Kelly (Vavro) Malena recalls her first-grade teacher, Sister Frances Hurley, as a “wonderful teacher and a loving person” at St. Bernadette School in Monroeville. Kelly also remembers the rocking chair and “hug rug” that comforted the children in Sister Fran’s classroom – and her family’s annual … [Read more...]

As the growing season waned in late October, Sister Lyn Szymkiewicz and volunteer Alice Valoski harvested the last 12 pounds of romaine lettuce from a garden on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Some of the lettuce would be delivered to the local food bank, some would be tossed as salad in … [Read more...]