Sister Loretta Buchanan

Sister Loretta Buchanan

Loretta Buchanan was born on February 8, 1906, in Toledo, ON, the daughter of Malcolm James Buchanan and Elizabeth Maloney. Loretta was the youngest child in a family of six. When she was still quite young her family moved to Strome, eight miles west of Daysland,...
A return to Peru

A return to Peru

Artisans like this weaver work at home. Photo: Sister Jeannette Filthaut BY SISTER SHIRLEY MORRIS When Sister Shirley Morris SP returned to Peru after an absence of 25 years, she found many wonderful changes — and many things regrettably unchanged. One of the original...
Sister Patricia Kelly: The ability to love

Sister Patricia Kelly: The ability to love

Sister Patricia Kelly arrives at Kingston Penitentiary early on a Friday morning. Photo by Sabrina Desranleau During her three-year ministry at Kingston Penitentiary, Sister Patricia Kelly has quietly made her presence felt among the administration as well as the men...
Sister Verna Plue

Sister Verna Plue

Verna Elizabeth Plue was born on March 31, 1901, in Actinolite, Hasting County, ON, the daughter of Edward Plue and Catherine Conway. Verna was the youngest and only girl in a family of six. With five brothers, Verna was subjected to a lot of teasing and frequently...
Sister Mary Avita McGuire

Sister Mary Avita McGuire

Beatrice McGuire was born in Strathcona, Ontario, on June 23, 1908. She was the middle child of a family of nine to be born to James Patrick McGuire and his wife, Mary Agnes (Kennedy). This family of five boys and four girls lived in a big, white limestone farm house...