A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Mary Grace Burg was celebrated March 19 in St. Julie Chapel at Mount Notre Dame Convent.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Mary Ann Schroeder was celebrated Feb. 27 at Salem Heights Chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Marian Schlueter was celebrated March 23 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of St. Joseph Eleanor Bernstein was celebrated March 20 at St. Aloysius Church in Baton Rouge, La. Sister Eleanor, 72, died March 12 in Cleveland, Ohio.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Precious Blood Sister Cecilia Ann Goldschmidt was celebrated March 7 at Salem Heights Chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Ann Paulette Burger was celebrated Feb. 28 in the congregation’s motherhouse chapel.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Jerry Schneider was celebrated March 3 at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish in Bridgetown. Deacon Schneider, 71, died Feb. 29.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Herschel Steward was celebrated March 22 at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lebanon. Deacon Steward, 73, died March 17.

March 29, 2012 By Stephen Trosley, Editor-in-Chief   Letter writers use newspaper columns to share ideas, to criticize and endorse, to challenge others, to vent their righteous (and sometimes unjustified) anger and to just rant.  

March 29, 2012 What drew you to religious life? What are your hopes? What are the challenges that face religious life today? What role do you see those in religious life and your and congregation having in the New Evangelization and the Year of Faith?