Posts by Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Fall/Winter 2023 Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2023 Newsletter
Sister Virginia Longcope, founder of halfway house program for men in recovery, to be feted at retirement gala
APRIL GAMIZ / THE MORNING CALL By DANIEL PATRICK SHEEHAN | The Morning Call PUBLISHED: October 24, 2023 at 10:19 a.m. | UPDATED: October 25, 2023 at 1:26 p.m. Two years ago, Sister Virginia Longcope ostensibly stepped back from her role as director of Stephen’s Place, the halfway house she founded to assist recovering addicts after they left prison. No one believed…
Read MoreSr. Lisa Valentini, MSC Honored by her Alma Mater
On May 20, 2023 Sr. Lisa Valentini, MSC was inducted into the Marian High School Hall of Fame, Tamaqua, PA. A very proud 1974 graduate of Marian, Sr. Lisa was recognized for her work with the poor and the marginalized and for providing many young women and men of Marian High School the opportunity to…
Read MoreSpring/Summer 2023 Newsletter
The Immigrant Crisis at Our Border
Through the eyes and the heart of Sr. Lisa Valentini, MSC The mighty Rio Grande at Reynosa, Mexico…so close and yet so far for the people struggling to provide a better life for their families. It is December of 2022 and I am a visitor in Texas, one of many volunteers offering compassionate service and…
Read MoreArchdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Sister Gina Iadanza, MSC, is well known throughout the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, serving as associate director for the Secretariat for Clergy, Formation and Chaplaincy Services for the past 10 years. Dealing with a variety of cultures came naturally with Sister Iadanza as she grew up on military bases around the world with her career Army…
Read MoreSr. Hildegarde
Dear Sisters, Today in the United States we celebrate our American Thanksgiving Day. In the early morning hours, Ssiter Hildegarde was invited by the Lord into His Presence, I’m sure with great thanksgiving and praise. Sister M. Hildegarde – Gertrud OverhuesBorn: December 1, 1901 in Roxel i. West GermanyFirst Profession: December 1, 1923Died: November 22,…
Read MoreSister M. Nanette Wisser, MSC
1933 – 2022 On Thursday, November 24th, the day the USA celebrates Thanksgiving Day, Sr. Nanette quietly and peacefully journeyed into the eternal embrace of the Love of God. Sr. Nanette entered our novitiate when she was 18 years old. Trained as an educator, Sister taught in various elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,…
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