Rosa Bruno-JofreThe Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
From Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology
List of 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
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
