Sister Mary (Anna Marie) Mulligan was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lived there for most of her life – but she liked to say that she’d been on Broadway for almost all her life. In this case, she was referring to West Broadway in South Boston, a place where she studied, worked and lived for
On August 27, our Sisters in California celebrated our 2023 Jubilarians with a beautiful ceremony in Belmont, California. Present at the event were Sisters Yvonne Bondi, Natalia Carrasco, Rosanne Murphy (70 Years), Phyllis D'Anna, Catherine Waldon, (60 Years), and Kathryn Keenan (40 Years). Sister Christina Marie Trudeau is celebrating her 75th year of religious life
Reflection from Elizabeth Nawrocki, Notre Dame Mission Volunteer This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. It’s nearly impossible to avoid running into a few spider webs when walking through the woods behind Big Laurel in early September. One web caught the bill of
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “To be simple is to be like a sunflower which follows all the movements of the sun and turns ever toward it.” – St. Julie Billiart Cynthia
This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. Trinity Washington University, a Catholic women’s college in Washington, D.C., owes its existence to the persistence of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, who arrived in the city in 1873 and established several schools for
INTERVIEW WITH EMMANUEL COLLEGE PRESIDENT MARY BOYD, PH.D. This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. Emmanuel College was opened by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1919 as the first Catholic college for women in New England. Over the decades of
By Gillian Wallace, SNDdeN, Ph.D. This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. When I started teaching at Notre Dame High School (NDSJ) in San Jose, California, little did I know that I would be getting a fluorescent vest… free! This perk is because
By Ginny Scally, SNDdeN This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. As I reflect on my faith development, I am reminded of the women who have influenced it the most. My mother was the first Woman of Influence in my faith life. She
Since its foundation, the Notre Dame de Namur education community has strived to instill in its students a strong foundation, that would set them up not only for academic success but also as informed, contentious citizens and bold and enterprising leaders. St. Julie Billiart’s film belief in the goodness of God, and in the necessity
By Sister Ann Howard, SNDdeN This article initially appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of our magazine, 'Sowing Goodness.' The full issue is available here. As an American, I saw many news stories about the people at the border seeking entry to the United States. Our Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Phoenix send out
