Sister Mary David Moran

Sister Mary David Moran

Clara Moran was born on a farm in an area called Wellfield about six miles from Chatham NB on June 11, 1914 to Mary (Dignam) and William Moran, the second eldest of six children. Her parents were both of Irish descent. Her father was very keen on educating the...

Let’s Save Our “Eco”-onomy

BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY The following article by Sister Pauline Lally appeared in the Kingston Whig-Standard on October 19, 2002. Some provincial governments, under encouragement from Alberta and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, are putting forth reasons why Canada...
Sister Mary Angeline Garvin

Sister Mary Angeline Garvin

The late Sister M. Angeline was born in Kitley Township, in the county of Leeds, January 5, 1916, the tenth of twelve children born to Francis Garvin and Maria Bissonnette. She began her early education at the age of seven at the local rural school. Her father was a...
Pilgrimage from James Bay

Pilgrimage from James Bay

The Moosonee group, including Sister Una Byrne, at the Native parish in Toronto by the teepee. BY SISTER UNA BYRNE World Youth Day, who can describe such a experience? It is best described by the Holy Father’s dream, as expressed in his Evening Vigil, that it would be...
Religious Archivists Gather

Religious Archivists Gather

Photo by Rob Mooy, Kingston This Week Religious archivists from across Canada gathered at Providence Spirituality Centre to discuss ongoing efforts to preserve a vital piece of Canadian history. Too often the importance of preserving our past is overlooked until it is...