From the Archives is a page that's periodically updated, from the Institute of History Stories, Access Files, and Latest Find from the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Museum -St. Julie Billiart Born in a town outside of Boston, Judith was the youngest of three children. Sister Paula Tinlin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963. She taught in East Boston, Lynn, Sister Carol Ann Connor, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, entered eternal life on September 30th, 2021 at Mount Notre Dame Health Center in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 84. Sister Martin Therese Gensler Chicago, Illinois December 13, 2019. -Micah 6:8 Born in Worchester, Mass, into an Irish Catholic family, Mary Lou had three older brothers. when, Sister Helen Julie Monroe, SNDdeN, went peacefully home to her Good God on Monday January 25, 2021 at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Springfield and Emmanuel College in Boston. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Sister Mary Elizabeth Sharp Ozanam Hall | Bayside, New York December 18, 2019. The CND was founded in 1658 by St. Marguerite Bourgeoys who helped settle the city of. She enjoys the success of her, Sister Judith Markiewicz entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1977, Sister Maureen Marr entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. My mother died in childbirth with the sixth child so dad had five children under the age of. She lives in Windsor, CT. After graduating from St. Mary's High School in Cambridge, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, "How Good is the good God!" Ministries Educator 1953-55 St. Mary School, Beverly, Sister Ginny Scally was educated by the Sisters of Notre Dame in her home parish of St. Gregory's in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, San Jose, she spent most of her life in the area. Throughout, Sister Ann Marie Daly entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963, Sister Edith Huot Daly was born in Milton, Mass. While most Sisters were missioned to places geographically close to their province centers, Sister Catherine St. John served at schools in Massachusetts, Iowa, California and Hawaii. When I was five years old I was introduced to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at St. Joseph's School in Somerville, Mass. Sister Catherine was born in Worcester on February 27, 1932, daughter of Mitchell F. and Catherine H. (Bruneau) Perry. Sister Christine entered the, Sister Ellen was born in New Britain, Conn., to parents Stephen and Gail (Contievello) Agritelley. and of all her siblings was closest to her sister Anne. Sister Margaret Youngclaus entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Sister Mary Benilda Dix Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 6, 2023. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Janice was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1943, joining her older sister, Joan. She attended St. Lazarus School in East Boston. Sister Josita Colbert is a lifelong educator, champion for vocations outreach and a person who has spent her entire life working for justice and equality for the Black Community and People of Color. St. Julie I was the oldest of three children and learned to be responsible at an early age. Her sister Lorraine was two years older, and her sister Yvette was four years younger. She smiles and laughs easily, often spontaneously rejoicing at the goodness of God and the wonders of creation. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. John 15:12 I am one of nine childrenthe oldest girl and with that came a lot of responsibilities for my younger siblings. Sister Mary was a fun-loving person who was always eager to help others. IPSWICH, MA Sister Catherine Hughes, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 69 years and a former superior general for her congregation, died March 22 in Liverpool, England, after a brief illness. (Dowd) McGuiggan. She later earned a master's degree in Mathematics from Fairfield University in Connecticut. We all went to the local Parish school staffed by the Sisters of Notre Dame. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sr. Mary St. Jerome. -St. Julie Billiart "I am the vine, and you are the branches. Why Give. Sr. Lorraine Tiani first met the Sisters of Notre Dame at age six when her parents enrolled her in St. Aloysius School in New Canaan, CT. She continued to be educated by the Sisters until receiving her B.A. We place a special emphasis on education, especially of poor women and children, and ministering . In 2022, she was awarded with a Cheverus Award medal by the. In ministry, she has served in religious formation and renewal programs. Click here to learn more about Rita. Even in their early years. It was an easy, Sr. Bernadette Turgeon has been a Sister of Notre Dame for 62 years. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Clare was born and grew up in the Roslindale section of Boston. Mary Margaret grew up in a family with Irish wisdom that was totally loving and mutually supportive. "God is good and sometimes He's better." She lives in community in Lawrence. Sister Marylyn (Catherine Thomas) O'Connor was born in Springfield, daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Patterson) O'Connor. East West Archives for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur . We remember with gratitude the life of Sister Marie Treanor who died on May 28, 2020 at 97 years of age and 79 years as a Sister. "Trusting God in all times and in all things." She graduated from St. Gregory's High School, Dorchester and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1939 as, "How Good is the Good God!" We bond with one another through verbal and non-verbal communications, for building and strengthening our relationships internationally and cross-culturally, and for collaborating with our Associates, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, Co-workers, and Partners in Mission. