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Father Simmons Retiring from Archdiocese of Baltimore

Father Simmons is retiring after 61 years as a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, he credits the School Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Brigid School for nudging him toward the priesthood.

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On the Dignity of Life (A Joint Province Response to the Overruling of Roe v. Wade)

Urged by the love of Christ and of our sisters and brothers, the School Sisters of Notre Dame work actively toward enhancing just structures that foster the fullness of life and toward changing unjust structures that inhibit it.

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NCR-Online - Personhood of Nonhuman Animals

In the second paragraph of his 2015 encyclical letter, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis reflects on the ways in which the human species has mistreated and abused the Earth, which he calls our "Sister, Mother Earth" in the tradition of his namesake St. Francis of Assisi.

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Open Position – Associate Director of Ministry Services

The Atlantic-Midwest Province is seeking a mission-oriented, inspiring and creative leader to partner with SSND in mission and ministry through their department of ministry services.

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Pray With and for the Sisters at Notre Dame Convent in Waterdown

May 31, 2022 was a bittersweet day in the history of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Canada, as we closed on the sale of our convent in Waterdown. We look forward to again having an educational program for young people filling the hallowed halls.

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Associates Learn About Serving on Ministry Boards

Ministry Services, in collaboration with the Associates, started a new initiative to explore with SSND Associates the possibility of serving on an SSND ministry board. To introduce this opportunity, Ministry Services offered a first-time virtual gathering with Associates who were interested in exploring a possible call to such a ministry.

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A Special Farewell for Sister Arlene Flaherty, OP

There was prayer, lunch and gift-giving as Sisters gathered at The Watermark community in Bridgeport, CT i May 2 to express gratitude and say farewell to Arlene Flaherty, OP, who has been the AM Province’s JPIC Director for the last 9 1/2 years.

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May 9, 1879: Feast Day of Blessed M. Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger

Each year on May 9, the anniversary of her death, we remember and look to Blessed Theresa as a guide for our own lives and times, and pray that the charism entrusted to her might continue to find life and expression in all those touched by the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

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Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

"After 14 years of research, Shannen Dee Williams – a history professor at the University of Dayton -- arguably now knows more about America’s Black nuns than anyone in the world. Her comprehensive and compelling history of them, “Subversive Habits,” will be published May 17." - AP News

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NDMU Commits to Sustainability as a Laudato Si’ University

Our sponsored ministry Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) is taking bold action on sustainability and social justice in becoming a Laudato Si’ University, joining the first cohort of about 100 Catholic colleges and universities around the world.

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