Until I volunteered at Villa Maria del Mar, I had no idea how its ministry of hospitality reaches so many individuals and groups. I spent time there this fall and last spring, helping with the recovery groups, faculties, seminarians, prison chaplains, prayer groups, Sisters, individual retreatants, quilters…
When we talk about facing an unsustainable future, it’s important to remember that we have choices. As Sisters of the Holy Names, we choose to look at the economic, social and environmental warning signs that surround us and respond with confident hope.
As women religious committed to Christ’s saving path of peace and mercy, we implore U.S. lawmakers to do everything in their power to stop the carnage of mass shootings that have ended so many lives and broken so many hearts. Of course, we pray for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting…
November 15, 1942 – October 4, 2017
Sister Betty Shields, SNJM departed this life on October 4, 2017 at Our Lady of Fatima Villa, Saratoga, California. Sister Betty had celebrated 74 years of life and 53 years of religious profession.
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, U.S.-Ontario Province join with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other organizations outraged at today’s announcement, in expressing our deep sadness and…
June 7, 1923 – August 19, 2017
Sister M. Jane Ellen Burns, SNJM departed departed this life on August 19, 2017 at Marie Rose Center, Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Sister Jane Ellen had celebrated 94 years of life and 69 years of religious profession.
As Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary of the US Ontario Province, a community of over 430 Catholic women religious, we are committed to respect for every person and justice for all. As Christian citizens we are outraged by what occurred in Charlottesville, VA last weekend
Nearly 60 students received diplomas or GED certificates as Next Step Learning Center celebrated its graduation and National Adult Honor Society induction on July 27 in Oakland, CA. It was an especially satisfying day for the two Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary who co-directed the center for more than two decades…
Sister Dolores Quinn, SNJM departed this life on August 1, 2017 at Marie Rose Center, Mary’s Woods, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Sister Dolores had celebrated 90 years of life and 70 years of religious profession.
Sister Lucille Mailloux, SNJM departed this life on July 31, 2017 at Devonshire in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.