How can you, one person, care for the many who are marginalized around the world? Members of the Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) committee for Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation remind us not to become overwhelmed and to look for simple ways to learn, advocate, and act. Many simple Read more…
Education Since 1924 the Sisters of Notre Dame have ministered in classrooms in the Los Angeles area, teaching elementary and high school students in more than twenty schools. Guided by their Educational Vision and Principles, we continue to work in parish schools, and operate four independent Catholic schools in Southern California. Notre Dame Academy Elementary School, in Read more…
The Sisters of Notre Dame have been leaders in education since their arrival in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 1961, near the city of Mt. Hagen. Today, sisters are involved in ministries of education and catechesis, the pastoral care of AIDS patients at Shalom House, vocation Read more…
In 1949, six Sisters of Notre Dame left the United States to begin the work of educating and healing the poor and marginalized in Jamalpur, in the state of Bihar, India. Their efforts have grown into two established SND provinces in Patna (1961) and Bangalore, (now Bengaluru) 2004. Today, more Read more…
Our missionary focus in East Africa is to educate impoverished children and teach women skills which empower their lives. A steady growth of missions in the East African countries of Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya, led SND congregational leadership to decide that these missions were ready to become united as a Read more…