Issue 125 | 21 December, 2022

nl issue125 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tribute to Eilish Byrne SSL - may she rest in peace; an update from Perpetua Apo SSL, the only sister currently in Ethiopia; an update on the Monaghan Branch of Fáilte Ireland from volunteer Anne Jordan SSL; how the sisters in Bakhita Empowerment Centre in Lagos, Nigeria are taking care of five babies (and their mothers) born in the space of four months; the two new postulants in Ghana; the 59th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Carina Muldoon SSL and Mary Healy SSL are interviewed; Part 13 in the 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 124 | 30 November, 2022

nl issue124 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tributes to Claude Lynch SSL and Bernadette Smyth SSL - may they rest in peace; an update from the sisters at the St Louis Nursery and Primary School, Savè, Republic of Benin; Sheila McGovern SSL, past pupil of St Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, reflects on the centenary of the school; the 50th and 60th jubilee celebrations in the California Community; the Nigerian sister who attended a workshop on the reproductive rights of girls and women with disabilities; Part 12 in the 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 123 | 27 October, 2022

nl issue123 thumnail 200x150Read about…the Brazil sisters and associates who took part in an alternative Brazil Independence Day event; A short video from Ghana by Anna Adomaa SSL on vocations and her ministry; the welcome to our African sisters who have arrived in Ireland for some studies; the aspirants’ retreat in Ghana; Part 11 in the 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 122 | 29 September, 2022

nl issue122 thumnail 200x150Read about…the blessing of the new convent in Jacksonville Florida, where four Nigerian Sisters of St Louis have been missioned to work with survivors of Human Trafficking; the fourth in the series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” in which Francisca Ngozi Nkwuzor SSL from the Nigeria Province shares with us a typical day in her life; Annual Renewal/Refresher Programmes in Ghana and Nigeria; An update from Bakhita Empowerment Centre in Lagos, Nigeria; A short video from Ghana by Mary Ancilla Akoto SSL on vocations and her ministry; the send-off ceremony for Mary Owusu Frimpong SSL before her departure to Ireland on the CLT; the Silver Jubilee celebration of Rosaline James Ashinaah SSL; Part 10 in the 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 121 | 28 July, 2022

nl issue121 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tributes to Tríona McGinty SSL, Sheila Jordan SSL and Eugenia McInerney SSL - may they rest in peace; the welcoming of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents, Saints Louis and Zélie Martin to Juilly; the article of gratitude to Abeba Hagos Weldu, her twin sons and the local priest, Abba Weldemariam Tesfay, who have managed to keep the Sisters convent in Dawhan, Ethiopia safe in their absence due to the civil war in the region; the thriving St Louis Community School on the site of the first St Louis Convent in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo; the third in the series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” in which Jacinta Ojogbebi Otene SSL from the Nigeria Province shares with us a typical day in her life; Part 9 in the 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 120 | 30 June, 2022

nl issue120 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tribute to Brigitte Burke SSL - may she rest in peace; the Mass of celebration and thanksgiving to mark 110 years of St Louis presence in England; Winifred Ojo SSL’s reflection on her 12 years in Ireland on the Central Leadership Team; the candlelight memorials in Archdiocese of Goiânia, Brazil, for those that have died of AIDS and Covid-19; the second in a two-part series on Mother Mary Columbanus, Superior General of the Sisters of St Louis; the second in a two-part series, on the turbulent history of St Genevieve’s High School in West Belfast; Part 8 in the 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 119 | 26 May, 2022

nl issue119 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tribute to Marie Josephine Kelly SSL - may she rest in peace; the second in a new series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” in which Rachael Ojo SSL from the Nigeria Province shares with us a typical day in her life; the first in a two-part series on Mother Mary Columbanus, Superior General of the Sisters of St Louis; the first in a two-part series, on the turbulent history of St Genevieve’s High School in West Belfast; Reconnecting with Crossroads Inc., a unique residential program for women released from California state prisons; the annual conference of the Nigeria Associates; Part 7 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 118 | 28 April, 2022

nl issue118 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tribute to Philomena Nanewortor SSL in the Ghana region and three of our sisters in the Irish region - Bríd O’Dea SSL, Anita Morley SSL and Dolores Maguire SSL – may they rest in peace; the first in a new series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” in which Theresa Peter SSL from the Nigeria Province shares with us a typical day in her life; the graduation of Edith Nonterrah SSL from the Ghana region as a Physician Assistant; the 58th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Marian McGreal SSL is interviewed; A visit to the Louise Humann Fashion Centre in Oku, Ghana; Part 6 in the new archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum and the Irish Region; and much more…Go to newsletter.

Issue 117 | 31 March, 2022

nl issue117 thumnail 200x150Read about… the latest from the Bakhita Empowerment Centre in Lagos; the launch of a year of celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of St Louis Senior High School in Kumasi, Ghana; Part 2 in the life of Genevieve Beale, who was the leader of the first Sisters of St Louis foundation in Ireland, in 1859; the 57th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Philomena Morris SSL is interviewed; Part 5 in the new archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the France Mission, the Irish Region, and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 116 | 28 February, 2022

nl issue116 thumnail 200x150Read about… the update from our Mission in Ethiopia; the final profession of two of our sisters in Ghana; the reflection from one of our sisters in Brazil on the forgotten poor people in HIV/AIDS epidemic; Part 1 in the life of Genevieve Beale, who was the leader of the first Sisters of St Louis foundation in Ireland, in 1859; the 56th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Colette Corvin SSL (RIP) is interviewed; Mary Connellan SSL’s memories of Africa; Part 4 in the new archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the France Mission, the Irish Region, and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.

Issue 115 | 31 January, 2022

nl issue115 thumnail 200x150Read about… the tribute to two of our sisters in the Irish region - Colette Corvin SSL and Dympna Drury SSL – may they rest in peace; Christmas celebrations across the St Louis Institute; the life of Mѐre Thérѐse De La Croix, who became the first Superior General of the Sisters of St Louis in 1842; the 55th interview in the "Telling Our Story" series in which Veronica Orunmoluyi SSL is interviewed; Maura Flynn SSL’s memories of Kano, Nigeria, Africa; Part 3 in the new archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission; the first in a new regular feature article from France, called Salut! From France; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the Irish Region and USA/Brazil Community; and much more… Go to newsletter.