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Sr. Rose Christopher. Betsy and her younger brother Tom grew up experiencing abundant love in the larger family of their grandparents and cousins. Both of my parents were born in the U.S. while my maternal grandparents were immigrants from England. Sister Peggy (Margaret) was born in East Hartford, CT on November 25, 1942, to parents Christopher and Rosella (Maguire) Evans. In the sixth grade, a missionary priest came to, Sister Rosemarie Ryan, 89, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at the Notre Dame Care Center in Worcester, MA. Sister Catherine Owens entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. Matthew 11:29-30 Born Claire Kelley in Bedford, Indiana, Sister Raymond Loretta. Blessed Theresa GerhardingerLetter 11, September 10, 1831. Sister Bernadette Noonan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. Sister Patty, "Pray that the Holy Spirit may guide and direct me in all my actions, that all may be done for the greater glory of God." She was born in Fahaduff, Castleisland, CO. Kerry, Ireland, daughter of James and Hanna (McCarty) Lynch, and her, Sister Julie Cecelia was born Mary E. Lyver in Somerville, Mass. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1947. Sister Mary was born M. Claire O'Connell in Boston on March 7, 1932, to parents Jerome and Nora (Coyne) O'Connell. After she graduated from Keith Hall High School in Lowell, Mass. MA. Joyful simplicity, genuine concern, and faithful friendship are three of the gifts that Marie McDonald has shared with us in Notre Dame. "There was only one lay teacher," she remembers. CLEMSON - Billy Amick's two-out double scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning in Clemson's 6-4 victory over Notre Dame at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Ipswich, Massachusetts. This serendipitous advice led her not only to apply, but to receive a scholarship and to meet. "The spirit of the Lord is upon me to spread the good word. Sister Helen Singleton was named Jean by her parents, John and Helen (Walsh) Singleton. After serving as an educator for many years, she is now retired and volunteering as a docent at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Jamaica Plain, Mass. My sister and I grew up in a wonderful parish, Sacred Heart, and were educated there by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for 12 years. Sister Joanne was born in Lowell, MA, to parents John and Ann (Sleison) Sullivan. Sister Barbara- Jean Kubik entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968, Sr. Joan Marie (Marie Raphael) Lacasse went peacefully home to the good God on Friday, September 20, 2019. Sister Kathleen Walsh entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1974. She was the daughter of Edmund and Rosina (McLaughlin) Gallahue, and graduated from St. Gregory High School in Dorchester. When we were young our mother has serious health issues. She, Sister Patricia Anne O'Rourke entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967. St. Louis, MO 63125. -John 10:10 Born and raised in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Claudia was encouraged by a high school teacher to apply to Emmanuel College in Boston. Being of Polish and Irish extraction herself she, Sister Catherine St. John was born Anne Byrne, and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1949. June, 2019 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." YOU ARE SENT, CONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME. "Of his fullness, we've all had a share, love following upon love." It must make our hearts as wide as the world." They lived within St. Matthew Parish in Dorchester, Mass. Sister Mary Corripio was born and raised in Louisiana through high school. Patricia, Pat or Patty, as friends and family called her, was born on August 4, 1944 in Boston, MA. I was born in Boston and raised in Cambridge, the sixth of 10 children; five girls and five boys. 2022 Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. East-West Province, Maps and Directions to the Province Locations, Sister Christine Elizabeth Allen (1929-2020), Sister Judianne Beltz 40-Year Jubilarian, Sister Marlene (Edward St. Anne) Biasiello, Sister Claudia (Claudia Andre) Blanchette, Sister Mary Ann Boretti 50-Year Jubilarian, Sister Ann (Ann Mildred) Brennan 75-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Patricia (Maureen St. Patrick) Butler, Sister Catherine St. John Byrne (1931 2020), Sr. Claire (Ann Bernadette) Callahan (1922-2020), Sister Madeline (Madeline St. Charles) Carrabino, Sister Marie-Rose (Rose Pauline) Charpentier, Sister Mary (Catherine Angela) Clancy (1935-2021), Sister Leonore (Leonore Julie) Coan 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Margaret Philip Coffey 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Lorraine Connell 50-Year Jubilarian, Sister Ann Marie Connolly 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Carol (Francis Veronica) Connor (1936-2021), Sister Sissy/Katherine (Thomas Mary) Corr, Sister Patricia (David St. Anne) Curran 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Harriet (Harriet Christine) Cutting, Sister Barbara Jane (Henrietta Jane) Dole (1928-2021), Sister Eileen (Helen