During Catholic Sisters Week, the Sisters of Notre Dame in Toledo, along with other local Women Religious Congregations, invited their local communities to join together in the challenge to End Hunger. With the help of the Toledo Seagate Food Bank and Walt Churchill’s Market in Maumee we were able to Read more…
Arlene grew up in Toledo, Ohio as the eldest daughter of Bernard and Evelyn Hoffman. She and her two sisters attended St. Charles School under the direction of the Ursuline Sisters. In 1948 she began her high school education at Notre Dame Academy where she first met the Sisters of Read more…
Congratulations to these Sisters who celebrate milestone anniversaries of their profession of vows. Celebrations are being held across the United States. Please click on the region below for more information about the jubilarians and how you can send your well-wishes to the Sisters you wish to honor.
Thursday, September 29, 2022 The Valentine Theater 410 Adams St. Toledo, OH 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Sisters of Notre Dame are proud to present SHINE Women’s Summit! SHINE is an event that will bring women of all faiths and backgrounds together to support, honor, inspire, nurture, and empower Read more…
Fifty-two weeks a year women religious stand with the poor and immigrants, teach children, fight injustice, heal the sick, share spirituality, empower women, defend the planet, promote peace, create community, offer hope … But for one week, March 8-14, we shine the spotlight on women religious and encourage a wide Read more…
Come, Follow Me In The Netherlands during World War II, Leonarda (Leonie) was the second child born to Leonardus and Paulina (Wulterkens) Maigret. As customary, Leonie was taken to the church and baptized one day later. Though everything had to be kept dark and quiet, due to Air Raid Warnings, Read more…
Hidden in your Heart, O Lord, are Treasures of your Love. “Lord our God, you have been our dwelling!” These words from a hymn composed by Sister Ethel Mary and sung at your 75th jubilee exemplify her life. Sister’s ministry of prayer and music placed her in God’s dwelling. At Read more…
Born to Ernest and Angeline (Missler) Ulrich, Susan Marie was the oldest of five children. She became acquainted with the Sisters of Notre Dame in her early school days at Ladyfield School and then again when she attended Notre Dame Academy. Susan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1956 Read more…
Born of immigrant parents Margaret (O’Sullivan) and Edward Kelly, Irene Brigid, the middle child in a family of five children, had a strong Irish Catholic upbringing. Life revolved around church, work, school, relatives, and a social club her father set up to help widows and children of Irishmen who died Read more…
Born to Louis and Caroline (Heinsohn) Meng in Genoa, Ohio, and baptized Helen Mary, she was the oldest of three children. After attending Clay-Genoa elementary school and Notre Dame Academy, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1946 and received the name Sister Mary Damian, an appropriate name of Read more…
This holiday season Catholics across the United States are encouraged to support the annual Retirement Fund for Religious. Religious brothers, sisters and order priests have dedicated their lives to ministering to those in need. Today, with longer life expectancies and rising health care costs, the challenge to provide retirement funding Read more…