Posted in Associate News on Dec 29th, 2009
A group of Valley women found a way to take a hobby and turn it into a way to help people that suffer from long term illnesses.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry first began in 1998 in Hartford, Conn. Today it has blossomed into hundreds of chapters in every corner of the world.
“The idea is, when each [...]
Posted in Community Service on Dec 28th, 2009
Millcreek Children’s Center is a preschool for children ages three to five serving the Youngstown, Ohio area since 1976. Sister Jerome Corcoran, the Executive Director, has her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Research and Education. She has been the Director and founder of the Center since its beginning, 33 years!
Denise DeBartolo York, [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Dec 27th, 2009
It has been eleven months since my father died and only now have we been able to look at some of the family pictures. As we looked at those pictures, I could now see why folks have said, “Oh you are just like your father.” The pictures also brought to bear the memories I have [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Dec 25th, 2009
Several years ago, I was leading the Children’s Liturgy of the Word on this feast of Christmas. As we were reflecting on this feast, one of the children asked me, “Sister, were the shepherds any different after they visited Jesus?”
For years, that question has stayed with me. It didn’t take much for the shepherds to [...]
Posted in Current Events on Dec 23rd, 2009
Each year the Ursuline Sisters look forward to the celebration of Christmas. It’s the lights, it’s the other decorations, it’s the music of Advent and Christmas. But most of all, it is remembering God’s Word spoken in our midst, it is the fulfillment of God’s promise to be one with us.
As we move from Advent [...]