Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Coming to Life at the Intersection of Ultramontanism and Colonialism 1
6. Part One. Contextualizing the Vision of the Foundress
7. 1. Who Were the RNDMs? Arrival in Canada (1898) and Transnational Ethos 12
8. 2. Foundational Thoughts on Education and the Interplay of Locality, Congregational Structure, and Church Teachings 34
9. Part Two. Educational Apostolate in Time and Space: The Schools in Canada
10. Introduction 49
11. 3. Manitoba in the Early Years: Building a French-Canadian Identity with the RNDM Foundations 53
12. 4. English-Speaking Communities, Immigrants, and the Quest for Social Recognition in Manitoba 83
13. 5. The RNDM in Saskatchewan: Residential, Parish, Separate, and Private Schools for Girls 96
14. 6. The Dusty Years to the Post-war Years 118
15. 7. The Church and the Classroom before Vatican II: Spirituality in the Schools and Recruitment 132
16. 8. The 1960s: Changing Context and New Experiences 143
17. Part Three. The Reception of Vatican II: Epistemic Shifts and Visionary Changes
18. 9. The Setting That Framed the Reception of Vatican II 153
19. 10. Resignifying Vision and Mission: The 1990s and 2000s, and the Movement towards Eco-Spirituality 190
20. Part Four. The Province Engages in a Foreign Mission
21. 11. The Mission in Peru 205
22. Conclusion: Coming Full Circle 239
23. Appendix A. Making Sense of Memories: Conversation among Former Provincials – A Literal Transcription 247
24. Appendix B. Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM) Sisters’ Houses in Canada 305
25. Notes 315
26. Index 361