The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions : : From Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology /

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

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...

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Bruno-Jofre, Rosa,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
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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

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