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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

19 March  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this Sunday's liturgy, on the theme:   Light over darkness   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for Jewish...

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A 2nd year of online biblical courses in Brazil

A 2nd year of online biblical courses in Brazil

ConSagraE – Conheça a Sagrada Escritura has just launched a second year of biblical courses in Portuguese. Like last year, the 2023 programme, which started on 6 March, offers paths to deeper insight about texts in both Testaments of the Bible.     The programme...

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CERJUC, San José – 1st semester 2023 programme

CERJUC, San José – 1st semester 2023 programme

For the first semester this year, CERJUC (Centro de estudios bíblicos y relaciones judeocristianas) offers a series of weekly courses in Spanish on biblical themes.   To attend via Zoom, please contact CERJUC: cerjucsion@ice.co.cr (+506) 89241103    ...

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A young sister professes final vows in Egypt

A young sister professes final vows in Egypt

  The 20 January, our feast day, is always special for the sisters of Our Lady of Sion. This year there was a second reason to celebrate, as sister Victoria Nabil pronounced her final vows in the village of Berba in rural Upper Egypt. It was a lively and joyful...

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CBF, Jerusalem – 2023 courses

CBF, Jerusalem – 2023 courses

Registration is open for three courses at the Center for Biblical Formation (CBF) in Jerusalem.   The courses combine classroom study with field-based learning and excursions. Accommodation and full board are provided at the Ecce Homo convent in the Old City of...

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023

    Today, 27 January, we observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, we are invited to place the people who were the millions of victims of Nazism at the centre of our attention: people leading normal lives until they were violently stripped...

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20 January – Feast Day of Notre Dame de Sion

20 January – Feast Day of Notre Dame de Sion

  " The Mighty One has done great things for me - Holy is His Name."              (Lk 1, 49)     Every year, on the 20th of January, we particularly remember our founder's brother Alphonse Ratisbonne's entry into the mysteries of faith. His encounter...

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CERJUC, San José – February 2023 programme

CERJUC, San José – February 2023 programme

  After starting the year with an onsite course in Jerusalem developed in collaboration with the Sion CBF centre, CERJUC (Centro de estudios bíblicos y relaciones judeocristianas) returns home to Costa Rica in February to offer two online biblical courses. The...

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SCDE (London) January to February 2023 programme

SCDE (London) January to February 2023 programme

The SCDE in London (UK) invites you to a rich programme of talks in January and February. All sessions will be conducted via Zoom, in English. For further details, please visit the SCDE website. To receive a Zoom link, please write to sioncentrefordialogue@gmail.com....

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“A little Child is born to us!”

“A little Child is born to us!”

Reading these words from Isaiah 9,6 and reflecting on the birth of Jesus Christ, our founder Théodore Ratisbonne asked himself: “Why does He appear under the traits of childhood?” And the answer he found was: “So that we may love Him and not fear Him!”...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

11 December  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   Rejoice, the Lord will come!   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

13 November  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   “Your endurance will win you your lives”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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UNANIMA International September newsletter

UNANIMA International September newsletter

The Sisters of Our Lady of Sion are coalition partners of UNANIMA International, a non-governmental organization that advocates at the United Nations on behalf of women and children, homeless and displaced, migrants and refugees, and the environment. The latest issue...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

9 and 30 October    Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written commentaries on the Sunday liturgy of these weeks, on the themes:   The God who gathers the outcast and the nations of every language and You spare all things, LORD, lover of life   If you would like...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

30 September   Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   “God will not fail you or forsake you”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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Children in Brazil build memories for life

Children in Brazil build memories for life

In commemoration of the 80-year anniversary of the São Teodoro de Nossa Senhora de Sion school in Vila Maria (São Paulo, Brazil), pupils exhibited their school’s heritage in text, pictures, documentaries and theatrical performances for their families and the whole...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

18 September  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   Justice and injustice   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre...

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General Chapter 2022

General Chapter 2022

  It was with joy in their hearts that Sion sisters returned from Rome to their communities all over the world after their General Chapter: a month of prayer, discernment and celebration, whose aim was to outline a roadmap to orientate congregational life and...

