'Contemplation and Midlife Crisis' Offers Spiritual Guidance for Trying Times Contemplation and Midlife Crisis: Examples from Classical and Contemporary Spirituality, by Sister Rosemarie Carfagna, OSU, Ph.D, offers guidance in navigating through crises by tapping into the power of prayer and ultimately emerging more spiritual. Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD, says, "Through the lives of well known people like Catherine de Hueck, Dorothy Day, Edith Stein, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and many others, Rosemarie Carfagna in this powerfully enlightening book illustrates in detail the midlife crisis, how it reveals our common humanity and affords persons of the faith the chance to surrender more deeply to the mysterious power of God at work in their lives." Published by Paulist Press and Released May 2008, this enlightening book is available through amazon.com. Sister Rosemarie Carfagna ministers at Sisters of Charity Health System serving as Senior Vice President of Mission and Ministry. Sisters Launch 21st Century Club Appeal         Will fund projects to enhance safety, well-being As we celebrate our 50th year in our Motherhouse (Ursuline Educational Center), we continue to deeply appreciate the living and ministry space that serves us and many others so well.  Much of the reason our home is so functional can be attributed to all those who've helped support our Congregation's captial needs through our Century Club appeal.  This appeal was first introduced in 1946, specifically to help fund the construction of our Motherhouse.  Today, the 21st Century Club Appeal continues to help us pay for major equipment and projects required to keep our home running safely and efficently.                          To learn more about the 21st Century Club or to donate, click here.                                                                    Women Watch Annual Silent Witness Observance Ursulines' Women Watch observance honored 80 Cuyahoga County women and children who have died violent deaths during the past year. The event took place April 9th. Ursuline Sisters, the college community and others carried red, wooden silhouettes bearing victims' names in a procession from Ursulines' Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery to the campus' Pilla Student Learning Center, where the event ended with a prayer vigil.    The annual event began 13 years ago with the Cleveland Ursulines' response to the violent death of their own Sister Joanne Marie Mascha, OSU, in 1995.  The Congregation established Women Watch to call attention to the problem of violence, to demonstrate the need for relevant systemic change and to offer an opportunity that might help heal grieving loved ones and friends. On the 10th anniversary of Women Watch in 2006, the Ursuline Sisters' Social Justice Office collaborated with the Ursuline College Campus Ministry Office and Student Arts Organization for Peace and Justice to involve the students.                                                  Click below to ... Learn more about the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland 2008 Chapter of Affairs. Click here to hear Sister Shelia Marie Tobbe, residents and others speak about the history, hope and challenges living and serving in Cleveland's Mount Pleasant Neighborhood courtesy of the Plain Dealer. Listen to Cleveland Connection, featuring Sister Susan Durkin on prayer, technology and more                                                         To view this website at the highest quality please use Internet Explorer version 5 or higher                               To download the latest version of Internet Explorer, please click the link provided.