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The concept of discipleship is woven throughout the Gospels.  In our everyday lives, we can easily identify  three levels of discipleship:  nominal, intentional and radical. A nominal disciple is “in name only”—and it is easy to notice areas of our lives in which we nominally follow someone or…

We are so excited to have our Novices and their Directors sharing thoughts on becoming a Sister of Notre Dame on the new Blog: Nuns in the Making. Join Sisters Marla, Mayra, Nicole and Rose as they share about their life the National Novitiate community. What is a National Novitiate you…

National Catholic Sisters Week from Tony Ciecierski on Vimeo.

Dorothy Ann Furey was born on February 8, 1925 in Toledo, Ohio, the oldest of Teresa Tillman and Edmond Francis Furey’s four children. Although Dorothy grew up in Toledo, most of her summers were spent in near Houghton Lake in Michigan swimming, boating, horseback riding and frog catching.…

Part of Sister Valerie Marie Roxburgh’s ministry as Director of Vocation Discernment & Young Adult Outreach for the Sisters of Notre Dame in California is creating opportunities for young adults to explore the Catholic faith. She and the other Sisters of Notre Dame who reside at Providence House…

Stephen Ministries, a nonprofit Christian educational program, is based on the story of Stephen in the Acts of the Apostles. He was chosen by the Apostles to minister to his community on their behalf. Since 1975, over 12,000 congregations worldwide have installed Stephen Ministry teams who are trained…

“In my own heart of desires, I had always wanted to be a nurse,” said Sister Mary Luellen Boeglin (lower right), who became a Sister of Notre Dame in 1956. In the early years of her ministry, Sister worked at the Motherhouse in Rome, Italy, where she tended…