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CERJUC, San José – February 2023 programme

CERJUC, San José – August to November 2022 programme

From August to November 2022, CERJUC (Centro de estudios bíblicos y relaciones judeocristianas) offers a series of weekly courses on biblical themes. All courses are in Spanish. The times shown are Central American time. To attend via Zoom, please contact CERJUC:...

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General Chapter 2022

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...

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“Short stories by Jesus”: a course in Costa Rica

“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...

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Sister Arlyne makes her final commitment

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...

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Sunday readings commentary

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....

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

10 June   Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   “God’s Love and Call of Moses”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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SCDE (London) January to February 2023 programme

SCDE (London) May to June 2022 programme

The SCDE in London (UK) invites you to a rich programme of talks in May and June. All sessions will be conducted via Zoom, in English. For further details, please visit the SCDE website. To receive a Zoom link, please write to sioncentrefordialogue@gmail.com. The...

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Earth Day – 22 April 2022

Earth Day – 22 April 2022

The global ecological crisis we find ourselves in today urgently demands a new way of seeing, thinking and acting. God’s creation is there not purely to serve our needs. We humans are an integral part of nature and the ecosystems we live in. It is a mindset of...

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Easter 2022

Easter 2022

Through the sufferings of our world and the trials of these times, God is present. He is alive, He is with us through it all.     We can say with Isaiah: Here is the God who saves me: I have confidence, I have no more fear. My strength and my song is the...

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Delving into the charism in France

Delving into the charism in France

Heads, teachers and staff from the six French institutions in the International Sion School Network gathered at the NDS Evry Collège/Lycée from the 28 to the 30 March, to discover the history and charism of the Congregation.   Usually an annual occasion, this...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

10 April  Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

20 March   Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   “Merciful, Gracious, Steadfast Love”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

13 March  Sr Therese Fitzgerald, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   God’s presence in the ‘between’ places of our lives   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the...

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Prayers and action for peace in Ukraine

Prayers and action for peace in Ukraine

The Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Sion is united with all in prayers and actions for peace in Ukraine.  We echo Pope Francis’s words: “Put down your weapons!” and “Let us not stop talking; indeed, let us pray to God more intensely”. And we join him in his...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday Readings commentary

13 February  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   How happy are you   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for...

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Consecrated life, light in the world

Consecrated life, light in the world

Sion sisters Collette O'Donnell and Victoria Nabil were interviewed by the Christian Media Center in Jerusalem for their video "Consecrated life, light in the world". The video was made to celebrate for the World Day of Consecrated Life on 2 February. The date marks...

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CERJUC, San José – 1st semester 2022 programme

CERJUC, San José – 1st semester 2022 programme

For the first semester this year, CERJUC (Centro de estudios bíblicos y relaciones judeocristianas) offers a series of weekly courses on biblical themes. All courses are in Spanish. The times shown are Central American time. To attend via Zoom, please contact CERJUC:...

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SCDE (London) January to February 2023 programme

SCDE, London – February to April 2022 programme

The SCDE presents a rich online programme from February to April. All sessions will be on Wednesdays from 2.00pm – 3.30pm, UK time. For further details or to receive a Zoom link for any or all of these sessions, please go to the SCDE website or send an email to...

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

This 27 January, anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Our prayer, this year, is inspired by the theme designated by the United Nations: “Memory, Dignity and Justice”....

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CERJUC 2022 opening lesson

CERJUC 2022 opening lesson

On the 25 January, Prof. Amy-Jill Levine will present an online lecture entitled: “Lecturas judías y lecturas cristianas de la Biblia: encuentros y desencuentros” (Jewish readings and Christian readings of the Bible: convergences and divergences) at the CERJUC-Sion...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

21 January   Sr Therese Fitzgerald, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   “Blessed be the Lord”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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A focus on faith and interfaith in Poland

A focus on faith and interfaith in Poland

Sr Ania Bodzińska, NDS, will pray with Jewish and Christian leaders in Krakow on 17 January. The event is part of a rich programme to mark the 25th Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland. Between 10 and 20 January talks, readings and interreligious prayer...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

7 January   Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   The Lord’s Night of Vigil   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre...

