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The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
From Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology
Rosa Bruno-Jofré (Author)
9781487544980
Paperback / softback, published 15 October 2021
384 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg
"This well-written and researched institutional history presents a solid academic view of a woman religious teaching community from its nineteenth century conservative roots to its renewal since the Second Vatican Council." "The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions is a landmark work that captures the complexity of the transnational and transtemporal development of an educational institution between 1898 and 2008."
This book traces the journey taken by the Canadian Province of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions / Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM), from its establishment in Manitoba in 1898 to 2008, when the congregation as a whole redefined its mission and vision. Using archival research conducted in Canada, England, and Italy and incorporating oral interviews with RNDM sisters, this book explores the historical work of the sisters in schools and the part they played in the developing educational state. The congregation’s activities in schools, first in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and later in Ontario and Quebec, show how the sisters’ educational work related to the social characteristics of the communities they worked in (e.g., those of French Canadian settlers, British and continental European immigrants, and the Métis population). The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions examines the impact of Vatican II in the 1960s and into the 2000s as well as the dismantling of neo-scholasticism and the process of secularization of consciousness in society at large. These emerging issues led the congregation to examine its individual and collective identity at the intersection of feminist theology, eco-spirituality, and a critique of Western cosmology.
List of Illustrations Introduction: Coming to Life at the Intersection of Ultramontanism and Colonialism Part One. Contextualizing the Vision of the Foundress 1. Who Were the RNDMs? Arrival in Canada (1898) and Transnational Ethos Part Two. Educational Apostolate in Time and Space: The Schools in Canada 3. Manitoba in the Early Years: Building a French-Canadian Identity with the RNDM Foundations Part Three. The Reception of Vatican II: Epistemic Shifts and Visionary Changes 9. The Setting That Framed the Reception of Vatican II Part Four. The Province Engages in a Foreign Mission 11. The Mission in Peru Conclusion: Coming Full Circle Appendix A. Making Sense of Memories: Conversation among Former Provincials – A Literal Transcription Notes
Acknowledgments
2. Foundational Thoughts on Education and the Interplay of Locality, Congregational Structure, and Church Teachings
4. English-Speaking Communities, Immigrants, and the Quest for Social Recognition in Manitoba
5. The RNDM in Saskatchewan: Residential, Parish, Separate, and Private Schools for Girls
6. The Dusty Years to the Post-War Years
7. The Church and the Classroom before Vatican II: Spirituality in the Schools and Recruitment
8. The 1960s: Changing Context and New Experiences
10. Resignifying Vision and Mission: The 1990s and 2000s, and the Movement towards Eco-Spirituality
Appendix B. Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM) Sisters’ Houses in Canada
Index