Ministering Where There Is a Need: Santa Chiara Children’s Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Sister Vera Ruotolo’s voice strains with emotion as she reads aloud a mission description of Santa Chiara Children’s Center in Haiti: “In our humble, very limited way, Santa Chiara is a kind of field hospital for kids, who come to us weary from their battle with...Kirk, Sister Marguerite
Sister Marguerite Kirk, SNJM
Sister Elizabeth Katherine
September 26, 1932 – November 15, 2022
Sister Marguerite Kirk, SNJM departed this life on November 15, 2022 at El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, California.
Sister Marguerite celebrated 90 years of life and 60 years of religious profession.
Beauty in Our World: Sister Mary Noreen O’Leary
As we celebrate Sister Mary Noreen O’Leary after 100 years of life and 73 years of religious profession, her legacy of using art as “a source of new vision” for creation and education lives on through her work and her countless students. For over 30...Petrimoulx, Sister Rosemary
Sister Rosemary Petrimoulx, SNJM
Sister Eva May
October 15, 1923 – October 9, 2022
Sister Rosemary Petrimoulx, SNJM departed this life on October 9, 2022 at her home in Brighton, Michigan.
Sister Rosemary celebrated 98 years of life and 77 years of religious profession.
Holy Names History – Memorial Art
Victorians used hair art, worn as jewelry or crafted into elaborate display pieces, to mourn the loss of loved ones. This piece contains the hair of our foundress, Blessed Mother Marie Rose Durocher. Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives. We’re sharing objects...Orr, Sister Rosalie
Sister Rosalie Orr, SNJM
Sister Mary Andrea
January 15, 1939 – September 18, 2022
Sister Rosalie Orr, SNJM departed this life on September 18, 2022 at her home in Milwaukie, Oregon.
Sister Rosalie celebrated 83 years of life and 63 years of religious profession.
Holy Names History – Voting Beans
These black and white beans were used as voting markers by Sisters in California after Vatican II, when the hierarchical structure of religious life began to change in favor of a more democratic system. Photo courtesy of SNJM U.S.-Ontario Archives. We’re sharing...Holy Names History – Quick Elastic Starch
Sisters in Washington and Oregon used Quick Elastic starch to prepare the coif and bandeau that surrounded their faces when they wore the traditional SNJM habit. Here’s Sister Xavier Mary Courvoisier playing her violin, circa 1962 – Quick Elastic is certainly to thank...Cooper, Sister Barbara
Sister Barbara Cooper, SNJM
Sister Robert Anthony
April 12, 1936 – August 12, 2022
Sister Barbara Cooper, SNJM departed this life on August 12, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham, New York.
Sister Barbara celebrated 86 years of life and 66 years of religious profession.