After creating an original ballet based on Mount Gallitzin Academy, Joan Van Dyke returned to Baden with a cinematographer and some of her dance students to prepare a short film based on the ballet. The former MGA student says the ballet, which debuted in April 2016 in Punxsutawney, PA, with … [Read more...]

As an educator, Sister Anna Marie Gaglia nurtures the academic and personal growth of her students by providing a safe space to listen to their thoughts and concerns. Jackie Karasek Knupp, who was once one of those students, is grateful that a conversation with Sister Anna Marie blossomed into three … [Read more...]

For years, our Sisters have not only served as chaplains, nurses and visitors to those who are incarcerated, but also as advocates for greater social supports for them. To complement this story, Sisters Mary Anne DiVincenzo, Roseann Gaul, Pat Phillips and Mary Agnes Spampinato share personal … [Read more...]

Since 1994, Sister Sandy Kiefer and Sister Lynn Miller have opened their home and hearts to foster children from newborns to age 17. Shortly after receiving state certification, the Sisters got their first call as foster parents: a four-year-old girl who was blind, deaf and paralyzed and who was … [Read more...]

Once a week, Sister Christine Kresho meets with senior parishioners at Our Lady of Grace Church in Silver Spring, Md. Mostly in their 70s and 80s, the Spirit Companions are exploring what sister calls their “second childhood” in light of the Scripture call and its promise to grow into a time of new … [Read more...]