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Women of the Rule aid ministries
The annual awards luncheon of the Women of the Rule is a fulfilling day, as the 96-member group gets the satisfaction of seeing how their donated dollars help the Sisters of St. Benedict and their varied ministries. Jenny Schmitt, a four-year member from Evansville, Indiana, aptly articulated the feeling in her closing remarks at the…
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In Memoriam: Sister Mary Alice Schnur, OSB
Sister Mary Alice Schnur, 94, of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, died at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2017, in the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. Sister Mary Alice was born October 5, 1922, in Cypress, Indiana, the second of eight children born to George P. and Alice E. (Heuke) Schnur. She entered…
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Engagement Excellence Award Received
Staff in Hildegard Health Center of Ferdinand recently received an Engagement Excellence Award from the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. Good Samaritan manages the Ferdinand facility, which is located in Monastery Immaculate Conception. This award recognizes the commitment to caring of Hildegard employees. Like Northwood Retirement Community, which is owned by Good Samaritan, Hildegard staff…
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Sisters of St. Benedict accept woman into novitiate
The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, accepted Postulant Roxanne Higgins into the novitiate, the second stage of incorporation into the religious community, during a simple ceremony on Wednesday, July 26. During the ceremony, she received her title of Sister Roxanne Cassandra. Sister Roxanne Cassandra, from Kingston, Jamaica, is the 34-year-old daughter of Webster…
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Four Benedictine Sisters Celebrate 50th Jubilee
Four Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their monastic profession on Saturday, August 5, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. The Jubilee Mass will be at 1 p.m. EDT in the monastery church. A reception for family and friends will follow in the monastery. The jubilarians, Sister Linda…
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Ferdinand Benedictine To Profess Perpetual Vows
Sister Jane Ann Breen will make her perpetual monastic profession as a member of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, on Saturday, July 8, at 1 p.m. (EDT) in Monastery Immaculate Conception Church in Ferdinand. Bishop Charles C. Thompson, Archbishop-designate of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, will preside at the Mass. The public is…
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Sister gives tips on managing stress before it manages you
At some point, we all try to cope with the death of a loved one. Others try to comfort us as best they can. And when others are in similar pain, we do our best to help them, too. Plus there are plenty of other stressful situations we all encounter. It’s a simple, unavoidable fact…
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On being God’s beloved, and a representative of Jesus . . .
Sister Kathryn Huber’s question to her retreat group — how in your busy life do you find time to be with Jesus? — hung in the air for a bit before one lady acknowledged, “I stink at it. It’s easy to excuse it away since you’re so busy. So for me, I’m going to take…
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Sister Karen Joseph: “Let’s get on with it!”
Sister Karen Joseph will never be “the salt shaker that just sits on the table.” And she doesn’t want you to be, either. That’s a line in one of her signature presentations — “Be Salt! Be Light! Be Fully Alive!” — that she has given to numerous audiences around the world. She begins with her…
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GLAD routine helps Sister Dolores
About a year ago when she “was feeling down,” Sister Dolores Folz received a suggestion from a friend that has turned into a helpful and meaningful ritual. Every night, Sister Dolores tries to reflect back on her day and ease her mind by concentrating on a most appropriate word – GLAD. She uses the word…