60th First Vows
Sister Mary Hagele
Birthplace: St. Joseph, Missouri
Entrance: 1962
First profession: 1965
Final profession: 1972
Education: Bachelor’s in theology, Maryville College, 1967
Master’s in theology, Seattle University, 1973
Master’s in clinical counseling, Northwestern University, 1975
Doctorate in clinical psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psych, 1989
Service in the archdiocese: Volunteer at Pruitt-Igoe Public Housing, making family visits and tutoring for GEDs, 1965-67
Service outside the archdiocese: Staff counselor, Barat College, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1967
Teacher, Clifton, Cincinnati, 1967-70; Evanston, Illinois, 1970-81
School counselor and teacher, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1988-89
Teacher and director of human relations, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1973-76
Teacher, counselor and special education coordinator, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1976-81
Psychologist in the Chicago area, with individuals, couples, families, groups, and served as a consultant to three Sacred Heart Schools, 1991-2021
Sister Carolyn Osiek
Birthplace: St. Charles
Entrance: 1962
First profession: 1965
Final profession: 1970
Education: Bachelor’s in romance language/literature, Fontbonne University, 1962
Master’s in religious studies, Manhattanville College, 1966
Doctorate of theology in the New Testament, Harvard University, 1978
Service in the archdiocese: Coordinator of middle school, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, 1966-67
Coordinator of high school, Villa Duchesne Academy, 1967-68
Lecturer in religious studies and director of academic advising, Maryville College, St. Louis, 1974-76
Director of province archives, Society of the Sacred Heart, 2010-24
Director of special projects, Society of the Sacred Heart, United States-Canada Province, 2024-present
Service outside the archdiocese: Coordinator of high school, Academy of Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, 1968-69
Research and resource associate in women’s studies, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-77
Professor of New Testament, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, 1977-2003
Charles Fischer Catholic Professor of New Testament, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, 2003-09
65th First Vows
Sister Constance “Connie” Dryden
Birthplace: St. Louis
Entrance: 1957
First profession: 1960
Final profession: 1965
Education: Bachelor’s in English language and literature Maryville College, 1966
Master’s in clinical counseling and psychology, Washington University, 1969
Master’s in theology, Catholic Theological Union, 1994
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, Villa Duchesne, Oak Hill School, 1964-65
Teacher, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 1965-68
School counselor, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, 1968-70
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Schools of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, 1961-64
School counselor and principal, Academy of the Sacred Heart, New Orleans, 1970-73
School counselor, Schools of the Sacred Heart Grand Coteau, Louisiana, 1973-78
Psychiatric counselor, Migrant Health Center, Indiantown, Florida, 1978-79
Math teacher, Bishop Njenga Girls High School, Kenya, 1980-81
Math teacher, Nkozi University, Uganda, 1981-82
Lecturer, Kericho Teachers College, Kenya, 1982-92
Provincial bursar, Society of the Sacred Heart, Uganda-Kenya Province, 1985-89
Sister Agnes Hoormann
Birthplace: St. Charles
Entrance: 1956
First profession: 1960
Final profession: 1966
Education: Bachelor’s in social science, Maryville University, 1970
Certificate in spiritual direction, Spiritual Ministry Center, San Diego, 1992
Service in the archdiocese: Faculty, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 1961-65
Treasurer, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 1968-72
Provincial treasurer assistant, 1973-75; provincial secretary, 1975-76; provincial treasurer, 1975-76; provincial team and provincial treasurer, 1976-80; Society of the Sacred Heart, St. Louis Province
Archivist and sacristan, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 2001-04
Home care for Elderly, Provincial Finance Office, St. Louis, 2007-09
Service outside the archdiocese: Faculty at Sacred Heart schools in Louisiana, 1965-68 and 1972-73
Sabbatical, Israel, 1982-83
Secretary, Societa del Sacro Cuore, Mother House, Rome, Italy, 1983-89, 2005-06, 2008, 2012-13
Finance, Lycee du Sacre Coeur, N’djamena, Chad, 1988
Prayer ministry and co-director, Cedars of Peace, Nerinx, Kentucky, 1989-91 and 1992-2000
Student, Spiritual Ministry Center, San Diego, 1991-92
Educator, Sprout Creek Farm, Poughkeepsie, New York, 2000-01
Spiritual accompaniment, Dominican Sisters of Peace, Springfield, Kentucky, 2009-10
Pastoral care team, Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary, Nerinx, Kentucky, 2011-12
Community life team, Society of the Sacred Heart Oakwood Infirmary, Atherton, California, 2013-14
Archives and spiritual ministry, Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, Kentucky; Society of the Sacred Heart Mother House, Rome, Italy; Society of the Sacred Heart Oakwood Infirmary, Atherton, California, 2012- present
About Sister Agnes Hoormann: I absolutely loved working in the Secretariat at our Motherhouse in Rome. These were years enriched, not only by living in an international community at the center of our Society and connected to our sisters in over 40 countries, but also by sharing life, friendship and challenges with other international congregations in a city filled with spiritual energy and vitality. I was always so eager to respond when asked to come back to help out over the years. As time passed, I felt called to serve in a more contemplative apostolic ministry and for a few years I became co-director of Cedars of Peace Cabins for solitude and prayer at the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse in rural Kentucky. How many people continue to be nourished by these little cabins in the woods! How grateful I am for this relationship with God, which began as a child running in the fields on our family farm in Florissant, was expanded in the eternal city of Rome and deepened in the Kentucky woods, not to mention nourished by all the other countries and states where I have been blessed to live as an RSCJ over 65 years!
