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As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, it changed almost every aspect of daily life at Camilla Hall, the convent home and health care center for the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Malvern, PA. Staff and residents wore masks. Visitors and volunteers were no longer allowed to enter the building. As signs…

Gracious God, I thank you for the gift of life. In these times when blessings are sometimes hard to find, give me the grace to be aware of your loving presence, especially when I am anxious. Help me to embrace each moment as an opportunity to see your goodness reflected in my life and in…

Sister Marian Bandille, a member of the Community of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, shares her story in her own words. Her community in Tenafly, New Jersey received a 2020 grant for $25,000 to replace windows.  

Sister Carla Hernandez, OSBM worked in education for more than sixty years before retiring. She possesses a unique perspective as a native of Central America who joined a Ukrainian Catholic monastic community, the Sisters of St. Basil the Great, near Philadelphia.

“SOAR! for me is my BIGGEST BLESSING.  God showed me again and again ‘TRUST ME’ throughout my 50-year disability challenge.”

Brother Charles Madden, OFM Conv. is a Conventual Franciscan Friar who has served with Marytown since 1968.

In this series, we are sharing stories of how Catholic Sisters have guided and inspired you. You can share your story here. The Religious of the Sacred Heart have inspired me all of my life. They educated me in elementary and high school and I remain close to many. Then, as now, these amazing Sisters…

In this series, we are sharing stories of how Catholic Sisters have guided and inspired you. You can share your story here. Everything I learned about hospitality – I learned from the Benedictine Sisters. I was working at my parish on a part-time basis and met Sr. Kathleen who was the pastoral associate there.  I…

In this series, we are sharing stories of how Catholic Sisters have guided and inspired you. You can share your story here. As a young, recently-graduated nurse, I knew it would be important to continue my education. Throughout nursing school, the Sisters of Mercy were supportive, making special arrangements for our class to take some…

By Sister Kathleen Lunsmann Have you been anywhere exciting lately? Where have you traveled to this year? I am often asked these questions by my family when we gather for the holidays. Most times I tell them about a conference I attended in a city I was visiting for the first time, or I tell them about places like Arizona…