tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post4374638337556521990..comments2024-02-21T14:12:55.866-06:00Comments on coming home to myself: St. Mary's Parish and SchoolDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-80560564705655867982012-10-08T19:02:32.710-05:002012-10-08T19:02:32.710-05:00Wow now you are being so historical. Hvaing been b...Wow now you are being so historical. Hvaing been born 10 years later and coming to Toronto when I did put me in a vey different world here. I did attend Catholic Kindergarten in Bremen and once wrote about my brush with fate in a sandbox (Jan.19,2011).Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-17891817272184266172012-10-02T13:53:45.080-05:002012-10-02T13:53:45.080-05:00Dear Perpetua, like you I think of those early pio...Dear Perpetua, like you I think of those early pioneers who traveled west from the Atlantic seaboard and settled in the Mid-West. They were intrepid. I'm glad you found this "fascinating." I was so blessed to have that order of nuns teach me in grade and high school. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-55287390895544271752012-10-02T12:15:41.241-05:002012-10-02T12:15:41.241-05:00Dee, I so enjoyed this glimpse into the history of...Dee, I so enjoyed this glimpse into the history of Independence and also your school. Those early pioneers must have such courage and determination, and here I include the priests and nuns who went out from their safe convents to set up churches, schools and hospitals in these newly-settled areas. Truly fascinating.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-20019782964684990082012-09-27T00:15:14.154-05:002012-09-27T00:15:14.154-05:00Dear Friko, I'm glad you found this second-gra...Dear Friko, I'm glad you found this second-grade memory interesting. Next week I hope to share one that a little funny! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-64890616176010566562012-09-25T17:25:02.992-05:002012-09-25T17:25:02.992-05:00I am looking forward to read more of your formati...I am looking forward to read more of your formative years in this school. This introduction<br />has been very interesting.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-90324449409227092712012-09-24T15:53:18.890-05:002012-09-24T15:53:18.890-05:00Dear Emily, my experience in Catholic schools was ...Dear Emily, my experience in Catholic schools was very positive. I hope that will be the same for your two girls. What order of nuns are doing the teaching? Or is the school staffed with what we used to call "lay people." That is, single or married women and men. The teaching orders of nuns lost so many members during the late sixties and early seventies and fewer women are entering, so often the Catholic schools they used to staff have only one or two nuns teaching there. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-91718653233445759292012-09-24T13:04:27.754-05:002012-09-24T13:04:27.754-05:00Sounds like a great school, and with such an inter...Sounds like a great school, and with such an interesting history! It's reassuring, too, because my girls just started at a Catholic school this year. I hope their experiences will be just as positive as yours were!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040658866161039054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-6582786487373553992012-09-22T23:10:17.623-05:002012-09-22T23:10:17.623-05:00Dear Penny, the Sister of Mercy nuns who came to S...Dear Penny, the Sister of Mercy nuns who came to St. Mary's were truly dedicated. As were the Benedictine nuns who came down the Mississippi River to Saint Louis and then up to Atchison Kansas to establish the convent named Mount Saint Scholastica. It was there I attended college and entered the convent. The grade and high school I attended in Independence is in Missouri, but the college is in Kansas.<br />I'm glad you found the history interesting, Penny.<br /><br />And thanks for hoping for my good health. I truly am fine although my brother has a bad cold and is concerned about giving it to all of us! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-62633294874954418662012-09-22T22:03:35.161-05:002012-09-22T22:03:35.161-05:00Such an interesting history, Dee, and how the good...Such an interesting history, Dee, and how the good sisters must have influenced not only your education, but, your life as well. I can only imagine the dedication and how difficult it must have been in the early days of settling Kansas. I can't wait to hear more. <br /><br />I hope you are feeling well. lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-39571150824358406052012-09-22T21:40:08.759-05:002012-09-22T21:40:08.759-05:00Dear Rita, yes a long history and the high school ...Dear Rita, yes a long history and the high school is still there with added buildings. The Sisters of Mercy were excellent teachers and I find myself often thinking of all they taught me. "Boomer" schools is a new term for me. Does that come from the term "baby boomer"? I hope your weekend is filled with some needed rest for you and a cessation of aches and pains. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-28367573773313998982012-09-22T21:38:06.851-05:002012-09-22T21:38:06.851-05:00Dear Melynda, several psychics have told me that I...Dear Melynda, several psychics have told me that I was born to be a teacher. So thank you for thinking that I truly am. I giggled a lot as a school girl, but was excruciatingly shy. I bet you were the life of the classroom! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-23024367125985058352012-09-22T18:18:55.838-05:002012-09-22T18:18:55.838-05:00Most schools here don't have as much history a...Most schools here don't have as much history as yours does. I went to boomer schools that popped up in the suburbs of Minneapolis to hold all the children who were popping out--LOL! Sounds like a wonderful school. