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he word community means, at its deepest level, being united together. Being united together can be physically, spiritually, emotionally, or pastorally.
The Ursuline Dallas Community is made up of seven Sisters between the ages of 72 and 87: Sisters Glenda Bourgeois, Louis Marie Carter, Lois Castillon, Ann Mangelsdorf ’56, Mary Milne, and Mary Troy ’51, all live in Dallas; Sister Madeline Kelly lives in San Antonio. During the pandemic we have creatively found other ways to connect, through phone calls and emails; for us even postal mail is a special way to connect. Some of us join Zoom calls and conference calls, and visit each other when we are not sheltering in place. Spiritually we are part of Angela Merici’s family across the world so we receive communications (e.g. videos, emails, newsletters) from our Ursuline leadership team in Rome as well as Ursuline friends and missionaries in other countries. For us that is an expression of community. We hear from Ursuline friends across the USA.
Angela’s words ring in our hearts: “be united together of one heart and one mind…then Jesus will be in your midst; and I will be in the middle of you, lending aid to your prayers.”
Here’s what the Sisters are reflecting on as they share in the challenges of 2020 and anticipate the exciting impact of the campaign on Ursuline Academy.
Sister Lois Castillon, O.S.U., Prioress The Campaign for Ursuline: ACT, MOVE, BELIEVE witnesses to the development of the whole person, one of our Core Values at Ursuline Academy of Dallas. St. Angela counsels us to be compassionate, to offer opportunities for each one to grow into her best self. There will be a variety of spaces and places and an outstanding faculty and staff to encourage each student in her emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and academic development. With faith-filled confidence our graduates will face the future. They will lead us into tomorrow, with “Serviam” as their motto.
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