Sister Catherine describes her younger years in this way: "My three younger brothers. "God is good and sometimes He's better." She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Marie St. Joseph. She has been a member of several Civil Rights groups throughout her ministry is on the boards of several organizations including the, Sister Barbara was born in Somerville, MA, to parents Frank and Dorothy (Eagan) Collins and has two siblings. -Franoise Blin de Bourdon (Spiritual Advice # 2) Born in Waterville, Maine, Linette enjoyed a happy childhood as one of seven children, "Thanks to hard working parents and an outdoor environment that gave the children many opportunities, Sister Mary Doyle entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948, Sister Ruth Duffy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957, Sister Mary Elizabeth Duke entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. A daughter of John and Mary Waldron Kelly, Irish immigrants, she was the sixth of nine children. She lives, in Ipwich, MA. She continued to work in consulting and human resources in different states before entering religious life. "I believe you, Lord, will bring to completion what you have begun in me." Sister Susan Raymo entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1964. "There was only one lay teacher," she remembers. She ministered in education in Worcester, East Boston, South Boston, Lawrence, Wakefield and Salem, N.H. She was also the manager for the Shelter for the Homeless, "If God wants you thereyou will go there. Sister entered the, Sister Germaine went peacefully home to her Good God on July 6, 2020, supported in prayer by her devoted Sisters in Community at the Notre Dame Convent at Ipswich, MA, by the dedicated staff of the St. Julie Billiart Residential Care Center, and by her loving family and friends. During her free time she likes to read, sing, and create things on the computer. We all went to the local Parish school staffed by the Sisters of Notre Dame. Sister Virginia Sheehan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1970, and took her first vows in 1973. Sister Julie earned her BA in Elementary Education from Emmanuel College, as well as an MA in Education from Salem, Sister Jeanne Francis (Marguerite) MacDonald, SNDden, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur died peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2020 surrounded by her community of Sisters at the Sr. Julie Billiart Center, Ipswich, MA after an extended illness. In Memoriam 2022; In Memoriam 2021; I n Memoriam 2020; In Memoriam 2019; In Memoriam 2018; In Memoriam 2017; 2023 April. -St. Julie Billiart As the youngest child of Monica and Daniel Madden, I arrived eight years after my brother, Danny, on my sister Maureen's tenth birthday. Sr. Patricia Gertrude Gill went peacefully home to her Good God on December 3, 2019. She met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur when she attended Notre Dame Academy in, "The beauties of nature must lift up your soul to your Creator. She was 91. Sister Gemma was born Dorothy Gemina Buggle in Dublin, Ireland. She entered the Sisters in 1979 and professed her perpetual, Sister Janet Deaett entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1985. Sister Peggy (Margaret) was born in East Hartford, CT on November 25, 1942, to parents Christopher and Rosella (Maguire) Evans. She and her five siblings were supported by her father's work as a chauffeur. A Sister of Notre Dame for seventy-nine years, Ann ministered in both elementary and high schools sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Sister Marie Frances Burke entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. Her parents were Joseph and Dorothy (Barnewall) Buggle. She loved, "All the way to heaven is heaven because Christ said, 'I am the way.'" She decided that she wanted a Catholic women's education when she went to college, and decided to attend the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University). She entered the SNDs in Waltham from Beverly and Andover, Massachusetts. We both, Edithann Kane is the eldest of Ann Marie (McKenna) and Frank Kane's three daughters. Birth: May 27, 1929. 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! Both were immigrants from Ireland and were very traditional Catholics. Sister Marie Verrilli entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1964. Sister Helen Singleton was named Jean by her parents, John and Helen (Walsh) Singleton. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Kathleen Francis. Philippians 1:6 I come from a loving, caring, hard-working Irish family and was blessed to have the Sisters of Notre Dame as my educators and mentors from grades 1 through 12. Patricia joined the Congregation in 1947 and took the name Sister Alice Clare. 2019 December. She was born, Sister Ellen Glavin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, Sister Rosemary Grant entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955, Born in Malden, Mass., Sister Mary Lou was the daughter of the late William and Ruth (O'Neil) Graziano. She was the youngest of three children of Lawrence J. Pignone and Margaret McGlynn Pignone. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. Sister Paula Tinlin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963. "Await everything from the good God and have endless confidence in him."-St. 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, Sister Patricia Anne O'Rourke entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967. She currently serves in the Guidance. We grew our own vegetables and, Sister Anne Louise spent many years in higher education as campus minister, counselor, Director of the Personal Counseling Center and as Associate Dean of Students at Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, Conn. She also served on the Connecticut Leadership Team as well as co-coordinator of the SND/USA Anti-Racism Team. