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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 11, 2025 | Front Page
At 102 years old, Sister Jonathan Herda continues to show up faithfully each day to pray Liturgy of the Hours three times a day. At 94 years old, Sister Lois Wedl spends time each day answering the hundreds of prayer requests that are submitted on our website. At 69...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 10, 2025 | Front Page
We Cannot End Homelessness Without Homes No community seems unaffected by the number of citizens finding themselves forced out of housing for a variety of reasons – the most pressing being housing rentals that far exceed what many persons earning minimum wage or on...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 10, 2025 | Front Page
We are a community of religious women founded by German immigrants in the 1800s, who first arrived in Chicago to provide education for the children of recent immigrants. The neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago – which we have called home for nearly 120 years – has...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 10, 2025 | Front Page
As Catholic Sisters Week begins, we remember Sister Marilyn Spink, SCN, whose dedication to health care and social justice exemplifies the vital contributions of Catholic Sisters. Her advocacy, especially for individuals living with HIV/AIDS exemplifies the importance...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 7, 2025 | Front Page
Fluent in five languages, Sister Jean Reimer. OP, missioned in Siberia after the fall of the Iron Curtain, and in Guatemala rife with corruption and humanitarian atrocities. For 10 years she helped indigenous peoples impoverished and oppressed by organized crime,...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 7, 2025 | Front Page
Sr. Megan McElroy, OP When I think of St. Dominic, I imagine he had a huge capacity for being a friend to anyone he met. As he modeled for his followers, we Dominicans of today are called to befriend one another and the world widely. Whether vowed members of the...
