Obituary

     Covenant Companion Thomas Norris died Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at home in Austin, Texas. He was surrounded by his beloved wife, Laura, and his family. He is at rest now, in the loving arms of God. May his memory be a blessing to all those he loved.Details regarding the services are not yet known. They will be shared as they become available.Please hold Thomas, his sister Covenant Companion Mary Ellen Durbin, and his family in your prayers.       Click to View Obituary      Book of Life Entry          In August [...]

     “O God, You in me, I in You, We are one.”December 1, 1930 - February 7, 2020         Obituary:“O God, You in me, I in You, We are one.”This is a prayer-chant that Sr. Kenneth Huelsing practiced saying many times a day, once her health required that she move from Our Lady of the Angels Motherhouse to DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, and later to St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville, Illinois. In the first move she found herself deeply missing the Community prayer and spiritual rituals of Our Lady of the Angels Convent [...]

     “Our beloved sister in heart and the Kelly family’s beloved wife and mother and grandmother, Covenant Companion Laurette Kelly, has been breathed into the infinity by our God….now the union she always longed for. Laurette died around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019.” -Sr. Georgene L. Wilson        Click to View Obituary      Click to View Reflection By Sr. Georgene L. Wilson      Click to View Eulogy By Mary Kelly          Laurette Kelly read the Course of Miracles in the 1980s and it changed her life. She was married, the mother of eight [...]

"Sister Rosemarie Burian lived life fully and brilliantly with open heartedness and depth of soul. In her dying with quiet dignity on September 22, 2019, she expressed her complete surrender to God."         Obituary:As a young woman her life as a vowed Franciscan Sister was rather ordinary. She served as an elementary school teacher and as a Montessori teacher. She worked in Catholic parishes as Director of religious education and as a Pastoral Associate. Later she served as a Hospital Chaplain. Her life took a radical turn when prayerful discernment led to taking action to [...]