Comments on: Nun’s Beach Surf Invitational

By: The Nun’s Beach Surf Invitational « Bondi Girls Surfriders

The Nun’s Beach Surf Invitational « Bondi Girls Surfriders — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:08:36 +0000

[...] lovely ladies are the faces of the Nuns Beach Surf Invitational on the US east coast. The Villa Maria by the Sea convent overlooks a great beach break, and the [...]

By: Sister Maria Francina IHM

Sister Maria Francina IHM — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:37:17 +0000

Thank you for the grat write up about Sister Maria Loyola. We entered the convent the same time. What a wonderful friend and sister she was. I had a great time with her this summer at Villa Maria and happy to have a wondeful visit with her Friday before the Lord took her to Him on Sunday. I was at her funeral and what a beautiful sight t see the school children she taught as a honor guard in the chapel.Blessings to all of you. Sister Maria Francina

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:40:32 +0000

Janet and David, Thank you for letting me/us know. I am so sorry for your loss. It has been a pleasure to know Sister Loyola via these pictures and the uncovering of her identity! My prayers are with you and your family, Janet and Andrea, and with the IHM Sisters and all who were touched by Sister Loyola, including you, David. Blessings.
Sister Julie

By: David McCarty

David McCarty — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:12:51 +0000

I was informed this morning by her niece that Sister Loyola passed away yesterday after a brief fight with cancer. She will be surely missed. Especially since next Saturday is the 13th Annual Nun’s Beach Surf Invitational and it would have great to have had her there cheering us on.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:37:06 +0000

I’m one of Sr. Loyola’s nieces and I thought everyone would want to know that she passed away this Sunday, August 31. She was surrounded by family and friends and went home to be with the Lord and our family members who have gone before her.

The family has gotten a lot of enjoyment out of these pictures over the last few years. It will help us with our good memories of her.

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:22:47 +0000

Thanks for writing, Sister Pat. As far as I understand, the Sister referred to in the picture is Sister Marie Loyola not Sister James which Sister Maria Loyola’s neice corrected after the original post was written. The photographer had incorrectly identified the Sister and has now corrected it. So then, the age refers to Sister Maria Loyola, not Sister James and was corrected by Sister’s neice who said that she was 80 years old at the time, not too far off from David’s original mention of 82. Lastly, the address, well, I guess the people at Surfline.com were probably more interested in the surfing details rather than the convent location. Sorry for all the mixups, Sister.

By: Pat Mengel, IHM

Pat Mengel, IHM — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:35:02 +0000

Your facts about S. James in your “Nun’s Beach” spot are incorrect; age, especially. Careful in reporting such details without verification. Also, the house does not sit on 114th Street in Stone Harbor… corner of 111th and First Avenue.

By: Hermit Crab Rescue « A Nun’s Life

Hermit Crab Rescue « A Nun’s Life — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:17:11 +0000

[...] ocean home of the Immaculata IHMs (I’ve mentioned this place before in a post about the Nun’s Beach Surf Invitational) and some sat by the fire with a good book. I personally decided to wandered aimlessly on the [...]

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:06:30 +0000

Good to hear from you again, Dave. Your new pictures are fabulous. You have a very good eye for beauty. Sister J

By: David McCarty

David McCarty — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:03:05 +0000

Andrea is correct. I gave you faulty information. I apologize. The picture you have of the nun on the surfboard is Sister Loyola and she is NOW 82. I was given bad info. Sister James is the head nun at the convent in Stone Harbor. I had the good fortune of shooting her again this year. You can view pictures of her and Sister Francine, as well as other shots of the competition, at http://web.mac.com/dmccarty13/NotesFromGoshen/Nun_07_Selects.html

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:59:41 +0000

Hi Father Flaska, The IHM Sisters of Immaculata, Pennsylvania are the Sisters on whose beach the Surf event takes place. You can find contact info for them at their website:

http://www.ihmimmaculata.org/

They’ll be able to tell you whom to contact for the t-shirts. Thanks for the inquiry! Sister J

By: Fr. Mickey Flaska

Fr. Mickey Flaska — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:20:14 +0000

Dear Sisters,

I recently saw a t shirt advertising your surf event. I wonder if these are for sale? I have three Carmelites who would love them

Thank you!

Fr. Mickey Flaska

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:25:28 +0000

Hello Sister Julie,

Yes, my great-aunt, Sister Maria Loyola, was chatting with the surfers and others in attendance and had expressed an interest in surfing. Spending parts of her summers at the retreat house in Stone Harbor for years, she had watched the surfers from Villa Maria’s porch in the evenings. She changed into an older habit and at the youthful age of 80 was finally on a surfboard (she was born in March of 1925).

These pictures circulated quickly as one of the other sisters in her convent received this picture on a Christmas card 2 months later.

- Andrea

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:24:10 +0000

Really? I got these directly from the photographer. I’ll have to check it out. I want to be sure that Sister is correctly identified. Many thanks, Andrea, and if you have any additional info, please let me know. Sister J

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:27:02 +0000

The information about the nun pictured is incorrect. The pictures are of my great-aunt, Sister Maria Loyola, IHM.