Meet Sister Teresa Casey
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Sr. Teresa Casey
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Hi! My name is Sister Teresa Casey and I am a Sister of
St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie. I have been a Sister for 56
years and have been very happy. Many people have asked me
why I became a Sister and why do I stay. From the time I was
a little girl, I wanted to be a Sister. The Sisters of St.
Joseph attracted me and I am convinced that one of my relatives,
also a Sister, played a big part in my choice.
I spent much of my religious life teaching music at our
convents. My last 35 years, I taught at Algoma University
and Algoma Conservatory in Sault Ste. Marie. My first love
of music came from my family. My father loved to sing and
sang in the church choir. My older brother played the piano
and had his own band until he went overseas in 1940.
Besides teaching, I have worked with the youth and spent
many years working in Youth Encounters. I also had several
choirs, one of which was a youth choir made up of 40 teenage
girls.
In 1994, I retired from active ministry. I volunteered in
the gift shop at the hospital in Sault Ste. Marie one day
a week and the Catholic Centre two days a week. Because of
illness, I moved to our Motherhouse in North Bay in August
1999. I have not been idle since moving here. I take my turn
as the switchboard operator, help organize the liturgies here
at the Motherhouse, work at the soup kitchen, and play the
organ for one of the Sunday liturgies at Corpus Christi Parish.
Our charism of unity and reconciliation has been a wonderful
help to me. Every day our charism brings me closer to my Creator
God. Another thing that has helped me grow is our preferential
option for the poor. Working with our Associates and being
on the Outreach Committee has helped me realize how much I
have and how much I can give to others.
Everyday, I thank God for my vocation and I ask Him to bring
people to religious life for "the harvest is great but
the laborers are few."
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