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-84317674365973678952012-09-22T09:14:19.592-05:002012-09-22T09:14:19.592-05:00Ah Dee you truly are a teacher my friend! I enjoye...Ah Dee you truly are a teacher my friend! I enjoyed this history lesson and the thought of you as a little school girl makes me smile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-70775746370281342392012-09-21T17:04:08.232-05:002012-09-21T17:04:08.232-05:00Dear Stephanie, those Sister of Mercy and Benedict...Dear Stephanie, those Sister of Mercy and Benedictine nuns truly did influence my life. I'm looking forward to writing more about them. I'm glad you're interested in reading about them. Thank you. And you, too, have a peaceful weekend.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-28653165506120064552012-09-21T17:02:54.285-05:002012-09-21T17:02:54.285-05:00Dear Sandi, so good to hear from you and to know ...Dear Sandi, so good to hear from you and to know from this comment and your recent posting that you are coming up for air after the beginning of a new school year! I sort of think that diagramming would be a good thing to add to the curriculum. It truly has helped me--not just with writing but with thinking. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-72115036524874085302012-09-21T13:04:25.913-05:002012-09-21T13:04:25.913-05:00Looking forward to reading about the nuns. Great s...Looking forward to reading about the nuns. Great stories! Have a peaceful weekend.Stephanie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117481136259148223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-39191638384186422762012-09-20T23:21:58.291-05:002012-09-20T23:21:58.291-05:00I have always loved history, so this post was espe...I have always loved history, so this post was especially interesting for me. What an amazing legacy those nuns left! <br /><br />I regret not learning Latin, as I believe it would be helpful in many ways. My daughter learned some basic things in a linguistics class she took. I remember diagramming sentences! We don't do that anymore. Maybe we should!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-43036019715712049872012-09-20T08:22:08.382-05:002012-09-20T08:22:08.382-05:00Dear EC, on my new blog--the one on writing--I'...Dear EC, on my new blog--the one on writing--I'll post a story this coming Sunday about one of those nuns and how she taught our class diagramming, which made such a difference for my writing. I was so blessed with good teachers. <br /><br />And of course, I so enjoy reading your blog because I learn about a country that I know so little about. Thank you for teaching me with such interesting posts. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-71129089571308956782012-09-20T08:19:47.705-05:002012-09-20T08:19:47.705-05:00Dear Crystal, I was able to go into the history be...Dear Crystal, I was able to go into the history because of the blog sites I found. But one thing that wasn't in them was that the field to the south of the church had been a Civil War battlefield. When work was done there, the builders found cannonballs from the battle.<br /><br />Yes, the "Little House" books do make mention of Independence. It remained a "jumping off" point for many decades of the 19th century. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-23287261852752244962012-09-20T08:17:36.135-05:002012-09-20T08:17:36.135-05:00Dear Arleen, yes, my mom's maiden name was O&#...Dear Arleen, yes, my mom's maiden name was O'Mara. My grandfather, whom I never met, had grown up in Johnston, Pennsylvania. He lived there during the famous 1889 flood. His parents--or perhaps his grandparents (I'm not sure) came over the Pennsylvania from Ireland--County Cork (I think). What about your "O'Mara" background? Do you know more with certain. My mom never talked about the past, and I didn't think to ask and so I know so little. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-1018707816106570192012-09-20T08:12:20.878-05:002012-09-20T08:12:20.878-05:00Dear Kathy, I know from reading your blog how impo...Dear Kathy, I know from reading your blog how important nuns were to your education. I remember one nun about whom you wrote an entire posting; she greatly influenced your feelings about yourself. Or that's the way I remember it. <br /><br />I look forward to your visit to my new blog. I'm excited about the challenge of writing about writing! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-30742544307253238132012-09-20T04:53:58.709-05:002012-09-20T04:53:58.709-05:00Thank you Dee. This post is about a country and a...Thank you Dee. This post is about a country and a religion both of which are foreign to me, and I am so glad to have the opportunity to broaden my horizons. Thank you. Lots. I am also looking forward to meeting those nuns who were so influential in your life.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-34410517353401874492012-09-20T04:39:38.740-05:002012-09-20T04:39:38.740-05:00Hello Dee, the pioneers of yesteryear were amazing...Hello Dee, the pioneers of yesteryear were amazingly brave people. How amazing to be able to follow your school so far back. It sounds like you had a wonderful place of learning with lovely nuns. The town of Independence? I think it is spoken about in Laura Ingalls Wilders 'Little House' books. Sr Crystal Mary Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509227559164880311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-32342660475879699062012-09-20T00:28:58.960-05:002012-09-20T00:28:58.960-05:00I look forward to meeting these special nuns who w...I look forward to meeting these special nuns who were important to you, Dee! And congratulations on the new blog. I'll be sure to visit and follow it!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-1520081989730718992012-09-19T20:53:23.922-05:002012-09-19T20:53:23.922-05:00And, if I am not mistaken, we both have the name O...And, if I am not mistaken, we both have the name O'Mara in our past.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com