2024 Jubiliarian Serving as a teacher in the segregated South shifted the course of Sister Margaret Ann Parrish’s life. “I loved the kids and loved being around them,” she says, “but I could tell that, emotionally, they needed more help than I could give them,” in reading, writing, and … [Read more...]

2024 Jubiliarian “I always wanted to be a teacher,” Sister Dolores (Immaculate) Partsch says, citing her Mom, Mary, as her inspiration, and later, Sister Ruth Colaianne, “God’s gift to the universe,” and her seventh grade teacher. She recalls helping educate her siblings as a child and being … [Read more...]

2024 Jubiliarian “I think being a Christian means that you open your heart and soul to everybody you meet,” says Sister Patti (Marie Dominic) Rossi, reflecting on experiences as a missionary. Sister Patti spent 15 years working to reduce poverty and disease in a remote jungle village in Brazil … [Read more...]

2024 Jubiliarian With a gentle heart, Sister Mary Ann (William Mary) Siedlarczyk brought out the shining light in students, emotionally challenged children, and seniors alike. “Sometimes, talking and listening is all that they need,” she would often say. Sister Mary Ann served 16 years as a … [Read more...]

2024 Jubiliarian “There is a definite need to welcome people into our homes, our institutions, our community, and accept them with all the gifts they have,” says Sister Norma (Marie William) Zanieski, congregational minister of hospitality. Sister Norma ministered in education for 53 years, … [Read more...]