News & Notes from The Sisters of The Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate
Celebrating Pentecost 2026
This year four Sisters will celebrate Jubilees marking special anniversaries as Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate…
Congratulations Sister Nora
On May 13, 2026, we joyfully celebrated Sister Nora Ruiz’ Renewal of Temporary Vows for two years, as a Sister of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate at Saint Theresa’s Church in San Benito, Texas.
2026 Jubilee Celebration
This year (2026 we have two amazing women celebrating their Jubilees. Celebrating 75 years in God’ service is SisterTheresa Queally. In the same ceremony, celebrating 70 years of service is Sister Louise McLoughlin.
Composting Project at La Posada Providencia, San Benito
On our visit to La Posada Providencia, we had the opportunity to see Sister Therese Cunningham’s Composting education and training project
New Leadership Team
Every four years, the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate elect a new leadership team. The latest election took place in March 2023 and the following Sisters were elected so serve until 2027…
Seeking Canonization
We, the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate, would like to introduce you more deeply to our foundress, Mother Margaret Mary Healy-Murphy…
Celebrating 125th Congregational Anniversary
During the 2018 Christmas holidays our Sisters from Zambia, Africa were visiting our motherhouse in San Antonio, Texas and participated in our Congregational Intercultural Day…
TPR "Fronteras" Interviews SHSp Archivist
Recently Cecilia Gutierrez Venable, our historian and archivist, was interviewed for the Texas Public Radio program “Fronteras” about our Congregation and a new book…
125 Years of Compassionate Ministry
March 10, 2018 was a special day this year, our 125th anniversary as a religious community, Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate…
Celebrating our 125th anniversary
This year, 2018, the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate celebrate their 125th anniversary as a congregation of religious women…
LCWR Denounces the Administration's Decision to Rescind TPS for Salvadorans
The Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate are members of LCWR…
Visit to Sisters in Natchez
I visited Sisters Louise and Dympna in Natchez, MS, October 15…
Being the Presence of Love
This year the theme of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Assembly in Orlando was Being the Presence of Love: The Power of Transformation…
Christ in the City (CIC) Experience
Nora Ruiz, Ninette Jackson and I spent a week with “Christ in the City in Denver, CO…
Living at the Motherhouse
Many of the Sisters live at the Motherhouse. They each contribute to the atmosphere of the house…
Day Retreat for Women Discerning God’s Call in Their Life
Join with other women discerning God’s call in their lives for a day of prayer, reflection adoration, and sharing…
Honoring Sister Marguerite
On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 the Sisters of the Holy Spirit & Mary Immaculate gathered, after supper, to honor Sister Marguerite Connors for her years of ministry as Archivist for the Congregation, July 2011 – September 2017…
The Catholic Women’s Conference
Sisters Marguerite Connors and Miriam Mitchell attended the CWC on Friday and Saturday, July 28-29, at St. Mary's University…
Our Sisters in Zambia
After Sister Geraldine Klein was elected Congregational Leader and had to return to San Antonio to assume her new leadership role, the Sisters in Zambia nominated Sister Christina Mitchell to replace Sr. Geraldine…
2016 Mercy Project
As I was leaving a presentation on the Year of Mercy at St. Mark’s Parish in April, I was handed a note by one of the planners…