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	<title>The Ursuline Sisters - Catholic Nuns &#187; Sister Mary McCormick</title>
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		<title>Retreat &#8211; Contemplation and Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contemplation and action]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the Ursulines make a retreat.  Many sisters make retreat at the Motherhouse while others take the opportunity to experience retreat at another venue. This year, all the Ursulines of Youngstown joined together the week of June 21 for a communal retreat.  Father Michael Woost, Assistant Professor of Liturgy and Sacramental Theology at St. Mary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating with Friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[consulting priest when thinking about becoming a nun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[year of the priest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard it said that some people will find any excuse for a party.  Count us as part of that group.  On Wednesday June 16, the Ursulines hosted a party. We were celebrating the 475th Anniversary of the founding of the Ursuline Sisters by St. Angela Merici in Brescia.  We also celebrated with our brother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get to Know a Religious Community</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/06/21/how-to-get-to-know-a-religious-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our &#8220;Ask The Nun&#8221; series of informal videos. Sister Mary McCormick offers some questions to think about when searching for a Religious Community. Sometimes when people think about becoming a nun they are familiar with one or more religious communities. Other times, people feel called, but don’t even know any nuns. I suggest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There are Serious Questions to be Asked About Ohio&#8217;s Death Penalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Reflection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moral commitment to life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moratorium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio's death penalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Christian world prepares to enter into a solemn remembrance of the Passion and Death of Jesus this Good Friday, in a joint statement, the members of the Leadership Teams of The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown and the Sisters of the Humility of Mary publish the following statement in regards to Ohio&#8217;s death penalty. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Fr. William Petrunak</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2010/02/15/remembering-fr-william-petrunak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holy Trinity Struthers Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ursuline High School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[His students called him &#8220;Truke,&#8221; his colleagues at the high schools called him &#8220;Trunes,&#8221; his family and the people of Holy Trinity called him &#8220;Fr. Bill.&#8221;   Whatever name, Fr. William Petrunak was beloved. I have been thinking about him a lot since I learned of his death (he died on Saturday Feburary 13, 2010).  He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[conversion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First a story:  Missionaries were traveling in Africa accompanied by natives who acted not only as guides, but also as the ones who carried the luggage, supplies and other materials.  The missionaries were anxious to get to their destination which was only accessible on foot, and proposed an ambitious schedule to which the group kept for three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas at the Motherhouse</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2009/12/23/christmas-at-the-motherhouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the Ursuline Sisters look forward to the celebration of Christmas.  It&#8217;s the lights, it&#8217;s the other decorations, it&#8217;s the music of Advent and Christmas.  But most of all, it is remembering God&#8217;s Word spoken in our midst, it is the fulfillment of God&#8217;s promise to be one with us. As we move from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 98th Birthday, Sr. Miriam!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2009/12/23/happy-98th-birthday-sr-miriam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[St Columba School Youngstown OH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Luke School Youngstown OH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Patrick School Youngstown OH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Rose School Girard OH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youngstown Vindicator Spelling Bee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Actuarial studies indicated that Catholic nuns live a long, productive, happy life.  Our Sister Miriam Engles, OSU, is one who follows that pattern.  She celebrates her 98th birthday on Christmas Eve and is the oldest member of the Ursuline Sisters in Youngstown. Sr. Miriam has been a member of the Ursulines since 1928 (81 years if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sister Marie Maravola &#8211; Silver Jubilee</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2009/10/17/sister-marie-maravola-silver-jubilee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2009/10/17/sister-marie-maravola-silver-jubilee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silver Jubilee 2009]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Ursuline Sisters will celebrate jubilee with Sister Marie Maravola, OSU, who has been an Ursuline for 25 years on Sunday October 18 with Mass at the Ursuline Motherhouse.  Fr. John Keehner, Rector of St. Columba Cathedral will preside at the Eucharist.  This date was chosen because it is close to the date of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>50 Years of Service to Catholic School Education</title>
		<link>http://www.theursulines.org/2009/10/05/50-years-of-service-to-catholic-school-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theursulines.org/2009/10/05/50-years-of-service-to-catholic-school-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sister Mary McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the new school year began at the end of August, Sister Mary Ellen Dean was getting ready for her 50th year of service to Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Youngstown.  Most of those years - 44, including this year &#8211; have been spent at Ursuline High School.  Sister Mary Ellen has also taught at [...]]]></description>
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