Remembering Sister Mary Julia Breheny, CSJ
Sister Mary Julia Breheny, CSJ - December 28, 1926 - July 20, 2011.
The following was given by Brenda L. Forry, CSJ of Sister Mary Julia Breheny, who touched so many lives in the Parkway community through her years at St. Theresa's, Sacred Heart and more. This article appears courtesy of the Sisters of St. Joseph. As we come together this evening to celebrate the life of Sister Mary Julia Breheny among us, many thoughts cross our minds. Julia was a gentle, kind person. The words found at the beginning of the Constitution of the Sisters of Saint Joseph describe Julia perfectly. “The Sister of Saint Joseph moves always toward profound love of God and love of neighbor in humility, in sincere charity- the manner of Saint Joseph whose name she bears, with an orientation toward excellence tempered by gentleness…
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Joseph Anderson
2:05 pm on Monday, August 8, 2011
I read this with tears in my eyes, but feel so blessed to have been a student of Sister Mary Julia. Though She has passed, She will continue to live on in so many people who's lives She has touched. Without disrespect to any other teachers from my childhood, Sister Julia was always my favorite. I can't possibly say enough about Her, and can feel Her smiling down on Me. ... - and the rest of the … more ›