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The Sisters of Notre Dame were touched today by the procession which traveled through Thousand Oaks, honoring Cory Iverson, the firefighter who lost his life fighting the Thomas Fire.  Although the fires have not been near our Notre Dame Center, we know students, colleagues and Associates who have…

As we celebrate this feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we offer this Prayer for Migrant Families as promoted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Good and gracious God, we thank you for the gift of families. We are grateful for all of the joy and…

The Sisters of Notre Dame offer our prayers and support to our many Associates, friends and donors who are suffering from the fires in Ventura, Ojai and Santa Paula, as well as other areas of Los Angeles County.  Several of our Associates have been evacuated.   Sr. Margaret Mary Scott…

December traditionally brings the collection for the National Religious Retirement Fund to parishes throughout the United States.   The SNDs are deeply grateful for this support and for all of our donors making direct donations to our retirement fund for our senior members.  This year, we are proud to…

Sembrando Esperanza/Planting Hope (SEPH) recently opened to provide academic and personal enrichment for the children of La Colonia in Oxnard.   SND Associate and SEPH volunteer, Annabelle Gordon, had these early observations:  "SEPH has been operational for only a few days, but the response from the kids has been…

The Sisters of Notre Dame extend an invitation to an Art Show, featuring the original paintings of Sr. Joyanne Sullivan, S.N.D. Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 *  8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. St. Dominic Community 2016 Merton Ave. Los Angeles 90041 This will be Sr. Joyanne's 10th Annual Art Show;…

Today is the feast of St. Peter Claver, the saint who ministered to slaves from West Africa in Cartagena, Columbia, during the 1600's. In Luke 4:18, Jesus indicated that his mission included releasing those held captive.  As disciples of Jesus, then, we are also called to work on behalf…

Our SND Spirituality Retreat that was held June 9-12, 2016 in Covington, Kentucky was the first time Vocation Directors from across the four provinces facilitated a retreat together.  What a grace filled experience this was for all of us! Read more.

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…