“Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.” (James 3:13b) “Who can read these words without thinking of Sister Rose Therese? If ever there was a woman who reflected God’s wisdom as described…
“O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you.” (Psalm 63:1) “Sister Patricia Monahan found Psalm 63 very meaningful. Perhaps in the early hours of the morning Sept. 6, she had been awake, thinking of God, meditating on…
“O God, you have searched me and you know me … with all my ways you are acquainted.” (Psalm 139:1-3) “How well do we know Sister Elizabeth Ann Flori? Does anyone know her through and through? Were we acquainted with…
“I think that what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory as yet unrevealed, which is waiting for us.” (Romans 8:18) “When Sister Elizabeth Clare heard the call of the God in whose love she…
For more than 90 years, St. Joseph has been watching over the sacred grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods from his perch upon the north water tower. On June 8, this 34-inch-tall, gold-plated statue was removed from the tower in preparation for…
“For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his suffering ones.” (Isaiah 49:13) “Just a few minutes after Sister Virginia Broderick breathed her last, we read these words at Mass. They bring many aspects of her…
“This is to my father“s glory, that you bear much fruit … .” (John 15:8) “Just as the seed grows in secret – we know not how – so the life of God comes to fullness within us. No method,…
“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you.” (Psalm 63:1) “This afternoon, we come together to celebrate the life and ministry of Sister Eleanor McAuliffe and to revere this caring, compassionate woman,” said Sister Mary Lee Mettler in…
“So stand your ground, with truth buckled round your waist, … wearing as shoes on your feet the eagerness to spread the Gospel of peace … .” (Ephesians 6:14-15) “St. Paul would find Sister Francetta well-armed – a woman of…
“Sister Agnes Joan has been a heroine … . She really deserves much credit and a place of honor in our history.” (Mother Marie Gratia Luking, quoted in “Against All Odds” p. 188) “The account of Sister Agnes Joan’s vital…