The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions : : From Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology / / Rosa Bruno-Jofre.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Bruno-Jofre, Rosa,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)

This book traces the journey taken by the Canadian Province of Our Lady of the Missions (RNDM) from their establishment in Manitoba in 1898 until 2008, when the congregation as a whole redefined its mission and vision. Using archival research conducted in Winnipeg, Manitoba as well as in England and Italy, and incorporating oral interviews with RNDM sisters, this book explores the historical work of sisters in schools and the part they played in the educational state in formation. The details of the congregation's activity in schools show how the sisters' educational work was related to the social characteristics of the communities (e.g., those of French Canadian settlers, British immigrants, the Métis population, and continental European immigrants), first in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and later in Ontario and Quebec. 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. The emerging issues led the congregation and the province to examine their individual and collective identity at the intersection of feminist theology, eco-spirituality, and a critique of western cosmology.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- 2. Foundational Thoughts on Education and the Interplay of Locality, Congregational Structure, and Church Teachings -- Part Two. Educational Apostolate in Time and Space: The Schools in Canada -- Introduction -- 3. Manitoba in the Early Years: Building a French-Canadian Identity with the RNDM Foundations -- 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 -- Part Three. The Reception of Vatican II: Epistemic Shifts and Visionary Changes -- 9. The Setting That Framed the Reception of Vatican II -- 10. Resignifying Vision and Mission: The 1990s and 2000s, and the Movement towards Eco-Spirituality -- 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 -- Appendix B. Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM) Sisters' Houses in Canada -- Notes -- Index