A personal reflectionby MariAnn Paladino So, for me it all started with me giving up chocolate for Lent as a kid. It made me appreciate that Easter basket filled with chocolate, new dress, coat, and pocketbook on Easter morning even more! Thankfully, I have grown since that time and have developed better Lenten practices that… Continue reading Thoughts on Giving Up Chocolate and Other Spiritual Lenten Practices
Topic: Spirituality & Mission
Choosing the Right Community for Your Loved One
Sometimes the best next step is placement in an eldercare community. There are so many facilities to choose from, it can be hard to figure out where to start. While eldercare communities can provide necessary assistance for activities such as housekeeping, meals, rehabilitation services, and skilled nursing care, there are many factors to consider when… Continue reading Choosing the Right Community for Your Loved One
Easter Devotional 2021
“Take a Hope Inventory” At every holiday season, we usually take an inventory. The holiday box gets pulled out and we see if we have what we need for the coming celebration. If you haven’t already, you will pull out the “Easter” box to take inventory, linens, decorations, baskets, straw, the Paas egg coloring, etc.… Continue reading Easter Devotional 2021
Importance of Spirituality
The Oxford definition of spirituality is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. However, it’s so much more than that. Spirituality comes from your inner energy that is expressed through your thoughts, feelings and actions found within. Some people find that spirituality is linked to their… Continue reading Importance of Spirituality
St. Julie’s 3rd Visit to NDHC in 2020
St. Julie Visited NDHC by Sue Strandberg To check on her people and see what she could see. The masks were still present on residents and staff. The gown on Flat Elvis made her stifle a laugh! Although some regulations had eased a small bit The COVID Team prepped for a new surge to hit.… Continue reading St. Julie’s 3rd Visit to NDHC in 2020
St. Julie Novena
Please join us in celebration of Julie Billiart, who was canonized a saint on June 22, 1969, and let us continue to experience and share God’s goodness each and every day, even in difficult and challenging situations. The Novena, beginning on Monday, June 22. The Feast of Saint Julie is offered here with daily reflections.… Continue reading St. Julie Novena
Sister Dorothy Stang Remembrance
As part of the Notre Dame de Namur community, we honor the life and sacrifice of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN, who was martyred in Brazil on February 12, 2005. Sr. Dorothy was from the Ohio Province and went to Brazil in 1966 where she worked tirelessly to help poor farmers build independent futures for their… Continue reading Sister Dorothy Stang Remembrance
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: January 18–25, 2020
January 18-25, 2020 is the annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Begun in 1908, these days have been set aside each year so that Christians the world over may share the prayer of Jesus: “that all may be one… that the world may believe” (John 17:21). The theme chosen for 2020… Continue reading Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: January 18–25, 2020
NDEBC Welcomes Back Sister Gerry Stanton
NDEBC is pleased to welcome back Sr. Gerry Stanton of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur! Sister Gerry assists our students in preparing Citizenship applications and studying/prepping for the Naturalization interview. Sister Gerry joined fellow SNDdeN’s Sr. Ellen Dabrieo and Sr. Marie Prefontaine at the Humanitarian Respite Center run by Catholic Charities on the… Continue reading NDEBC Welcomes Back Sister Gerry Stanton
Valentine’s Day Celebration
Today, is a time to celebrate love, family and friendship and the special people in our lives. NDHC’s Music Therapist, Tamilyn Little, MT-BC, has been working on a project to help pediatric hospice patients and their families connect in an extraordinary and everlasting way. Tami blends her own customized musical recording of a song selected… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Celebration