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a concentration in Math and, Sister Kathleen grew up in a Catholic neighborhood and attended Notre Dame schools for 12 years before entering the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1964. "All 23 other classrooms had SNDdeN, Sister Patricia Joy Conner, 71, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester, MA. Throughout, Sister Ann Marie Daly entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963, Sister Edith Huot Daly was born in Milton, Mass. Sister Claire Pierz entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur participate in a worldwide mission to spread the goodness of God beyond the boundaries of nation, state, and tribe. I entered Notre Dame right after high school in 1959. Throughout her early years she had many interactions with Sisters of different orders. Sr. Nancy entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1979. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. but because of her father's career as an Army officer she'd lived in Texas, California and Maryland by the time she was 10 years old. Sister Audrey McCarville Waterdown, Ontario April 1, 2023. Their parents, Albert and Mildred (Davenport) Brennan wanted the children to have a Catholic education, so both attended St. Gregory School in Dorchester, where they were taught by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Here she met our sisters and it did not take her long to fall in love with St. 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 Catherine Owens entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. She is now retired from full-time ministry, and is a volunteer driver for the Sisters. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. 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. Having attended Notre Dame schools from first grade to sophomore year at Emmanuel College. She was born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts. 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." "Faith is having the courage to believe that God will do it before you see it." 30 Jeffrey's Neck Rd. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. Sister Patricia Shea entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 2003. Nancy Rowen was born and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts, where she was the second of Jo and Joe Rowen's five children. Luke 1:49 I am the youngest of five children born to Anthony and Isabelle (Dwyer) Cavallo. . Sr. Marie lived Sr. Julie's charism as an educator throughout her sixty-two years of active ministry in places across the country. She lives in Connecticut. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur value Communication of all its forms! -John 10:10 Born and raised in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Claudia was encouraged by a high school teacher to apply to Emmanuel College in Boston. Sister Elizabeth Calcagni entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. "How good is the Good God!" "The Lord has done great things for me." You will look upon them spread before you like an open book." She had an aunt and a cousin who were already Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur so it was no surprise when she joined them by entering in Waltham, Mass. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Alice Philip. Growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, Julie met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at her parish school. Helenethe youngest of the four was born several years later, and completed the family. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Julie Stephen. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a degree in Latin. Sister Francis Timothy Quinn entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1953. Sister Natalie Bussiere entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. 19 were here. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. St. Julie Billiart founded the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur to make known God's goodness, especially among the most impoverished and abandoned people in the world. Meister Eckhart Thank you! She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, takikng the name Sr. Mary Michael. She was the sister of the late Mary Conway, Helena Nally, Thomas Nally and Rosemarie Nally, and survived by her sister, Patricia Tangney of Needham, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, Sister Sandra Maria Napier entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, Sister Margaret Nawin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the religious name Sr. Julie St. John. Her mother was widowed at a very young age. Sister Mary Elizabeth Sharp Ozanam Hall | Bayside, New York December 18, 2019. Sister Margaret earned a BA from Emmanuel, Sister James Madeline was born Dolores L. Whalen in Lawrence, Maine in 1937, to Madeline (Hamelin) Whalen and James Whalen. >> Atlantic-Midwest Province. Sister Evelyn McKenna entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. John 1:16 I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one of four children. We honor the charism by living Gospel values in vibrant communities, by promoting Catholic education, especially for women and children, in urban and mission schools, and by fostering the fullness of life, especially for people who are poor, sick, and aged. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1970, and took her first vows in 1973. -John 15:5 Sister Marie was born and raised in Dorchester, Mass., with a younger sister and brother. 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. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur value Communication of all its forms! March 18: The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur announce plans to close Notre Dame High School for girls in San Francisco in June 1981 because of a decline in the number of teaching nuns. Sister Claire was born in Boston, daughter of Michael D. and Julia A. 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. Sr. Nancy Citro was born in Cambridge and grew up in Somerville, MA. Sister Teresa offered positive support to a generation. Sister Alice has a lively personality and is full, Let us gratefully remember the life of our Sister Patricia Tryon who died on May 15, 2020 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Ipswich, Massachusetts. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a degree in Biology and Education. We prayed every day together, and from the time we were children prayed that if it were God's, Sister Julie McDonough was born Marilyn McDonough, the daughter of William and Ethel (Quinlin) McDonough. Sister Geraldine Burns entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. 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