To celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2021, the SSND North American Vocation Team (NAVT) sponsored an online Trivia Night for SSND sponsored and affiliated high schools. On Thursday, February 4, eight teams of four from six schools had fun competing for a donation to their favorite charity. In addition to accumulating points for correct answers, including SSND trivia, the final round...Read more

In October 2020, three of our newer members participated in the NRVC Convocation together with the Vocation Team and several members of SSND leadership. All participating newer members were asked to write an essay responding to one of several questions related to themes of community life, intergenerational and intercultural living and hope for the future. We are pleased to share...Read more

By Michele Levandoski, SSND Archivist The practice of women religious receiving a new name started as early as the sixth century. “The idea springs from God changing Abram’s name to Abraham to signify the covenant between them (Genesis 17:3-9). A religious name signifies the adoption of a new life; the replacement of family identity with a religious one.”[1] Naming customs...Read more

  Looking with hope at the present moment of vocation ministry and into the future with 20/20 vision, the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) held its biennial convocation Oct. 28-31, 2020.  As is more usual these days, because of the pandemic, the convocation moved from its planned site in Spokane, Washington, to an entirely online platform. This did permit, however,...Read more

<Back to Symposium Art By Sister Sandra Weinke These calligraphy creations are the result of both STUDY and PRAYER. As a young sister I wanted to study theology to learn more about GOD, who captivated my heart and mind. I also keep a journal which contains insights from theologians, journalists, and writers, as well as my own insights about the...Read more

<Back to Symposium Art   By Sister Kathleen Donovan   ©2020, SSND...Read more

<Back to Symposium Art By Sister M. Edna Cole Before this mystery, I am mute. Yet, Father Karl Rahner reminds me to particularly reflect upon the ways in which these three Persons are distinctly One. It is simply because the mystery of the Incarnation is so central to our understanding of who God is! Assuring us that this tremendous mystery...Read more

<Back to Symposium Art   By Sister Marie LeClerc Laux Each day you sit and smile As we name you in our prayer: Spirit, Father, Sophia, Yahweh Mother, Intelligence, Creator, God Wisdom. Energy, Relationship, Love… You smile and nod “Yes,” to each. And centuries from now when our list is eons long, You sit and smile, You: All-and-None, loving us...Read more

We are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Government officials have ordered people to stay at home, schools have been cancelled, millions of people have lost their jobs and wearing face masks in public is the new normal. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have died from the virus. This feels new and unfamiliar, but this is not the...Read more

As School Sisters of Notre Dame, we direct our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent. In these challenging and uncertain times for all peoples of the world, it is important that we counter hatred and falsehoods with truth and love. No group or nation is responsible for this pandemic. Let us stand against anyone who...Read more