Sr. Kathleen Feeley

Kathleen Feeley

Kathleen Feeley, a School Sister of Notre Dame, served as president of  College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame of Maryland University) 1971-92. She has taught college, high school and elementary students. After her college presidency, she taught literature in India, Australia, China, Japan and Ghana. 

Feeley has a master's degree in English from Villanova University and a doctorate from Rutgers University. She now teaches at Notre Dame of Maryland's Renaissance Institute, which serves lifelong learners over age 50. 

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Detail of a 16th-century Portuguese painting of Pentecost by an unknown artist (Wikimedia Commons/Jose Goncalves)

What would change in a church united through the Holy Spirit? Everything!

At the first Pentecost, the desire of God "that all may be one" came about through the power of the Holy Spirit. Let us ponder another area in which this prophecy could be and should be fulfilled: the Catholic Church.

"The Annunciation" (1898) by Henry Ossawa Tanner (Philadelphia Museum of Art, www.philamuseum.org)

The Annunciation helps us face problems of our times

The feast of the Annunciation reminds us that God sent his son to join humanity fully to be a model for us in every circumstance of our lives, and to introduce us to the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. 

An orange seven-pointed star (Unsplash/Vidar Nordli Mathisen)

An indwelling of the Spirit of Jesus resides in you and me

Poetry, language, theology, storytelling — all illuminate a deep Advent truth: Each of us is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

Blackboard and big map are visible in an empty classroom.

Ode to a kenotic teacher

Sr. Kathleen Feeley writes about learning about writing and poetry from Sr. Maura Eichner. She also learned lessons on teaching and kindness.