Archives: Deceased Sisters

She should have a child-like spirit; an abiding love of God; devotion to our Lady; burning zeal for the extension of God’s kingdom on earth. . . This should be crowned by a lovely, joyous spirit, a ready smile reflecting the...

Sister Marie Lorraine Carney once said she resonated with the following quote by an unknown author: “Perseverance is not a long race, it is many short races, one after another.” And so it was that on January 6, 2006,...

Among our members, Sister Margaret Mary Cannon was known as one of the kindest, gentlest and most-welcoming Sisters. Her presence among us will long be remembered in life as in death. Margaret Mary, at the age of 86 and after 69...

We are gathered here this morning to celebrate a long, fruitful and colorful life in service of mission – that of our Sister Patricia Marie Callan who died at the Maryknoll Center Residential Care Unit on December 24,...

You have made me endless, such is your pleasure. This frail vessel you empty again and again, and fill it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed you have carried over hills and dales, and have breathed through it...