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Christmas 2021

Christmas 2021

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; and upon those who live in a land of deep darkness – a light has shone." (Isaiah 9:2)     In this time of growing intolerance, suffering and fear, In this time, in every place and within each human...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

17 December   Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   Insights in Exile   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for...

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Spring 2022 biblical courses – CBF, Jerusalem

Spring 2022 biblical courses – CBF, Jerusalem

The CBF in Jerusalem is entering the year of its 40th anniversary with a mix of online and in-house courses. In January and February, Dr. Mary Ann Beavis will help Zoom participants gain a better understanding of the Apostle Paul, in six installments. In April, the...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday Readings commentary

12 December  Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   Rejoice, sing aloud for joy!   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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Sion Centres collaborate on international programme

Sion Centres collaborate on international programme

Two Sion Centres, CERJUC in Costa Rica and the CBF in Jerusalem, have teamed up to bring a new online course about the accounts of Jesus's childhood in Matthew and Luke. The weekly sessions will be led by Prof. Hanzel Zúñiga Valerio in Spanish, and will begin at 7pm...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

23 November   Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme:   Two Very Different Strands of Jacob’s Line    If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday Readings commentary

17 October  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   The Suffering Servant   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre...

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Cerjuc Bible Month recordings

Cerjuc Bible Month recordings

Click on the session titles to watch the recordings of Sion Cerjuc's Bible Month programme (in Spanish):   THE REIGN OF GOD: CENTRAL MESSAGE OF JESUS  Dr. Juan Alberto Casas, Javeriana University of Colombia   ABJECT BODIES: A STUDY OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK...

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Webinar: difficult texts in Matthew

Webinar: difficult texts in Matthew

Thursday 21 October 4:30pm – 6:00pm  (Melbourne time) The Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion in Australia are hosting a webinar in English on the theme: Difficult texts regarding “The Jews” in Matthew's Gospel: A socio-political framework.     [button...

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SCDE (London) – 2021 Autumn-Winter programme

SCDE (London) – 2021 Autumn-Winter programme

The Sion Centre for Dialogue and Encounter in London (UK) is pleased to reopen its Conference Centre for an in-house course this Autumn, while continuing to welcome participants to online programmes. Inhouse: "Sing a new song to the Lord: The Psalms" Online:...

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Online biblical animation, Brazil

Online biblical animation, Brazil

To celebrate the 50th year of Bible Month in Brazil, the Archdiocese of Aracaju is holding a series of talks on the topic:   Study of the Letter to the Galatians   Sisters Cristiane Dos Santos, NDS, and Ivete Holthmam, NDS, will lead sessions on September 4...

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Interfaith webinar – September 13, Philippines

Interfaith webinar – September 13, Philippines

  In this 500th year of Christianity in the Philippines, the Sisters of Sion are holding a webinar on an interfaith theme.   Monday September 13 4:00 - 6:00 pm (Philippine time)   "Gifted to give" In the spirit of Indigenous, Jewish, Christian and...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday Readings commentary

22 August  Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   The Church: mystery and intimacy   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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Sharing the rice across continents

Sharing the rice across continents

In these difficult and challenging times, here is an account of a recent happening: a small gesture whose substance could so easily pass unnoticed. What happened was that a small stipend for a Bibliodrama workshop, led by Peta Pellach and Yael Unterman in Jerusalem,...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

20 and 27 July   Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written commentaries on the Parasha Readings of these weeks, on the themes: The Voice of God and The Lord, your God is faithful   If you would like to read the commentaries, they are available on the website of the...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

11 July  Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   Mission with Meaning   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for Jewish...

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Canada’s sad history revealed

Canada’s sad history revealed

In Canada the month of June has been full of heartbreaking news. The discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children and 751 Indigenous children in two unmarked grave sites at two former Indian Residential Schools has revealed to Canadians a tragic and sad piece...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

13 June  Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   From Small Beginnings   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for Jewish...

