Posts by Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
CIRCUS OF FAITH: A ‘ministry of presence’
On May 19, a half-hour before noon, Sister Dorothy Fabritze came through the ceiling-to-floor drapes into the big blue tent. It was set up a week before in Burbank between the 5 Freeway and railroad tracks on Front Street. The 68-year-old woman religious, wearing a pantsuit, was followed by six first Communion and four confirmation…
Read MoreSpring 2016
Spring 2016 Newsletter
Read MoreOperation Rice Bowl Continues Lenten Tradition of Giving
By TAMI QUIGLEY Staff writer The sight of a small, cardboard container shaped like a rice bowl placed in the dining room or kitchen has been a common sight during Lent for families in the Diocese of Allentown since Operation Rice Bowl (ORB) began 1975. A simple sight, a simple plan – but it helps…
Read MoreMSC Sisters Unveil Newly Renovated Chapel
By TARA CONNOLLY Staff writer Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC), Reading honored donors and volunteers Jan. 16 with a special Mass and brunch celebrating relationships and generosity that made renovations of the community’s chapel possible. The Mass was celebrated by Father E. Michael Camilli, in residence at Holy Guardian Angels,…
Read MoreFall 2015
Fall 2015 Newsletter
Read MoreDominican Republic Mission Trip
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…
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