St. John) Finnigan (1944-2022), Sister Mary Therese (Margaret St. Henry) Flattery, Remembering Sister Anne Gabrielle Gagnon (1931-2023), Sister Marjorie (William Katherine) Gallagher, Sister Patricia (Rose St. Joseph) Gallahue (1927-2021), Sister Roberta (Peter Miriam) Giampaoli (1937-2021), Sister Mary Louise (Julie Peter) Graziano (1938 2021), Sister Joan (Marguerite Therese) Gregoire 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Catherine (Catherine St. Andrew) Griffiths 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Edithann Kane 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Raymond Loretta Kelley 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Bernice (Catherine Raymond) King 70-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Joan Marie (Marie Raphael) Lacasse (1932-2019), Sister Maureen (Robert Marie) Lewis (1934-2021), Sr. Patricia (Patricia Mary) Linehan (1931-2020), Sr. Margaret (Mary Kevin) Lynch (1923-2020), Sr. Jeanne (Jeanne Francis) MacDonald (1936-2020), Sr. Corinne (Corinne Marie) Manzi (1931-2020), Sister Ann Marie (Agnes Dolores) McAndrews, Sister Margaret (Daniel Mary) McCarthy 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Dorothy (Dorothy Joseph) McCormick, Sister Immaculata Marie McDonnell 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Julie (Julie St. William) McDonough, Sister Bernadette Mary McGrath (1926-2020), Sister Kathryn Lawrence McGuiggan (1934-2021), Sister Maureen (Daniel Francis) McLaughlin, Sister Joyce (Alice William) McMullen 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Joan (Francis St. Catherine) Mehigan 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Rose Elizabeth Monahan 70-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Lillian (Jane Marie) Morris (1922-2020), Sister Mary (Anna Marie) Mulligan 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Francis Virginia Murphy 75-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Margaret (Mary St. Patrick) Nally (1931-2020), Remembering Sister Marylyn O'Connor (1945 2022), Sister Catherine (Catherine Johanna) Perroni 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Mary Margaret (Immaculata Marie) Pignone, Sister Rita (Leo Marie) Raboin 60-Year Jubilarian, Sr. Frances (Margaret St. George) Randall (1932-2020), Sister Anne Frances Rhilinger (1930-2021), Sister Marna (Margaret George) Rogers 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Jeanne (Anne Campion) Ronayne (1943-2020), Sister Theresa (Theresa Joseph) Ryder 70-Year Jubilarian, Sister Roberta (Jude Stephen) Rzeznik 60-Year Jubilarian, Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Helen St. Thomas Singleton (1928 2022), Sr. Marie (Josepha Therese) Treanor (1922-2020), Sister Alice Clare Tremblay 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Janice (Margaret Cornelia) Waters 75-Year Jubilarian, Sister Margaret (Mary Bartholomew) Welch (1934-2021), Sister Mary Elizabeth (Elizabeth Matthew) Whalen, Sister Charlotte Francis Wickes (1932-2021). She proceeded to earn her bachelor's degree from Boston College and master's degree in Education Counseling from Boston State College. Growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, Julie met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at her parish school. She was the only child until her mother went "on vacation" and came back with Janice's brother Barry. Her parents were Joseph and Dorothy (Barnewall) Buggle. Her. So when, " Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Sister Marie was born on November 14, Sister Alice was named Patricia at birth by her parents, Leo and Alice (Callaghan). She graduated from Ascension High School in Worcester and, Sister Jennifer Pierce entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 2000. 0. Claire entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur when I was not quite two, Sister Alice was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, one of four children of parents Philip and Alice Marie (Fitzgerald) McCourt. She has led communications for the Sisters internationally for many years. News & Events. She graduated from Emmanuel College and earned a master's degree in Religious Education, "We exist for the poor, only the poor, absolutely only the poor." Fleeing anti-Catholic legislation in Prussia, more than 200 sister had arrived in Ohio and Kentucky by 1880. Proverbs 3:5-6 "To be simple is to be like a sunflower which follows all the movements of the sun and turns ever toward it." Sister Natalie Bussiere entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Mary Alice is the author of the book, "Our Struggle Was a Sacred Struggle." Growing up in a mixed Polish, Irish and Italian neighborhood was a gift. Sister Eileen Burns is a member of the leadership team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's U.S. East-West Province. She is girt about with strength and sturdy are her arms. The book, first published in, Sister Juana McCarthy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1986, "I know the plans I have in mind for you. Archivist. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), founded by St. Julie Billiart in 1804, are a Catholic international religious congregation with Sisters ministering in seventeen countries on five . She is the youngest of three, and grew up in an extended family. Sister Irene Murphy (formerly Sister Eleanor William) entered Notre Dame more than seventy years ago, in 1950, and she exudes the peace and joy of a happy and good life. News & Events. