Posts by Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Circus nuns: These sisters are no act
Sister Dorothy Fabritze, 67, has traveled with the circus for 16 years providing spiritual guidance to employees and their families. In January, Sister Mary Seibert, tasked with grooming the resident llama, joined Fabritze in traveling across the United States. (McKenna Ewen / The Washington Post)
Read MoreStephen’s Place
Stephen’s Place, a half-way house for men transitioning back into the community, was begun by Sr. Virginia Longcope, MSC in 1994. View the video below to learn more about the difference Sr. Virginia and Stephen’s Place are making in Bethlehem, PA.
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Sisters Dorothy Fabritze, MSC and Bernard Overkamp, MSC are affectionately known as our Circus Sisters. View the video below to understand their mission.
Read MoreSister M. Maureen, MSC
Sister M. Maureen, MSC (Mary Rose Tarafas) 1918 – 2009 Sister Maureen began life in Northampton, Pennsylvania in the loving and faith-filled home of Joseph and Sophia Tarafas, immigrants from Hungary. Life for Mary Rose and her family centered around Our Lady of Hungary Parish where the seven Tarafas children attended the elementary school under…
Read MoreSister M. Catherine, MSC
Sister M. Catherine, MSC (Veronica A. Reinhart) 1915 – 2009 As the second oldest of four children, Veronica grew up in St. Henry’s Parish where our Sisters taught in the parish school. She attended Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School in Philadelphia. With her parents’ blessing, she entered our congregation in 1935. A year after her…
Read MoreSister M. Bernadette, MSC
Sister M. Bernadette, MSC (Rose Helen Lichman) 1926 – 2009 As one of seven children, Rose grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania where our sisters taught in the elementary school of St. John the Baptist Parish. Her devout parents gave their blessing when she asked to enter the aspirancy. After completing her high school education in…
Read MoreSister M. Annette, MSC
Sister M. Annette, MSC (Helen Juna (Dzuna)) 1918 – 2010 Sister Annette came to know the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart as her teachers in St. Michael School in Lansford, Pennsylvania. With her parents’ blessing, she entered the newly begun aspirancy in Reading in 1932. Helen Juna was an excellent student – a seeker…
Read MoreSister Rose, MSC (M. Deodata)
Sister Rose, MSC (M. Deodata) (Rosina Anna Lechner) 1907 – 2011 Sister Rose came to the United States as a child with her parents. They settled with other “Burgenlanders” to work in the cement mills of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The Lechner family felt most at home, however, at Holy Family Parish, a church and school under…
Read MoreSister M. Mildred, MSC
Sister M. Mildred, MSC (Helen Imrisek) 1918 – 2011 Sister Mildred was nurtured in love and faith by her parents, both of whom emigrated from Slovakia. They made a home for their six children in Lansford, Pennsylvania and centered their lives around St. Michael Parish where all of their children were educated by our Sisters…
Read MoreSister M. Marguerite, MSC
Sister M. Marguerite, MSC (Mary Yech) 1922 – 2011 Sister Marguerite grew up in the home of her loving and hard-working parents who emigrated from Slovakia and found refuge among their countrymen in St. Michael Parish in Lansford, a coal-mining town in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Yech labored in the mines to support his wife…
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