February 13, 2026

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Articles on Daughters of Mary of Nazareth shine light on women religious

Cheers to Sean Gallagher and The Criterion for the two excellent articles (in the Dec. 19 and Jan. 9 issues) on the arrival of the new sisters from the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth at St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg.

These stories instill a sense of hope and gratitude for the women who continue to answer God’s call to the life of a religious. It reminded me that so many children in today’s world, even those educated in Catholic schools, have limited knowledge of women religious and have been deprived of witnessing the devotion that they exemplify.

In my own life of 66 years, I was born in a New Albany hospital operated by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Perpetual Adoration, attended a grade school served by the Oldenburg Sisters of St. Francis, and a high school founded and staffed by the Sisters of Providence.

It cannot be said more plainly: our parishes, schools and other institutions have stood on the shoulders of an army of women who answered their call and served us all.

Where would we be without them?

- Philip Hendershot | Clarksville

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