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Sion study centres join forces

Sion study centres join forces

Building on the success of the CBF-CERJUC virtual bible course in January and February this year, the two Sion study centres in Jerusalem and Costa Rica are joining forces again to propose a new course in Spanish on The beginning of Christianity: the Acts of the...

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June programme: SCDE, London

June programme: SCDE, London

  The SCDE invites you to join them via Zoom for the five sessions in their June programme. The sessions will be conducted via Zoom. To book a place on one of them, please contact sioncentrefordialogue@gmail.com. The times indicated are local to the UK.  ...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

9 May   Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme:   I call you friends!   If you would like to read the commentary, is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for Jewish...

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Mount Meron condolences

Mount Meron condolences

The Sisters of Our Lady of Sion grieve the loss of life at Mount Meron during the celebration of Lag B'Omer. Our thoughts and prayers go to the injured and the families of those who died. We pray for them, and for all victims of tragedies, disasters and illness around...

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

      We pray that the power of the risen Lord makes us bearers of a "contagion of hope"  (Pope Francis)

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

20 March  -  Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme: The Call to Holiness   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for...

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CBF (Jerusalem) – Spring programme

CBF (Jerusalem) – Spring programme

    The NDS Centre for Biblical Formation (CBF) offers a rich programme of courses that are currently being held via the Zoom platform. Registration is required for all sessions, through the CBF. Courses planned for later in the year can be found on the CBF...

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Bibliodrama: discovering a God of surprises

Bibliodrama: discovering a God of surprises

Sister Anne-Marie Brittain has been teaching bibliodrama in the Philippines for several years and is one of the newer members of the national network. She sees it as a way of making the Word of God active in people’s lives. What is bibliodrama? In bibliodrama,...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

21 and 28 February   Sr Therese Fitzgerald, NDS, has written commentaries on the Sunday liturgy of these weeks, on the themes: Living with hope and Withholding nothing from God   If you would like to read the commentaries, they are available on the website of the...

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“Short stories by Jesus”: a course in Costa Rica

Cerjuc (San José, Costa Rica) – Course Schedule

  The Centre for Biblical Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations (Cerjuc-Sion) continues to promote a critical, committed and communal biblical study of the Scriptures, and especially a deeper understanding of the Jewish tradition and its richness for the...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

14 February  Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme: “The Early Church: Jewish and Gentile”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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SCDE (London) – Spring programme

SCDE (London) – Spring programme

  The Sion Centre for Dialogue and Encounter in London (UK) welcomes participants to its Spring Programme. All sessions will be conducted via Zoom. If you would like to book a place on one of the workshops, please send an email to sioncentrefordialogue@gmail.com....

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

26 January - Sr Therese Fitzgerald, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme: “… you have only to keep still.”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian...

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International Holocaust Memorial Day

International Holocaust Memorial Day

This week we observe International Holocaust Memorial Day. A day that makes us pause and remember. We commemorate the millions of victims of Nazi Germany’s genocidal policies especially against the Jewish people at the time and during World War II. The International...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday readings commentary

10 January  Sr Margaret Shepherd, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme: “The Lord the strength that animates us”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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Sunday readings commentary

Sunday Readings commentary

3 January - Sr Rita Kammermayer, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Sunday liturgy, on the theme: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat...

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Weekly Parasha commentary

Weekly Parasha commentary

21 December - Sr Diane Willey, NDS, has written a commentary on this week’s Parasha Readings, on the theme: “Jacob blessed Pharaoh”   If you would like to read the commentary, it is available on the website of the ISPS-Ratisbonne Bat Kol-Christian Centre for...

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Winds of Change

Winds of Change

Sister Marianne Dacy traces the Congregation’s role in Jewish-Christian relations in Australia over the past 60 years in her 32-page book: Winds of change – the contribution of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion to Jewish/Christian relations in Australia: 1960s – 2020+....

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2020 Eternal Light Award: towards new horizons

2020 Eternal Light Award: towards new horizons

  In a moving virtual ceremony, Sr Celia Deutsch was honoured as recipient of the Eternal Light award bestowed annually by the Centre for Catholic Jewish Studies (CCJS) of the St Leo University in Florida (USA), in recognition of her work in Jewish-Christian...

