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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
Antonia Project The “Antonia Project” began as a response to a letter from the Congregation for Religious and the Pontifical Commission on Migrants in Rome to U.S. religious congregations asking what they are doing for mobile peoples. A Mobile...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
The Courage to Venture: Oldenburg Franciscans BEGINNINGS: Demonstrating her courage to venture, 24-year-old Sister Theresa (Genevieve) Hackelmeier made the “arduous journey” by sea, canal, river, and overland to a log cabin in the small Indiana village of Oldenburg,...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
New Opportunity School for Women (NOSW): Fran came to the New Opportunity School for Women in a deep depression having lost her job at a nursing home where she had worked for 20 years and having lost her mother, with whom she lived, a few years earlier. Living in...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
Different ages, abilities, personalities, and nationalities serve as Sisters. Both White Sox AND Cubs fans serve God, even in the same motherhouse, believe it or not! 😉Gathered into one community of spirit, Sisters are called to each use their unique strengths and...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
We look into the eyes of the youngest generation and see God’s love and hope for the future. Hope that all the work that we began will continue on in the hearts, hands, and minds of those who look to their elders for guidance and strength for the road ahead. Whether...
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by mikaela@notredamesisters.org | Mar 5, 2025 | Front Page
Home to wildlife, dotted with benches for reflection, rest and lovely views, St. Francis Woods await your visit. Both paved paths and winding grassy paths through the woods guide your footsteps toward a more peaceful state of mind. Sunrise to sunset, you are welcome...
