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Celebrating 50 Years as a Sister of Notre Dame by Leading the Next Generation For Sister Frances Marie Penwell, faith is not just something to be taught—it is something to be lived. Celebrating her 50th…

Continuing the Lenten journey, we have the opportunity to reflect on the gifts of faith and hope which are central to our spiritual lives. We recognize that faith truly is a gift, but a gift…
Throughout 2024, we were privileged to remember and celebrate the 100 years of SND presence and service in California. Indeed, we are profoundly grateful to our relatives, friends, colleagues, former students and donors who were…
An afternoon of reflection for mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and godmothers! Join the Sisters of Notre Dame at Notre Dame Center in Thousand Oaks for prayer, community, and conversation….

Sister Mary Jean Ann Luken, SND ​May 23, 1926 – March 2, 2025 Professed August 25, 1954 ​​Florence Mary Rita Luken was born on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 1926, the seventh child of Anna Elizabeth…

As we enter the Season of Lent it becomes for Directors of the OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) a very busy time. It becomes a time where we try to balance the solemnity…

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