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1946 as Sister Rose St. Joseph. I had a great devotion to prayer and the idea of joining the Sisters was with me even when I was young. She is retired from full-time ministry and is a literacy volunteer. Pauline McNiff entered on August 7, 1944; how she loved her band [of Sisters who entered. She served as teacher and in the, Sister Marie was born in Salem with the given name Lorraine, daughter of the late Henry and Rachel (Brilliant) Bedard. We bond with one another through verbal and non-verbal communications, for building and strengthening our relationships internationally and cross-culturally, and for collaborating with our Associates, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, Co-workers, and Partners in Mission. Sister Francis Timothy Quinn entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1953. Sister Eileen Marie Finnigan was born in Dorchester, the beloved daughter of John A. and Helen F. (Doolin) Finnigan. She currently serves as Associate Director for Employment Partnerships at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT. Theirs was a happy home and when "Kay" began to sense her call to religious life, she asked her motherwho told her to ask her fatherand they concluded that they were not, Sister Mary Michael Connolly was born Loretta Ann Connolly in Woburn, MA, to parents were John and Mary (Kelley) Connolly. As a result we, My twin brother, Paul, and I were born in our family home in Glenolden, Pa., where we lived until the age of three when our family move to Norwood, Pa, We lived there until I entered Notre Dame at Ilchester, Md. My parents were first generation Irish, Patricia Curran was born in Boston and is the only daughter among J. Stanley and Mary (Riley) Curran's four children. When she went into, I was taught by the Sisters starting in the first grade and was in Notre Dame schools from 7th to 12th. She served for many years at Bakhita House, a safe house for survivers of human trafficking "a home where love heals." Sister Maureen Griffin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. She lives in Andover, MA. Sister Sheila Palmer entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. She grew up in a small city called Chelsea about 25 minutes from metropolitan Boston. Sister Catherine describes her younger years in this way: "My three younger brothers. She entered, Sister Patricia O'Donnell entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956, Sister Mary O'Malley was born in Natick, Mass., to parents Michael and Ellen (Norton) O'Malley. Throughout her early years she had many interactions with Sisters of different orders. In this home, all contributed to the household, Sister Ellen Foley entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namurin 1964. Sister Marilyn, Sister Marie Catherine Pero entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1953, "The Lord will complete what He has done for me" -Psalm 138:8 The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur are sometimes called "The Smiling Sisters" and Sister Catherine Perroni surely fits that description! They always looked out for each other, and they were loved unconditionally by their parents, Stephen and Mary (Narsaviche) Coffey, who chose the name. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Julie Stephen. Meister Eckhart Thank you! Sister Anne Gabrielle remembers a happy childhood in a, Born and raised in Chester, Pa. and Parkside, Pa., I am the daughter of William and Katherine Fedina Gallagher (both deceased), and ninth of 11 children. I enjoyed playing sports, such as baseball, "I was raised to be a wife and mother, I discovered along the way that I was born to be a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur." The daughter of Robert Emmett Lewis and Marie Barry Lewis, she grew up in East Boston where she met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at Fitton High School, She taught in various New England schools: St. John School in Peabody, Sister Patricia Linehan died at age 89 on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Her faith has been a gift to each of us. Sister Jean Stanford entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. She was the daughter of Joseph P. and Ethel G. (Thomas) Rhilinger and graduated from St. Gregory High School in Dorchester, Mass. Today, Sisters of Notre Dame work with refugees in London, street children in . Sister Regina Whalen was born in Dorchester, Mass., one of five children of parents Richard and Mary (Sheehan) Whalen. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the religious name Sister Ellen St. Michael. YOU ARE SENT, CONSTITUTION OF THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME. Since entering the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Sister Brbara has worked in, Sister Rita Heywood entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958, Sister Karen Hokanson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, Sister Kristin Hokanson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, "Love each other as I have loved you." Sister Barbara entered the, We pray in gratitude for the life of our Sister Ann Virginia Donovan who died on May 6, 2020, at the age of 96. -St. Julie Billiart I was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the older daughter of Irish immigrants of deep faith and love of learning. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1970. Clearly, Sister Irene is happy in her vocation, "We are placed in this little corner of the world like cinders beneath the ashes, to ignite the fire of divine love in the hearts of those we meet" (adapted) I grew up in Dedham, Mass. I had a deep connection to the Sisters of, Who shall find a valiant woman, her value is beyond pearls.