Sr. Margaret Savoy Meicher, OP, died Nov. 11, 2011, at her home in Dubuque, Iowa.
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Sister Chiara Pauloni, OP, dies
Sr. Chiara Pauloni, OP, died Nov. 13, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis.
Sister Elwyn McHale, OP, dies
Sr. Elwyn McHale, OP, died Nov. 19, 2011, at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa.
Widows contribute much to the Church and family
Losing a beloved spouse to death is one of the most painful human experiences. I saw this pain in my mother, two sisters, and other married women when their spouses died. I have also listened to men, whose wives died, pour out their grief.
The word “widow” comes from a Sanskrit word meaning empty. When a woman loses the husband whom she loves, she often experiences pain, emptiness, and even temporary anger. So does a widower. A good marriage joins the couple as two in one flesh, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. To marry is to open oneself to love and joy, but also to pain.
Expressing gratitude for ordinary saints
November always brings several things to mind. It has traditionally been a time when we pray for those who have gone before us and give thanks for the ordinary saints, living and deceased, who have touched our lives. We also celebrate Thanksgiving, which is supposed to be the favorite holiday of most Americans.
Every time I go to a wake or funeral — and I have been to many lately — and hear the beautiful comments made about the persons who died, I cannot help but wonder how many of those things were said to that person when he or she was alive?
Sister Joanice Hogan, OP, dies
Sr. Joanice Hogan, OP, died Oct. 21, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis.
Reflections on 9/11 and life in NYC
Editor’s note: Sr. M. Marcia Vinje, a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, recently moved from Madison to work at Our Lady of Pity Parish in Staten Island, N.Y. Following are her reflections on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and other experiences.
The 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are very much in the awareness of everyone in New York.
Everyone has a story about who they knew that died that day, or why their relative should have been at the World Trade Center but for various reasons they were not there that day or came later. The stories of God’s providence are phenomenal.
Sister Marie Mark Yerkey, OP, dies
Sr. Marie Mark Yerkey, OP, died July 20, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis.
Sister Dolores “Debbie” Cavalli, OP, dies
Sister Dolores “Debbie” Cavalli, OP, died April 22, 2011, at the Dominican Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Wis.
Sister Mary Niemeyer, OP (Irenaea), dies
Sister Mary Niemeyer, OP (Irenaea), died May 11, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis.