25 NOV, 2021. In 1955, Sheila McGovern SSL left Ireland for Nigeria, where she spent over 25 years in total on Mission. The majority of this time was spent at St Louis Secondary School, Kano, where she taught Maths, English, Music and Religion. She also spent time in Zonkwa, teaching in the Women’s Teachers Training College. A two-part series was published in the Sisters of St Louis’ monthly newsletter Musings.

28 OCT, 2021. The origins of the Sisters of St Louis can be traced back to 1797, to Turkenstein near Strasbourg, when three people (Abbé Louis Joseph Colmar, Marie Madeline Louise Humann, and Thérèse Brek) signed a spiritual act of union, where they promised to remain united together in the heart of Christ until death, to fulfil Christ’s prayer. Madeleine Louise Humann was born on September 29, 1766, in Fessenheim, near Strasbourg. Louis Colmer was six years old and Marie Thérèse Brek, 11.

28 OCT, 2021. The Sisters of St Louis archivist was delighted to receive an article written by Denis Coloran Rushe, an historian, who was a pupil of the Infant School in North Road in Monaghan when it was run by the Sisters of St Louis! The article delights in the ‘Sensation’ caused by the Sisters arrival in Monaghan in 1859.

11 OCT, 2021. Our hearts are filled with gratitude on Day 10 of the General Chapter, as we leave Chapter 2021 and return to our own Area to share the message and outcomes of our time together in Accra, Ghana.

8 OCT, 2021. Good news from General Chapter 2021. With gratitude to God and in appreciation of all your prayers, we are very happy to announce the new Central Leadership Team of the Sisters of St Louis for the term of 2021 to 2027. 

11 OCT, 2021. You can’t imagine the sheer joy of this day, October 8, 2021! The beautiful, contemplative prayer and faith sharing set the tone, as always.