A Pilgrimage

The Companions of Angela Merici are planning a pilgrimage, "In the Footsteps of Angela" to locations in northern Italy as well as stops in Florence, Assisi and Rome in September 2015. Stay tuned for details.

Evaluating Our Green Building

Seven years have passed since we moved into Villa Angela in Chatham, a LEEDS gold certified green building. Our building features many green innovations such as geothermal heating and cooling, grey water, solar energy, lighting efficiencies, green housekeeping policies and drought resistant native plants.
It is now time to asses the energy savings and the financial returns of these innovations.


With guidance from our maintenance consultant we were able to obtain a grant to hire a summer student . Our student is a graduate of Ursuline College and has completed her 3rd year at McMaster in Environmental Sciences. She will analyse all the features of our green building that were mentioned above. From that analysis she will produce educational materials that we will share with others interested.
These results will be posted on this blog in the future.

North American Ursulines Celebrate

Marie of the Incarnation, the first Ursuline to arrive in North America has been canonized as a saint by Pope Francis. The wonder of her life has always been celebrated in Canada and particularly in Quebec City where she arrived 375 years ago. The monastery she established still exists. She is renowned for her mystical spirituality. She took a particular interest in Aboriginal Peoples and provided education to their children and those of the French settlers.