Posts by Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Circus nuns: These nuns are no act.
Spring 2015
Spring 2015 Newsletter
Read MoreLace Up Your Sneakers For The Annual Nun Run
Sister Lisa, MSC, shares the community story of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus. Sister Lisa talks about the founding of the MSC in 1900 in Germany to evangelize and start schools in the South Sea Islands. In 1908 MSC missionaries were sent to the ‘pagan land’ of Pennsylvania! Today there…
Read MoreListen to Sr. Dorothy tell her vocation story – from PNG to Circus Sister!
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.
Read MoreSPEC 2012
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…
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