Issue 114 | 22 December, 2021

nl issue114 thumnail 200x150Read about… the passing of two of our sisters in the Irish region - Colette Corvin SSL and Dympna Drury SSL – may they rest in peace; Our four Nigeria sisters who have recently been missioned to the USA, to help traumatized survivors of human trafficking; the celebration of World AIDS Day by our sisters in Brazil and Nigeria; the 5-day archive webinar that was attended by 26 Sisters of St Louis; The “Spirituality of Later Life” retreat given by Úna Agnew SSL; Part 2 in the Life of Eugene Louis Bautain (1796 - 1867), who, in 1842, officially founded the Institute of St Louis in Juilly, outside Paris; Dorothy McMahon SSL’s memories of Ijio, Nigeria, Africa; the 54th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Christiana Biyab SSL is interviewed; Part 2 in the new archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 113 | 25 November, 2021

nl issue113 thumnail 200x150Read about… our two Ghanaian sisters elected to the CLT; the first anniversary of the Sisters of St Louis Primary School in Savé, in the Republic of Benin; Part 1 in the Life of Eugene Louis Bautain (1796 - 1867), who, in 1842, officially founded the Institute of St Louis in Juilly, outside Paris; Part 2 of Sheila McGovern SSL’s memories of Africa, where she spent over 25 years on mission; the 53rd interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Associate Margaret Harder is interviewed; Part 1 in the new archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 112 | 28 October, 2021

nl issue112 thumnail 200x150Read about… the beautiful tribute to Mary Gibbons SSL. May she rest in peace; the General Chapter 2021, which took place in Accra, Ghana, from September 30 to October 10; the life of one of our founders, Marie Madeline Louise Humann, 1766 to 1836; Sheila McGovern SSL’s memories of Africa, where she spent over 25 years on mission; the sensation caused by the arrival of the Sisters of St Louis in Monaghan in 1859; the involvement of the Sisters of St Louis in Nigeria in helping returned victims of human trafficking; and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 111 | 30 September, 2021

nl issue111 thumnail 200x150Read about… the beautiful tributes to Rosita Brady SSL, Nuala Burns SSL, Marie Stella Smith SSL and Marion Casilano (formerly Carmel Dunleavy SSL and 1949 USA pioneer). May they rest in peace; the 100th birthday celebrations of Stephen Brennan SSL and Clare Ryan SSL; the celebrations, across the institute of the Feast of St Louis; the Leave-taking Service of St Louis Convent, the Old Stable House Retreat Centre, and Colmar Cottage, in England; the reinterment of Irish Foundress, Mother Genevieve Beale, in Monaghan Convent Cemetery and the closing of the convent chapel at Monaghan; the send-off to Esther Adzah SSL in Ghana, after 10 years’ service at St John's Catholic Clinic, Domeabra, Ghana, where she was both a Physician Assistant and Sister-in-Charge; the blessing of the Sisters of St Louis Convent in Uromi, Nigeria; Part 2 of the life of one of our three first ancestors Marie Thérèse Brek; the 52nd interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Ann Matthews SSL is interviewed; the celebration of 70 years of religious life for four of our sisters in the California mission (Anne Kelly SSL, Claude Lynch SSL, Rita Carroll SSL and Nuala Ryan SSL), and a belated celebration of 60 years of religious life for Michelle Harnett SSL; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 110 | 28 July, 2021

nl issue110 thumnail 200x150Read about… the beautiful tributes to Mary Brophy SSL, Anne Lynott SSL, Mary O’Donovan SSL and Miss Maureen Reilly. May they rest in peace; the diamond jubilee celebrations of Frances Gates SSL, Fiona Fullam SSL and Marion Reynolds SSL, and the golden jubilee of Christiana Abiola Arokoyo SSL; Part 1 of the life of one of our three first ancestors Marie Thérèse Brek; the campaign by our Nigeria sisters to raise awareness of equal education for children with disabilities; one English sisters involvement in a community-led initiative for homeless people; the 51st interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Brazil Associate, Suely Marinho, is interviewed; the usual updates from the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 109 | 30 June, 2021

nl issue109 thumnail 200x150Read about… the latest news from the Bakhita Empowerment Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, the centre run by the Sisters of St Louis for survivors of human trafficking; the continued 25th celebrations for the AAVE Group in Brazil, co-founded by Margaret Hosty SSL; the 50th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Dorothy McMahon SSL is interviewed; reflections on the Turkenstein Pact of 1797; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum and the USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 108 | 27 May, 2021

nl issue108 thumnail 200x150Read about…the beautiful tribute to Canice Durkan SSL. May she rest in peace; the experiences of the sisters who fled the Civil War in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in November, 2020, and returned in April; return the 49th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Dorothy McMahon SSL is interviewed; the Nigeria Associates annual conference; the celebration of Laudato Si’ in the Nigeria Province; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum and the USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 107 | 29 April, 2021

nl issue107 thumnail 200x150Read about…how the ministries are continuing in the English mission, despite the Covid-19 pandemic; the matriculation and capping ceremony at St Louis School of midwifery in Zonkwa; the 48th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Elenice Natal de Lima SSL is interviewed; the meeting between the Associates and Leadership Team in Nigeria; Easter celebrations in Ghana; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 106 | 29 March, 2021

nl issue106 thumnail 200x150Read about…the heartbreaking decision the sisters made in November 2020 to flee their mission in Dawhan, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, where Civil War had broken out; the “Solidarity Art” campaign of 7-year old Keite Carolina de Sousa Vieira, the daughter of Brazil Associates Suely Marinho and Cleverson Vieira, that raised much-needed funds for the Grupo AAVE charity; the six postulants that were received into the Institute of the Sisters of St Louis on February 2, 2021, in Dassa Zoumé, Republic of Benin; the 47th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Anne Kavanagh SSL is interviewed; the first Covid-19 vaccinations for our sisters in Ghana; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 105 | 25 February, 2021

nl issue105 thumnail 200x150Read about… the 100th birthday celebration of Mary Brophy SSL; Dr Irene Balakpa SSL’s graduation from Medical School; the continued 25th celebrations for the AAVE Group in Brazil, co-founded by Margaret Hosty SSL; the 70th anniversary of St Louis Secondary School in Kano, Nigeria; the 60th anniversary of St Louis Grammar School, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria; the 60th anniversary of St Louis Grammar School, Mokola, Ibadan, Nigeria; the 46th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Patricia McGahan SSL is interviewed; the fifth article in the series of Reflection articles by the Institute Spirituality Committee; the usual updates from the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 104 | 28 January, 2021

nl issue104 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tributes to Therese Mary Byrne SSL and Frances Faul SSL; may they rest in peace; The First Profession of Vows of four sisters in the Nigeria Province; the good news that some of our sisters have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination; the 45th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Rita McCormack SSL is interviewed; the fourth article in the series of Reflection articles by the Institute Spirituality Committee; a look back on the early beginnings of the Oku Mission in Ghana; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.