Sr. Bernadette Anello, MSC My life long dream had always been the education of children. Yet after a short track teaching career of eight years, an interesting adventure began that took me to campus ministry, parish work, vocation ministry and Province administration.Read more...
Sr. Christine Marie Baltas, MSC Ihis past July I found myself once again packing my bags and getting ready to relocate. This time I would be returning to a place that was very familiar.Read more...
Sr. Regina Casey, MSC I am happy where my feet are! On the last 19th of July, I returned to the United States after eight lovely years in Australia. During that time, after some training and other hospital experiences, I worked in the palliative care ministry at Cabrini Health. It proved to be one of the richest experiences of my life.Read more...
Sr. Celia Cid, MSC “The good Lord knows what He is doing,” remarked Sr. Celia Cid recently about her life in ministry. “He may have closed one door, but He has now opened two doors for me!” she said, exuding positive energy. Read more...
Sr. Damien Ciminera, MSC and Sr. Regina Peterson, MSC Sister Damien reflects that “having worked in the Downstate group home program of St. Cabrini Home for many years, and now, making the move to the campus program has been a big change for me. For Sr. Regina, much continues as usual. Her work with the teenagers means providing a safe space where they can explore their inner world and their creativity through psychodrama, and creative arts therapy. Read more...
Sr. Mary Ann Hawes, MSC After teaching music classes, forensics and speech at St. Donato School since 1990, Sr. Mary Ann Hawes began working with John and Donna Kurtz when they began their home-school co-op, St. Philomena Academy in East Fallowfield, Pennsylvania in 2002. Read more...
Sr. Renee Kittelson, MSC The Lord has opened a new door of ministry for me at Cabrini Senior Housing, also known as Cabrini First Hill Apartment in Seattle, WA. It has been a privilege to welcome fifty-seven low income seniors to our beautiful units which opened on March 1, 2006. Read more...
Sr. Barbara Leonardo, MSC Life as well as ministry has taken a real turn. In November, Sr. MT Peterson and I were “upended” by God through a fire in our apartment. That fire, for me, was a new calling. Read more...
Sr. Aloysia Morelli, MSC SNOEZELEN! What is that you say? Snoezelen is a sensory treatment modality for elderly patients with dementia and/or exceptionally challenged children. It is part of the work that Sr. Aloysia Morelli is involved with in her ministry at the Felician Infirmary in Lodi, New Jersey. Read more...
Sr. Ambrogina Morselli, MSC With a myriad of responsibilities in her purview, Sister Ambrogina Morselli happily enumerates all that she does in the course of a week in her ministry at St. Mary’s, an independent living residence for thirty-three low income women, age 60 and over, that is run by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Read more...
Sr. Diane Olmstead, MSC I choose to teach the students preparing for Confirmation. My deepest desire in teaching them is that they come to discover Jesus as their greatest friend - one who will never abandon them and who will always love them. Read more...
Sr. Regina Palamara, MSC In their recent capital campaign, the parishioners of St. Finbar School in Burbank, California have demonstrated the faith and resolve of St. Frances Cabrini. Read more...
Sr. Veronica Piccone, MSC Sr. Veronica Piccone, MSC, has approximately 20 students, divided into 2 groups, beginners and level 1. Before starting classes she interviewed some of these students and the stories they told her were heartrending. Read more...
Sr.Joan Marie Sariti, MSC My experiences as a surgical nurse, a pediatric nurse and staffing coordinator were very rewarding. The best part of my nursing career was taking care of sick children-many times staying up at night to be with a critically ill child. Read more...
Sr. Candida Encarnacion – Soto, MSC Recently, Sr. Candida, a native of the Dominican Republic and a former General Councilor of the Missionary Sisters, traveled with her sister, Yolanda, to Buenos Aires where she was invited to be part of a surprise tribute to Soledad Silveyra, a famous Argentine actress and graduate of Santa Rosa School-Centro-Argentina. Read more...
Sr. Alberta Surico, MSC With obvious delight in her voice, Sr. Alberta speaks of her ministry with immigrants as she teaches in the English as a Second Language program (ESL). Her students come to her through Cabrini Immigrant Services. “It is not only the language that we try to teach, but also sharing with them about the American way of life,” said Sr. Alberta recently. Read more...
Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan Last Spring, Dr. Leonard Primiano, Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Cabrini College, asked Sr. Mary Louise Sullivan, MSC, Ph.D., if she would be willing to teach an additional course (besides History and Global Migration) on the "Spirituality of Mother Cabrini." Sr. Mary Louise agreed and prepared for the new course during the summer. She now has 19 juniors and seniors attending the class. Read more...
Sr. Grace Waters To say that Sr. Grace Waters, MSC is “a woman on the go” is an understatement! Her days are busy, spent ministering at St. Cabrini Residence in Philadelphia, Cabrini Retreat Center in Des Plaines, IL, in addition to serving as a spiritual director at retreat centers in New York and New Jersey. Read more...
Sr. Bridget Zanin, MSC “When you see people make progress and smile, it is a great reward,” says Sr. Bridget Zanin, MSC about her new ministry in pastoral care at Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines, IL. Read more...
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