The Hilton Foundation Initiative on Catholic Sisters is sponsoring the first National Catholic Sisters Week on March 8-14, 2104, as part of National Women’s History Month.

Countless institutions across the country – hospitals, schools, churches – would not have come into being or remained in operation were it not for the blood, sweat and prayers of Catholic Sisters. This March the Sisters are recognized for their widespread contributions!

A special kickoff to the week is being held on March 7-9 at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The weekend will bring together college-age women and women religious:



• to talk about religious life and the manifold contributions of women religious 

• to discuss effective uses of social media to increase conversation among young women about religious life

• as well as to establish a strong network of college-age women, women religious and others who see value in these kind of sustained conversations.



Another important feature of this weekend will be discussions about grant-funded opportunities for college-age women to engage in a professionally developed oral history project across the United States. Sister Marybeth Martin, PHJC and Amanda Amstutz will be representing the PHJCs at this event. Amanda attends Ancilla College and has volunteered at Poor Handmaids ministries. Please join us in praying that this will be an enriching and worthwhile experience for all those who attend. For more information, visit https://www2.stkate.edu/ncsw/home or https://www.facebook.com/NationalCatholicSistersWeek