MAY 2022
VOL. XXVI, NO. 4
Associates & Sisters Day promises eventful lineup By Dan Heckel, OSUA (MSJ Staff)
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he finishing touches are being planned for Associates and Sisters Day on Saturday, June 25, 2022, but after the uncertainty of last year, the organizers feel confident we’ll have a day that everyone will enjoy. Last year’s participants overwhelmingly wanted KANSAS MEETING– Ursuline Sisters and Associates met to continue the shorter day. Registration will begin March 12 at Bishop Miege High School in Shawnee Mission, in the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium at 9:30 a.m., Kan., for Associate Formation topic “Move” as part of the year-long theme of Saint Angela’s message: “Act, Strive, with the welcoming remarks and opening prayer Move, Believe and Hope.” A Lenten Prayer Service followed beginning at 10 a.m. the meeting. Left to right: Rita Wilkus, Jim Wilkus, Nanette The Rev. Larry Hostetter, president Foley, Carol O’Keefe, Janice Arth, Sister Angela Fitzpatrick, of Brescia University in Owensboro, Sister Michele Morek, Joanne Thompson and Renee Schultz. Ky., and an Ursuline Associate since Jean Vanderheiden attended but is not pictured. 2014, will be the keynote speaker. Father Larry will speak about the leading the Caritas Center, will lead the reflection university’s new Caritas Center and the time. DeMoor, an expert on ecotheology of caritas. Sacred Scriptures spirituality, led a retreat on that topic Father Larry along with classic and contemporary at Maple Mount in 2019. She had the texts of the Catholic intellectual tradition integrate opportunity to study with Thomas the vision of love expressed by Jesus Christ and Berry, the famed Passionist priest who his mandate: “This is my commandment: love one Emily spoke of the “Great Work” of enhancing DeMoor another as I love you” (John 15:12). the spirituality of the earth. The Brescia website calls the Caritas Center DeMoor was scheduled to lead a retreat at Maple “a faculty and scholarly resource that provides Mount in 2021, but it was canceled due to Covid. a collaborative space for the continuing work of She said at the time, “I think Mount Saint bringing caritas or love alive in the Brescia A registration form Joseph is a very holy place. When people University community and beyond.” have lived together and prayed together th The Caritas Center is a place for people for the June 25 for decades, it becomes permeated with of all backgrounds to share resources, gathering is on God’s spirit.” programming, professional development A box lunch will be served at noon, the back page. and networking. The work of the Caritas and time will be provided for visiting as Center is guided by the questions: “Who are we as well. We hope to have copies of the new book “Hope people called to love? What do we need to know and Firm Faith: The Story of the Ursuline Sisters of as people called to love? What do we need to do as Mount Saint Joseph” available for sale throughout the people called to love?” day. We will also have Mount Raffle tickets for sale. Following Father Larry’s talk, Dr. Emily At 1 p.m., Dan Heckel will lead the always DeMoor, a theology professor at Brescia who is Continued on page 2