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Kids4Peace webinar

Kids4Peace webinar

  Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto (CJDT) presents “Laying Foundations for Peace in the Holy Land: Young Voices from Jerusalem”. Sunday, 6 December, 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Toronto time) Israeli and Palestinian teenagers will share with us about their involvement in...

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Webinar: Abrahamic faiths in dialogue

Webinar: Abrahamic faiths in dialogue

  Abrahamic faiths in dialogue – building harmony in today’s challenging context   October 21, 2 – 4 pm (Philippines time) Speakers:   Dr. Deborah Weissman The first Jewish woman President of the International Council of Christians and Jews and a highly...

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Jewish-Christian dialogue in a time of pandemic

Jewish-Christian dialogue in a time of pandemic

Members of the ICCJ (International Council of Christians and Jews) Theology Committee have shared their personal reflections on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the ICCJ website. It’s a heartfelt, serious online dialogue that looks at both the present and the...

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Get to know the Sion Philippines community

Get to know the Sion Philippines community

The story of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion in the Philippines is brought together in a comic that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Congregation there. The comic reaches out to young people in the Philippines and neighbouring countries, and tells of how the NDS...

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Webinar: How Jews have been portrayed in Christian art

Webinar: How Jews have been portrayed in Christian art

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion will host a webinar in Australia led by art historian Dr. Claire Renkin to explore how Jews have been depicted in Christian art over the centuries. The talk will be in English and will start at 4.30 pm, Melbourne time, on Tuesday 8...

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SCDE (London) – Spring programme

SCDE (London) – Autumn programme

  In celebration of the special year, “The God who Speaks – the Year of the Word”, most courses on the SCDE Autumn programme are based on Scripture. The first four events on the calendar will be via Zoom or Webinar. To book a place on these, please write to...

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Webinar: Jewish-Christian dialogue in Canada

Webinar: Jewish-Christian dialogue in Canada

“The Future of Dialogue Beyond the Screen” is the theme of an online conversation (in English language) involving Sion Sister Lucy Thorson, Chair of the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, on Sunday August 2 at 7.00 pm (Toronto time). The webinar, also featuring...

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Workshops online at the London Sion Centre

Workshops online at the London Sion Centre

The Sion Centre for Dialogue and Encounter in London is opening the virtual doors to its workshops, via Zoom videoconferencing. The pilot programme will be led by: Rabbi Dr Michael Hilton, Rabbi Emeritus of Kol Chai, Scholar in Residence of the Liberal Jewish...

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Sr. Celia Deutsch to receive CCJS Eternal Light Award

Sr. Celia Deutsch to receive CCJS Eternal Light Award

Sister Celia Deutsch has been selected as recipient of the next Eternal Light Award by the Advisory Board of Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies (CCJS) in Florida, USA. The award is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding...

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Happy and Blessed Easter!

Happy and Blessed Easter!

  May the power of the self-giving love and new life we celebrate this Eastertime, fill our hearts with strength and openness to live our time with courage and generosity.   Happy and Blessed Easter! 

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Holocaust Remembrance Week

Holocaust Remembrance Week

In recognition of last week's International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we, the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, reaffirm our solidarity with all victims of persecution and discrimination.  At this time, as we remember the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz...

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Notre Dame de Sion’s feast day message

Notre Dame de Sion’s feast day message

Every January 20th, since 1842, we remember and give thanks for the extraordinary and life-changing experience of grace, mercy and love granted to Alphonse Ratisbonne through Mary at a side altar of the church of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte. Alphonse’s experience with...

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A voice for indigenous people in the Philippines

A voice for indigenous people in the Philippines

    The ANAWIM MISSION, participated by the Sion Philippines community, is hosting a day-long conversation with indigenous people in the run-up to the year of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue and Indigenous Peoples declared for 2020 by the Catholic...

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Poland: course on Judaism and the Hebrew language

Poland: course on Judaism and the Hebrew language

 A three-part course (in Polish) entitled "The basics of Judaism and Hebrew" will be held between November and January at the Krakow house of the Sisters of Sion to explore the roots of Christianity. The three sessions will take place on the second last Thursday of...

