Sister Mary James (Alice Margaret Mary) Geenen entered Eternal Life February 20, 2012, the third child of Henry R. Geenen and Gladys Catherine (McCormick) Geenen. She was born March 31, 1919 in Freedom. She attended Saint Nicholas Elementary School. After graduating from high school she attended Saint Norbert College and Silver Lake College where she earned a BA Degree in Elementary Education with majors in Philosophy and English. She attended the University of Dayton earning a MS Degree in Elementary Education.
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Sister Antoinette “Toni” Callahan, OP (Vincent Mary), dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Antoinette “Toni” Callahan, OP (Vincent Mary), died Jan. 17, 2012, at Swedish Medical Center, Denver, Colo. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa Jan. 28, 2012, followed by burial of the cremains in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Margaret Savoy Meicher, OP, dies
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Sister Chiara Pauloni, OP, dies
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Sister Elizabeth Cummings, OP (Sylvester), dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Elizabeth Cummings, OP (Sylvester), died Sept. 27, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa Sept. 30, 2011, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Elizabeth made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1937, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1940. She taught in the primary grades for 10 years and the middle level grades for 38 years. Sister Elizabeth served as secretary at St. Rose of Lima School, Cuba City, Wis., for eight years and as support staff at the Motherhouse for eight years. She served in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Wyoming, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Reflections on 9/11 and life in NYC
Editor’s note: Sr. M. Marcia Vinje, a Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, recently moved from Madison to work at Our Lady of Pity Parish in Staten Island, N.Y. Following are her reflections on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and other experiences.
The 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are very much in the awareness of everyone in New York.
Everyone has a story about who they knew that died that day, or why their relative should have been at the World Trade Center but for various reasons they were not there that day or came later. The stories of God’s providence are phenomenal.
Sister Marie Owen (Clarke) Monaghan, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Marie Owen Monaghan, OP, died April 29, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, WIsc. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa May 5, 2011, followed by burial at the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Marie Owen made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican March 8, 1939, and her final profession August 5, 1942. She taught for 22 years, served as principal for 21 years, ministered in schools as an administrative assistant for four years, and served as a pastoral minister for 12 years. Sr. Marie Owen served in Wisconsin, the District of Columbus, Minnesota, Illinois, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Iowa.
Archbishop Burke to bless statue at shrine
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse promotes the pro-life message in various ways. The focal point is the Memorial to the Unborn, dedicated last year on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12).