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…
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Serving as a spiritual companion to homebound seniors – A story from the heart
By Sr. Jan Ludvik
Previously while serving as a parish pastoral minister, I trained various liturgical ministers, frequently presided at weekday Word and Communion services in church, occasionally conducted vigil services, served as RCIA director, created liturgical environments, facilitated retreat experiences and faith-sharing groups and a vast array of…
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A prayer for students beginning the school year
Sr. Joan Polak, ND, wrote a prayer for students. Please share with the people you love who are going back to school this month!
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Pray with us for the new school year
The sisters have decades of teaching experience behind them. They remember well the blessings and challenges of teaching. Teachers and learners are remembered in our prayers as the new semester begins.
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Thank you Saint Kateri for your witness
By S. Rita Ostry, ND
St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. Her mother was an Algonquin, who was captured by the Mohawks and who took a…
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My Father, gracious Dad and best friend – A Father’s Day Story
By Sr. Dorothy Rolf, ND
My father, John Rolf, was born and raised on a farm near West Point Nebraska. I experience my Dad as a very gentle, patient, and trustworthy man with a great trust…
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A patient man who loved his daughters – A Rolenc Father’s Day Story
Joseph Rolenc, the father of Sisters Karen and Anita, was prayerful, generous, and patient. We realized Dad prayed the rosary often when, at the time of his death, the rosary was in the pocket of the trousers he was wearing. The crucifix on the rosary had the Body…
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25 years of Notre Dame Housing – a reflection from Sr. Joy Connealy
2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Notre Dame Housing. We look forward to sharing many reflections and memories of this incredible ministry, founded and now sponsored by the Notre Dame Sisters.
My farm background gives me an appreciation for…