Past Issues 2026

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Issue 165 | 30 September, 2026

Read about… the tribute to Patricia McGahan SSL – may she rest in peace; the First Profession of Gifty Gyabeng SSL and Helena Abena Atia SSL; the St Louis Ghana Self-Reliance Project for the needy, Part 1 – producing drinking water for the local community; the annual Nigeria Province refresher/renewal programme; St Louis Day celebrations in Rathmines community, Ireland;  Annual Aspirants retreat in Ghana; the fifth in the series of translations by Dorothy Abuah SSL of Louis Bautain’s book, Philosophie du Christianisme, published in 1835; Oku Fashion Centre graduation, Ghana; a tribute to the late Pauline O’Neill SSL (1907-1946); and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia; Out and About, What’s Up; and much more…

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Issue 164 | 30 July, 2026

Read about… the tributes to Anne McCourt SSL, Nuala Ryan SSL and Margaret Fitzer SSL. May they rest in peace; MaryJo Abba SSL’s graduation with a master’s degree in Mental Health Nursing; three sisters march in Lagos, Nigeria, against child labour, child trafficking, abuse and exploitation; the fourth in a series of translations by Dorothy Abuah SSL of Louis Bautain’s book, Philosophie du Christianisme, published in 1835; one sisters attendance at the 32nd National Congress for Palliative Care, in Lyon, France, attending in her role as a volunteer hospital chaplain; news from the Louis Bautain Formation House in Ghana; and the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, WaZoBia; Out and About,; and much more…

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Issue 163 | 30 June, 2026

Read about… the tribute to Frances O’Loughlin SSL. May she rest in peace; farewell to Margaret Hosty SSL, who returns to Ireland after 41 years of dedication, love for others, and service to the poorest and most vulnerable in Brazil; the third in a series of translations by Dorothy Abuah SSL of Louis Bautain’s book, Philosophie du Christianisme, published in 1835; a snapshot of the convents in Kiltimagh and Balla in 1926; the follow up on graduates at the St Louis Fashion Centre in Accra, Ghana; the pausing of pastoral activities during the summer months in France; the attendance by one sister at the AGM of the Spiritual Directors in Europe; One sisters participation in the Georgetown University’s Women Faith Leaders Fellowship Programme; Temporary Professed Sisters of Ghana weekend; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, Out and About, What’s Up; and much more…

Issue 162 | 28 May, 2026

Issue 162 | 28 May, 2026

Read about… the tribute to Micheál Hughes SSL. May she rest in peace; the second in a series of translations by Dorothy Abuah SSL of Louis Bautain’s book, Philosophie du Christianisme, published in 1835; the awarding of the title of “Citizen of Goiás”, in Brazil, to Margaret Hosty SSL, for her 30 years of service to people living with HIV/AIDS; the election of a new leadership team in Ghana; a snapshopt of the Motherhouse in Monaghan in 1926; the welcome of two young women into the postulancy at the Thérèse Brek Community of the Sisters of St Louis in Pramso, Ghana; the safeguarding training of two sisters in Ghana; reflections on prision visits in the Paris region, France; an update from the Sisters of St Louis Community Based Rehabilitation (SSL CBR) Programme in Akure, Nigeria; a trip down memory lane for one sister who ministered at St Louis Primary School, Rathmines, Ireland; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, Out and About, WaZoBia; and much more…

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Issue 161 | 30 April, 2026

Read about… the tribute to Bernie Sheridan SSL from the staff and students at St Louis Grammar School, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria; the first in a series of translations by Dorothy Abuah SSL of Louis Bautain’s book, Philosophie du Christianisme, published in 1835; the Nigeria Area Assemblies; the community experience of two Ghanaian novices; the temporary professed sisters’ weekend in Ondo, Nigeria; the visit of two California sisters to the Juilly community in France; the 30th annual conference of the Nigeria Associates; the St Louis Schools’ Network Climate Change event; From the archives – the Clones Story; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, What’s Up and Out and About; and much more…

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Issue 160 | 31 March, 2026

Read about… the tributes to Bernie Sheridan SSL, Loreto Hickey SSL, Bridget Clare McKeever SSL – may they rest in peace; Bakhita St Louis Empowerment Network’s celebration of the 12th World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking; the Durbar organized by St John’s Catholic Health Centre, Domeabra, Ghana; the reception of seven postulants in Benin Republic; the laying of the foundation of the retirement home for sisters in Nigeria; From the archives – the first missionary journey to Ghana; One sisters participation in the Georgetown University’s Women Faith Leaders Fellowship Programme; the twenty fourth in the series where we meet sisters from the Nigeria province – in this issue, the Oku Community; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum and Out and About; and much more…

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Issue 159 | 26 February, 2026

Read about… the tributes to Bridget Clare McKeever, Breda O’Hanrahan SSL, and Grace Jordan SSL – may they rest in peace; the latest from the Jacksonville Communit in Florida; the leadership discernment meeting in Ghana; the St Brigid’s Day celebrations in Ireland; vocations drives in Nigeria; the first aspirant retreat of 2026 in Ghana; the twenty third in the series where we meet sisters from the Nigeria province – in this issue, the Iruekpen Community; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, Out and About, and WaZoBia; and much more…

Issue 158 | 29 January, 2026

Issue 158 | 29 January, 2026

Read about… the tributes to Agnellus Gibbons SSL and Rita McCormack SSL – may they rest in peace; the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Monica Adeya SSL; the Advent retreat in California for sisters and associates; the aspirant weekend in Benin; the induction of Alice Ameh SSL into the Nigeria healthcare system; the twenty second in the series where we meet sisters from the Nigeria province – in this issue, the Akpassi Community; the usual updates from the St Louis School’s Forum, Out and About, and WaZoBia; and much more…