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Talitha Kum General Assembly

Talitha Kum General Assembly

From 21 to 27 September, 86 delegates representing 48 countries met at the UISG Headquarters to discuss the future of Talitha Kum, an international network of consecrated life against human trafficking. During the week, they presented the work done by the women...

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The Amazon Synod: 6 to 27 October

The Amazon Synod: 6 to 27 October

The Sisters of Sion are following with great interest the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region called by Pope Francis between 6 and 27 October 2019. The theme of the assembly is: new paths for the Church and for an integral ecology. It’s...

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Celebration of final vows in the Philippines

Celebration of final vows in the Philippines

Sister Beth Burgo pronounced her perpetual vows on Thursday 12 September at St. Raphael Parish in the Municipality of Real, Philippines, reaffirming her commitment to the Church in the presence of her family, other Sion Sisters, and members of Saint Raphael’s Parish....

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Children have rights

Children have rights

An initiative supported by the NDS Congregation to celebrate the rights of the child. November 20, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. For the occasion, the association L’enfant et la Shoah – Yad Layeled France,...

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Itinerant Ministry in Africa

Itinerant Ministry in Africa

Two Sisters are heading off to Harare, Zimbabwe, in the coming months, as a part of Sion’s Itinerant Ministry to teach Seminarians and other Religious men and women in countries where there is no Sion presence. Sister Celia Deutsch, a research scholar at Barnard...

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Environmental spirituality course in Bath, UK

Environmental spirituality course in Bath, UK

“The Earth is the Lord’s: Environmental Spirituality in Judaism and Christianity” is the title of a course to be led by Sion Sister Margaret Shepherd and Orthodox Jewish scholar Jonathan Gorsky at the Ammerdown Centre near Bath, UK, between 19 and 21 August. The...

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Interculturality, growth and hope in Kenya

Interculturality, growth and hope in Kenya

From 13-26 June, two Sion sisters took their itinerant mission to Nairobi, Kenya, with the aim of helping seminarians of the Franciscan Missionaries of Hope deepen their appreciation of the Jewish people and their knowledge of the Scriptures. It turned out to be an...

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Unity of the Trinity Workshop

Unity of the Trinity Workshop

“An interesting and challenging read that provides insights into our experience of Trinity that allow us to develop our understanding.” This is how Sr Therese Fitzgerald describes the book entitled The Unity of the Trinity: Listening to the Tradition of Israel by Br....

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Bible teaching in the Amazonas

Bible teaching in the Amazonas

The Pauline Letters were the theme of the Sisters of Sion’s itinerant training program held in June for seminarians and lay people at ITEPES (Instituto de Teologia, Pastoral e Ensino Superior da Amazônia) in Manaus, capital city of the state of Amazonas in the North...

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A new church in Berba, Egypt

A new church in Berba, Egypt

After five years of collaborative effort and patience, a new church has finally opened its doors in the village of Berba in rural Upper Egypt, where the Congregation of the Sisters of Sion have been present for 25 years. Sister Jackie Chenard, who lives in Berba, was...

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Vocations gathering in Kansas City, USA

Vocations gathering in Kansas City, USA

This April, three members of the Sisters of Sion Canada/US Vocations Team took part in a five-day initiative organized in collaboration with Notre Dame de Sion School in Kansas City. The purpose was to reflect on the charism of Sion and the theme of vocation: the many...

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Reappraising the Pharisees

Reappraising the Pharisees

The May 7-9 conference at the Gregorian University, entitled “Jesus and the Pharisees: an interdisciplinary reappraisal,” aimed to challenge negative stereotypes that have built up over the centuries about the Pharisees, inviting Christians to take a more appreciative...

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An encounter with wisdom

An encounter with wisdom

Sister Jean Quinn’s first meeting with homeless Jennifer happened outside a cinema in Dublin and marked the beginning of a long and meaningful friendship. At the following link to the Global Sisters Report website we share Sister Jean’s moving story: My encounter with...

