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	Mother Jana's Trip to Ghana *Akwaba –* Welcome! This word became somewhat of a refrain everywhere Mother Jana and I went, during our time and visit in Ghana. Hospitality, openness, sincerity and simplicity – these were the words that immediately came to mind after our encounters with the people of Ghana. More...


Chapter Steering Committee In January 2013, a new Provincial Leadership team will be installed in Holy Family Province, USA. In anticipation of this, there is much work to be done. To that end, a Chapter Steering Committee was formed in July 2011 to assist in the planning of this process and to engage the whole province in a period of discernment and dialogue. More...


	Toni L Garrett “I am 30 years old and was born and raised in Houston, TX by my aunt and uncle along with two older brothers. I was first called into the Catholic faith through the call to attend University of Dallas, a school that describes itself as a “Catholic University for Independent Thinkers.” More...


Sister M. Ann's Perpetual Vows Surrounded by the Sisters, family and many friends, Sister M. Ann Dunsmore, a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth professed her perpetual vows in the Immaculate Conception Chapel in Torresdale, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 5, 2011 during a very beautiful but solemn Liturgy. More...


	Meeting with brother Moris Who else can talk with passion about the need of renewal of the spirituality of Nazareth? The heart is still burning after the unusual meeting of three of our communities with the witness of Jesus of Nazareth, brother Moris of the Congregation of the Little Brothers of Jesus, which was held in the Provincialate on Sunday, December 4. More...


New postulants in Zdzary On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, Sister Amata Nowaszewska, Provincial Superior of the Holy Name of Jesus Province, Warsaw, welcomed to the postulancy 7 aspirants who had been staying with the Zdzary community since September 4, 2011. More...

Second Year of Renewal in the Congregation
On the First Sunday of Advent we began a new liturgical year in the Church. For us, Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, it is also the 136th anniversary of the founding of our Congregation and the beginning of the second year of renewal. The call for renewal and spiritual deepening came as a recommendation from XXIII General Chapter which took place in July 2010. More...

Blessed Frances, folk costumes from Opoczno and bagels

In tradition, the first Sunday of Advent in Roszkowa Wola, place of birth of Bl. Mary Frances Siedliska, is a unusually colorful day, although the liturgical period that’s just beginning, would rather lead to violets. A small Chapel, the very first in the world that has for the patroness Bl. Mary Frances, is full of colorful crowd of parishioners, guests from near and far, a large number of Nazareth sisters and members of the Holy Family Assembly. More...


	Affiliacy The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth were happy to welcome Mary Tunison as an affiliate of Holy Family Province, USA on October 25, 2011. The ceremony was held in Monroe, Connecticut where Mary will reside with the Sisters during her period of affiliacy. More...


Betsy's Investiture On September 24th, 2011 Betsy was accepted into novitiate and chose to be called Sister M. John Paul... “I have chosen to take the religious name Sr. Mary John Paul because of my love and devotion to Blessed John Paul. I attribute much of my vocation to his influence and have always looked to him as a spiritual grandfather..." More...


	Liturgical memory of our Blessed Martyrs On Sunday, September 4, 2011, we celebrated liturgical memory of our Blessed Martyrs Sisters in Nowogrodek. This day is also the patronal feast of our province. More...


Entering the Postulate On Saturday afternoon, September 3, 2011, at the Provincial home in Grodno the candidate Ann was adopted to the postulate by the Sister Provincial. We wish for sister Ann God's blessing and being persevering in her vocation. More...