We are called to witness by our life to God’s faithful love for the Jewish people.
This call implies that our apostolic life is characterized by a three fold commitment:
to the Church, to the Jewish people and to a world of justice, peace and love.
General Chapter 2022
The theme of “Opening doors” offers a prompt for sisters and lay associates of the Family of Sion as they enlarge the space of their tents for the 2022 General Chapter. They have travelled to Rome from other parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and North, Central and South...
Sisters to be awarded for making a difference in Canada
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion are honoured to announce that Sr. Bernadette O’Reilly and Sr. Margaret Hughes have been nominated to become Members of the Order of Canada for their work and ministry with Indigenous Peoples in Winnipeg. For over 40 years the...
Remembering the “Righteous” of Notre Dame de Sion in Evry Grand Bourg, France
On 7 June, the Notre-Dame de Sion Evry Grand Bourg school honoured the memory of one Religious and seven Sisters of Our Lady of Sion who were involved in saving Jews during the Second World War. “Righteous Among the Nations” is a title granted by the Yad Vashem...
“Short stories by Jesus”: a course in Costa Rica
The CERJUC Centre for Jewish-Christian Study and Relations in San José, Costa Rica is offering a 4-part course about Jesus’ parables in the month of July. Guest lecturer Prof Amy-Jill Levine, Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and...
Sister Arlyne makes her final commitment
The Feast of Pentecost, which fell this year on 5 June, was a notable day for the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion as they witnessed one of their sisters committing herself forever to God. Sr. Arlyne Del Valle Casas pronounced her final vows at the Institute of...
Sunday readings commentary
19 June Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme: Discipleship If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for Jewish Studies....