On Sunday morning, August 3, 1986, Sister Maria Serraon began her mission appeal in the Church of Santa Rosa, California. She prefaced her homily saying: “After I finish my assignment in Mission Education, I look forward to...
Read MoreSister Mary Elvira Selgas died peacefully at 5:15 a.m. on February 4, 1977 at Bethany. Throughout her life she pursued the way Mother Mary Joseph often pointed out to us as having great value for our apostolate – sickness...
Read MoreWe received word yesterday from Sister Maureen Gunning in Taiwan that Sister Miriam Schmitt died peacefully on August 26th at 9:00 a.m. Sister Miriam (Lucy Schmitt) was born in Menasha, Wisconsin on November 25, 1897, She...
Read MoreAfter a very long illness, Sister Mary Georgea Schmitt died peacefully in our Maryknoll Nursing Home at 4:45 A.M., Wednesday, December 10. For the past months, Sister had become increasingly weak, so her death came as a blessed...
Read MoreIn this Lenten Season, as we relive the Paschal Mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we gather to celebrate the life of our Sister Joan Marie Ryan. The familiar words of this morning’s First Reading from Paul’s letter...
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