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November 16, 2018
Thanksgiving is on my mind as I sit at my desk late this afternoon reflecting on the week to come.  Appreciating the symbolism behind this holiday made me think of…
November 2, 2018
The US Catholic Church marks its annual national vocation awareness week (November 4-10) to highlight the importance of religious vocations today and to ask that we pray for young women…
September 28, 2018
Have you pondered this question recently? Or, maybe voiced it, or wondered about it interiorly?  With the political, societal, religious and sometimes personal issues surrounding us today, how do you…
August 17, 2018
Sister Dorothy Brogan has been a Sister of Bon Secours for 60 years. She grew up in Philadelphia and when asked why she became a Sister, she says it’s hard…
August 3, 2018
Over the past five days two major events marked special occasions in our life as sisters. Our International Formation Committee met here at Marriottsville to plan and discuss formation for new members…
July 26, 2018
   I had the pleasure of talking to Sister Mary Rita Nangle today, and my day became immediately brighter because of it. Sr. Mary Rita’s first words to me were…
July 20, 2018
Yesterday, our dear Bon Secours French sister, Sr. Claire d’Assise passed away at age 98 in Vendome, France. She was from Alsace, France, a territory claimed by both France and…
July 20, 2018
Sr. Chris Webb says she wanted to be a Sister since she was three years old. Why…because a Sister played the pipe organ at church, and her grandmother said only…
July 6, 2018
Sr. Bernie Claps in Her Own Words I was born and grew up in Brooklyn, NY, a borough of New York City. I attended a Catholic grade school and high school. I had…