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January 20 – Feast of NOTRE DAME DE SION

January 20 – Feast of NOTRE DAME DE SION

“Today is the anniversary of the founding of our Sion. It was on this day that the thought of Sion was brought down to earth, not by an angel, not by an archangel, not by the apostles, but by the Mother of God herself. Today we can consider this marvel in its fruits...

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News from CCJR Annual Meeting

News from CCJR Annual Meeting

The Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations (CCJR) is “an association of centers and institutes in the United States and Canada devoted to enhancing mutual understanding between Jews and Christians” (https://www.ccjr.us/). Celia Deutsch (Brooklyn, N.Y.,...

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Milestones in Modern Jewish-Christian Relations

Milestones in Modern Jewish-Christian Relations

Compiled by Sr. Lucy Thorson, NDS and Murray Watson With its 1965 declaration Nostra Aetate (On the Church’s Relationship to Non-Christian Religions), the Catholic Church inaugurated a historic and wide-ranging transformation in its thinking about, and relating to,...

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CHRISTMAS 2018

CHRISTMAS 2018

  May God’s coming among us lead us to daring hope and abounding love for one another and all. Blessed Christmas.  Mary, Adriana, Clare, Marie Lise   

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LE JARDIN DE SOEUR EMMANUELLE

LE JARDIN DE SOEUR EMMANUELLE

Le jardin de Sœur Emmanuelle, Callian, le17/10/2018. Au nom de l’association Asmae-sœur Emmanuelle, je remercie la Mairie de Callian, de baptiser ce parc de jeux pour enfants, le jardin sœur Emmanuelle. Vous avez eu la délicatesse de donner le nom de sœur Emmanuelle a...

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News from Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS (Philippines)

News from Sr. Patricia Fox, NDS (Philippines)

Statement from sr. Pat NDS from the Philippines concerning the Bureau of Immigration's Deportation Order against her: 'After attending a Fact-Finding Mission and telling some Coca Cola workers that the social teachings of the church support them in their formation of...

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Jubilé de Sr Marie François NDS (La Solitude)

Jubilé de Sr Marie François NDS (La Solitude)

7 juillet 1968 - 7 juillet 2018 : messe d’action de grâce pour le jubilé de Sr Marie François en La Chapelle de La Solitude de Grand Bourg. En guise de renouvellement de ses vœux solennels, notre Sœur sort de sa poche un texte qui dit toute son authenticité. De...

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News from Sion School, Worthing

News from Sion School, Worthing

  Sisters Anne Lee, Brenda Dorrian and Margaret attended the Leavers Service on the last  day of term in Sion School Worthing, UK – Friday 6th July.  This took place in Arundel Cathedral – a beautiful venue.  The service was a beautiful mixture of music, poetry,...

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News from Sr. Brenda NDS, Birmingham, UK

News from Sr. Brenda NDS, Birmingham, UK

A Wonderful Celebration Our final First Communion Celebration this year was on 17th June. It was an opportunity for all the children who had received the Sacrament, to come together and celebrate with each other. What a joy, to have children from 16 countries and many...

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Sr. Phil’s NDS Silver Jubilee

Sr. Phil’s NDS Silver Jubilee

  We rejoice with sr. Phil who has celebrated her Silver Jubilee this month.  She had a beautiful gathering of Sisters and Brothers of Sion in Jerusalem as well as friends and family who had travelled from Ireland.  We were pleased that Anne Mc was able to go to Ein...

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Flash news from ICCJ Conference in Budapest

Flash news from ICCJ Conference in Budapest

Six of UK/Ireland region attended the conference of the ICCJ in Budapest.  A report will follow so we will not give lots of details here, but just a few thoughts.  There were 15 participants from Sion, 6 from our region, as well as Jilvaneide from Brazil, Ania from...

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Final commitment ceremony of Sr. Wafaa, NDS

Final commitment ceremony of Sr. Wafaa, NDS

Sr. Wafaa Shehata NDS grew up in the village of El Berba in the diocese of Minya in Upper Egypt. During the time when Sr. Juliana and Sr. Darlene lived in Berba, she was the first young women finding her way to the congregation of “Notre Dame de Sion”. After her...

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