Past Issues 2024

Read about… the Grigny Community in France; the marking of World AIDS Day at the AAVE centre in Goiânia, Brazil; the 74th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Monica Adeya SSL is interviewed; the Tree Planting Project in Ghana; the Jacksonville Florida Community’s experience of Hurricane’s Helene and Milton; the twelfth in the series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” in which Mary Okewola SSL shares a typical day for her at the Ewulu Farm in Nigeria; Veronica Afful SSL’s visit to Ireland; Part 25 in the archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the first and final professions in the Republic of Benin; the silver and diamond jubilees in Nigeria; the St Louis Grammar School Ballymena Centenary Ball; the restoration of the cemetery in Juilly, France; Human Rights training for the AAVE service users in Goiânia, Brazil; the graduation of three sister from the African Sisters Education Collaborative – Sisters Leadership Development initiative; the twelfth in the new series where we meet sisters from the Nigeria province – in this issue, the Owo Community; the 73rd interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Christiana Udebor SSL is interviewed; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the Irish Region; and much more… 

Read about… the tributes to Annuncia Murphy SSL, Clare Ryan SSL, Marie Grignon Hayes SSL and Lily Beirne SSL – may they rest in peace; the upcoming publication of the special St Louis Grammar School Ballymena centenary book ; the blessing and official opening of two new classroom blocks, a laboratory, a Home Economics room and sewing rooms at École Maternelle et Primaire Bilingue St Louis de Savé, Republic of Benin; Blessing Obiagwu SSL’s internship as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; AAVE’s involvement in the 30th The Cry of the Excluded commemoration in Goiânia, Brazil; the eleventh in the new series where we meet sisters from the Nigeria province – in this issue, the Zonkwa Community; the vocation drive in Ghana; the 72nd interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Joan Dzifa Bosro SSL is interviewed; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, the USA/Brazil Community, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… The tributes to Alice Keenan SSL and Thecla Kelly SSL – may they rest in peace; the 75th anniversary of the Sisters of St Louis in the USA; the Memorial Service for the reinterment of sisters buried in Dún Lughaidh, Ireland; the 2024 Heritage tour where 10 sisters walked in the footsteps of our beloved Founder, Louis Bautain and our ancestors, Louis Colmar, Louise Humann and Clémence de Vaux; the group of religious men and women in Goiânia, Brazil, including our sisters, who are trying to change the general public’s perception and attitudes of LGBTQIA+ people; First Profession of Vows in Nigeria and renewal of vows in Ghana; the tenth in the new series where we meet sisters from the Nigeria province – in this issue, the Louisville Community in Itele; the 71st interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Mary Ancilla Akoto SSL is interviewed; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the update from the Jacksonville community; the visitation of the Central Leadership Team to Ethiopia; how one of our sisters helped to secure the freedom of a man who spent 20 years in Lagos State Government Rehabilitation Centre, Nigeria; the ninth in the new series from the Nigeria province – the Provincialate Kolapo Ishola Community in Ibadan; the 70th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Vincentia Amankwah SSL is interviewed; the AAVE group and the AIDS Ministry team in Brazil’s campaign to encourage HIV/AIDs testing at the annual Oxen parade; and the usual updates from WaZoBia (Nigeria), the USA/Brazil Community and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the tributes Claudine McEnnis SSL and Sheila Finnegan SSL – may they rest in peace; the final official gathering of the remaining sisters in the English Mission before their departure to Ireland; the first graduation ceremony at Skills Training Centre in Nsuta Techiman, Ghana; the official upgrading of the St Louis School of Midwifery, Zonkwa, Nigeria, to a College of Nursing Sciences; the visitation of the Central Leadership Team to the USA; the eighth in the new series from the Nigeria province – the Mokola Community; the presentation of a Civic Award to the Dundalk sisters; the 69th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Anna Adomaa SSL is interviewed; Part 24 in the archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), the USA/Brazil Community and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the visitation of the Central Leadership Team to Nigeria and the Republic of Benin; the Irish Region Assembly Meeting; the first graduation ceremony at The St Louis Fashion Centre, Oku, Ghana; the “Mulheres de Luta” award presented to Brazil Associate, Maria Suely de Sousa Marinho; the eleventh in the series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” in which Anthonia Titi Abe SSL, who is a consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Nigeria, shares a typical day for her; the seventh in the new series from the Nigeria province – the postulancy community in the Republic of Benin; the 68th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Nigeria Associate Mrs Justina Oluwaremilekun Adeboyejo is interviewed; the St Louis Heritage Centre, Monaghan; Part 23 in the archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the tribute to Úna McGuinness SSL – may she rest in peace; the visitation of the Central Leadership Team to Ghana and Nigeria; Reflections on the 74 years of St Louis presence in Dún Lughaidh; the first profession of vows of three sisters in Nigeria; the exhumation and reinterment of Mary Chrysostom O’Daly SSL (RIP) who died in Nigeria in 1959; the sixth in the new series from the Nigeria province – Meet the Iseyin Community; the 67th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Dorothy Yayock SSL is interviewed; the tenth in the series of articles, “A Day in the Life…” featuring Edith Wematu Nonterah SSL, a Physician Assistant and Sister-in-Charge in St John’s Health Centre, Domeabra, Ghana; post Vatican II ministries in Ireland – St Louis Nursing Home, Monaghan; and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the Thanksgiving celebration took place on January 27, 2024, to mark 74 years of St Louis presence in Dún Lughaidh and to say farewell to the last sisters living in the convent; the graduation of Mary Ancilla Akoto SSL from St Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth; the annual Heritage Mass at Louisville High School, Woodland Hills, California; the fifth in the new series from the Nigeria province – Meet the Ikere-Ekiti Community; the 66th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Immaculata Obanure SSL is interviewed; Part 22 in the archive series – the foundation letters of the Brazil Mission and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), the USA/Brazil Community and the Irish Region; and much more…

Read about… the tribute to Mary Fallon SSL – may she rest in peace; the Human Rights award the Margaret Hosty SSL received from the State of Goiás, Brazil; the 30th anniversary of the presence of the sisters in Oku, Ghana; the return of the sisters to St Louis Grammar School, Ondo, Nigeria, more than 40 years after it was taken over by the Government; the fourth in the new series from the Nigeria province – Meet the Ebute-Metta Community; an update from the school of midwifery in Zonkwa; the 65th interview in the “Telling Our Story” series in which Martina Adekayero SSL is interviewed; and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia (Nigeria), and the USA/Brazil Community; and much more…