
Sr. Karen (Rita Marie) Rolenc, ND, passed away Monday, October 10. She was a consecrated Notre Dame Sister since 1956 and spent much of her life serving children and her fellow Sisters.
Sr. Karen’s services will be held at Notre Dame Housing (formerly Notre Dame Academy) at 3439 State…
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Ixim: A Ministry of Solidarity
The Notre Dame Sisters support and work with Ixim: Spirit of Solidarity. Sr. Mary Kay Meagher has been working with this group since 2003. Ixim, Mayan for “Corn”, is an archdiocesan ministry cultivating relationships of friendship, faith, and solidarity between the Archdiocese of Omaha and the Diocese of…
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Serving refugees at the Mexican border – a reflection
My time volunteering with refugees in El Paso was hard work – serving refugees and volunteering doing anything and everything I could for an understaffed organization. My work and the days melted together, not only because we were all working from morning through the night, but because the…