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Sister Angela Retires After 59 Years of Ministry
When Sister Angela Ostermann entered the Mount in 1961 after graduating from Mount St. Scholastica College (MSSC) with a degree in home economics, it never occurred to her that she might become a dietician. However, she said, “Mother Celeste Hemmen…
Oblate Serves Recently Incarcerated Women
When Renée Roosa became an oblate of Mount St. Scholastica in 2023, she began searching for a way to live out the call stated in the “Oblate Prayer” to “be models in our … communities of dignified human labor ……
A Joy-filled Souljourner’s Graduation
The Souljourners class of 2024 joyfully gathered with family, friends, and Mount sisters on July 13, 2024, to celebrate their graduation. The seven students had spent three years studying and doing practicum work in preparation to become spiritual directors. During…
Celebrating 25 Years of Souljourners
In the late 1990s, there was a growing desire of lay people for spiritual direction and a lack of enough trained spiritual directors to meet this need. This was the seed of Souljourners, which began in 1999 as an ecumenical…
Development Message
Dear Friends, Thank you for blessing us with your support and prayers throughout this past year. Your donation of time as a volunteer at the Mount, Sophia Spirituality Center, Keeler Women Center, or Dooley Center is truly a gift to…
Sisters Welcome Alumni to the Mount
A large number of alumni gathered with the sisters on June 8 to share memories at an ice cream social during alumni weekend. Two guests from the class of 1964 came from a great distance to attend the reunion: Agatha…
Offeramus Medal Awarded to Sister Esther Fangman
On June 8, 2024, Sister Esther Fangman was presented the Offeramus Medal. This award recognizes alumni of Mount St. Scholastica College’s College/Benedictine College who have “distinguished themselves in their profession, showed a prominence of service to the civil community, demonstrated…
From the Prioress: Lessons of the Gumbo Limbo Tree
Just as a group of gumbo limbo trees provides a safe haven for all kinds of creatures, our monastic community invites us to be a place of safety and peace in which we help one another to thrive and survive.
Silent Sundays and Topic Tuesdays Provide Inspiration
We are grateful for these opportunities to grow closer to God through silence, time together in community, and the practice of the love of learning.
Celebrating our History at the Night of Dreams
The year-long observance of the Mount’s 160th anniversary concluded with a joyful celebration with family, friends, oblates, and donors at the Night of Dreams on November 12, 2023.
Threshold Winter 2024
Volume 24, Number 1: Celebrating our 160th Anniversary
From the Prioress: Connecting to our Source of Power
When each of us is fully charged, shining brightly with hope, love, compassion, forgiveness, and caring, we can bring light into our darkened world.