Sr. Mary Collins | |
|---|---|
| Title | Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica monastery |
| Personal | |
| Born | Mary Collins 16 September 1935 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 2 May 2024 (aged 88) Atchinson, Kansas |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Denomination | Benedictine |
| Education | Ph.D in liturgical theology |
| Profession | religious leader, author, professor |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1999 - |
| Profession | religious leader, author, professor |
Early life and education
editCommunity Involvement
editCareer
editHonors
editIn 2000, she received the Jubilate Deo Award from the National Association of Pastoral Musicians in recognition of a substantial contribution to the development of pastoral liturgy in the United States.[1]
Past president of both the North American Academy of Liturgy and the North American Liturgical Conference.[2] In the mid-1970s, she was a founding member of the North American Academy of Liturgy,[3] an ecumenical and inter-religious association of liturgical scholars who collaborate in research concerning public worship. In 1993, she received its Berakah Award, which is given to liturgists or persons of an allied vocation in recognition of distinguished contribution to the professional work of liturgy.[4]
Selected works
editThe 1987 Madeleva Lecture "Women at Prayer" by Mary Collins, OSB Associate Director, Center for Benedictine Studies,Atchison, Kansas. An exploration of the shaping of spiritual traditions and the persistence of the ''non-traditional'' (Thursday, April 9, 1987). Hosted by Saint Mary's College and the Center for Spirituality.
Presentation included in The Future of the Catholic Church in America: Major Papers of the Virgil Michel Symposium (Liturgical Press), a compilation of major presentations in a symposium held In July 1988, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.[5]
Essay in Living in the Meantime: Concerning the Transformation of Religious Life, Paul J.Philibert, O.P., ed., (Ramsey, N.J.: Paulist Press. 1994).[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "NPM Awards – NPM". Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "The Madeleva manifesto: A Message of Hope and Courage". www.natcath.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Founding Members". NAAL. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Berakah Award". NAAL. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b "Publications" (PDF). American Catholic Studies Newsletter. Fall 1994. pp. 14–15. Retrieved June 10, 2024.