Sister Jeanne Goessling has spent much of her ministry as a School Sister of Notre Dame (SSND) living and working in other countries, including Honduras and Kenya. She recently returned to the U.S. after many years spent in Africa, where she was part of the SSND formation community. There, she taught theology, assisted with responsibilities at the house and mentored the postulants, women seeking to enter religious life. In a reflection, she looks back on the journey from Advent up through Christmas Eve, as anticipated by and celebrated with the postulants in Kenya.

Sister Mary Joseph Tsuzuki was 108 years old when she passed away peacefully on October 10, 2024, in Kyoto, Japan. This made her the oldest sister in the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) Central Pacific Province. Of her many years, she counted more than 70 of them as a SSND.

She entered the SSND just a year after sisters arrived in Kyoto following the conclusion of World War II, and would serve at two of the SSND schools based in Japan. She is fondly remembered as a gentle and dignified religious woman, known for a wonderful sense of humor and rich talent for both playing and teaching music.