Catherine McAuley was born into a wealthy Dublin family in 1778. By the time she had reached adulthood, she had witnessed the death of both parents, and experienced considerable religious uncertainty
Mary C. Sullivan, R.S.M., is Professor Emerita of Language and Literature, and Dean Emerita of the College of Liberal Arts, at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the author of numerous work
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