Posts by Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Spring/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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Bible Study with clowns part of the job
August 2022 Morning Call, Lehigh Valley and Allentown, PA News Sister Dorothy, an Allentown native, served in circuses By Rachel Shin The Morning Call “Many of my best friends are clowns,” Sister Dorothy Fabritze earnestly told the crowd at Sacred Heart Church in Bethlehem Township. On the wall, she projected an old photo of herself,…
Read MoreSister M. Bernice Domitrovitz, MSC
(Stella Domitrovitz) 1927-1922 Sister Bernice was born and raised in Nazareth, PA with her younger brother Joseph and sister Helen. Her parents had emigrated from the Burgenland in Austria and were members of Holy Family Parish, an MSC parish and the only Catholic church in Nazareth. Sr. Bernice was taught by our Sisters in the…
Read MoreSr. Sylvia Mattoon, MSC
(Sr. Mary Louis) 1937 – 2022 Sister Sylvia was born on New Year’s Day in Charleston, South Carolina, the only child of her parents. Her close and loving family were Southern Baptists with a deep Christian faith. Sr. Sylvia met our Sisters when she began working as an X-ray Technician at St. Mary’s Hospital in…
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