My JLC Experience: Mary Hedger
Mary Hedger is the Director of Julie Learning Center in Park Hills, Kentucky. Providence brought me to Julie Learning Center (JLC). I had recently retired from a 42-year career as a teacher and principal and received a phone call from Sr. Margene Koester, who mentioned that JLC was looking for someone to work with the […]
My St. Claire Experience: Tom Lewis
Tom Lewis is the Director of the St. Claire HealthCare Foundation in Morehead, Kentucky. Working at St. Claire HealthCare has led me to rethink the way I look at ministry. Growing up in the Protestant church, I used to think of a minister as the preacher or someone in a full-time church position. Then I […]
My NDA Experience: Bridget Price
Bridget Price is the Campus Ministry Director at Notre Dame Academy (NDA) in Park Hills, KY. Working at Notre Dame Academy (NDA) has really helped me to stay focused on what is important in life. I am guided by the 4 Educational Principles of the SNDs not only in my ministry, but I find myself […]
Sponsored Ministry Reflections
The Winter 2022 issue of the SND USA magazine highlighted sponsored ministries throughout the country, telling the story of how today’s National Sponsorship and Network Office (NSNO) developed. Keeping the spotlight on NSNO, the Covington, Kentucky region checked in with staff at the ministries originally sponsored by the former SND Covington Province. It is fascinating: […]
A Web of Kinship
by Sr. M. Evelynn Reinke, SND Originally published in the Winter 2022 issue of the SND USA magazine Are we related? Are we connected, you and I? Not by blood or marriage, but in other ways? I believe it’s very possible. Let me ask you— Can a sunrise stop your breath? Do you […]
Pay It Forward – April 2
Sr. Bonita Schack (1945-2022)
Sister Mary Bonita (formerly known as Sister Mary Joellyn) was born in California, Kentucky on June 2, 1945, to Joseph and Mildred (Bezold) Schack. She grew up on her parents’ farm along with her sister Kathleen and her brothers, Alvin and William. She enjoyed attending her parish grade school, Sts. Peter and Paul, and then […]
After the Storm
On the night of December 10, 2021, a storm cell engulfed the 7 square miles that make up the city of Mayfield in western Kentucky. The cell unleashed an EF4 tornado that uprooted buildings, vehicles, and the lives of the 10,000 residents. Dozens did not survive the violent storm. Many who did survive were left […]
Young Adult Silent Retreat
Are you looking for some quiet time with the Lord? What about a Silent Retreat for persons in their 20s and 30s? This retreat can provide you time and space for such an encounter. Register online below.
What’s new in ’22?
VIDEO: Sr. Mary Shauna Bankemper, SND USA Assistant Provincial, checks in with updates from the December Provincial Chapter and what is on the horizon for SND USA in 2022. Click the gear icon (Settings) to turn on captions.