Celebrating 175 years of joyful service!
Posted July 15, 2024 in Obituaries
Elaine Badzik was born June 23, 1932, in Cleveland, the middle child of Julius and Louise Badzik, with older brother Vincent and younger sister Kathleen. Following her years at Ludlow Elementary School, she attended Beaumont School where she first became acquainted with the Ursuline Sisters. Months after her 1950 graduation, she entered the Ursuline community. Upon receiving her religious habit, she was given the name Sister Mary Benedict. Mary Benedict earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Education and Administration, respectively, from the old St. John College. Dedication to teaching – and to her students – marked her 27-year career as an... read more
Posted April 17, 2024 in Obituaries
“What a privilege and a joy!” wrote Sister Ursula Marie when recounting her Ursuline history, especially preparing young children to receive Jesus for the first time in the sacrament of the Eucharist. “What a privilege... read more
Posted January 04, 2024 in Obituaries
Laetitia Ann Muldoon was born to be a delight to those whose lives she would touch. Though her baptismal certificate lists her as Laetitia, her birth certificate aptly names her the more colloquial Joy. Both... read more
Posted October 28, 2023 in Obituaries
I want to love and live and be – and oh, To grow like bulbs that burst through burnished soil And yearn to return the best of life to Him. Almost fifty years ago, Sister Marie Cecile penned... read more
Posted July 24, 2023 in Obituaries
Sister Margaret O’Brien chose readings for her funeral that speak to her very being, readings of faith in God, love of neighbor, patience, prayer and joy. She also directed that the homily was to be... read more
