Who Would She Be
When Sister Corita contemplated a step away, she had to completely re-imagine her identity, who she was and who she would be. She had been a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 32 years, since 1936 when she decided after high school to go into the order. Her devotion was such that she had to give her all. During her time at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy she thrust her whole self into teaching. Many of former students could testify as to the amount of work she piled on them as if her class was the only one they were taking. Her assignments ranged from visiting grocery stores to observe signage to helping create installations for the New York World’s Fair and a walk-thru exhibit at the World Council of Churches Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden. And, of course, there was the Mary’s Day Parade where the class printed banners, programs, etc for the ceremony. This would be a great leap. For so long she had been a teacher-nun, a sister-nun, artist-nun—what would she be if sh...