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April 24, 2015

Nun’s quest for renewal lands her in Ireland

Sr. Mary Ann Maxwell’s one-year sabbatical to renew her ministry has turned into a nine-year adventure in Dublin, Ireland.

It is often said that a religious sister never truly retires, and Sr. Mary Ann Maxwell is living proof.

The Canadian member of the Sisters of Charity of Immaculate Conception spent her first 37 years as a nun working as both a teacher and principalin the Catholic school system, from which she had just graduated. 

Published in Call to Service