Box OSBCHI-D-COFFBENI-2

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This series contains personal and business letters to and from Sister Benita Coffey, OSB. It begins with a spiritual bouquet for her parents' wedding anniversary in 1950. Also included are a number of letters regarding retreat work in Chicago, Colorado, and California. There is a series of letters she wrote to the community while she was on the Benedictine renewal program in Rome, Italy.

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These reflections were written and given by Sister Benita Coffey, OSB for various liturgical seasons. There are reflections for the funeral liturgies of Oblate Judi O' Sheil Stone and Sister Catherine Lynch, OSB.

Scope and Contents As a student and as a teacher, Sister Benita Coffey, OSB wrote academic papers consisting of the following topics: Saint Benedict's devotion to Christ, a study on the book of Psalms, the assembly's participation in the liturgy, school activities, and student responsibilty. Sister Benita Coffey, OSB along with Sister Suzanne Zuercher, OSB wrote a play based on "Cats" the musical, starring the Sisters as the characters in the play. Also included is a topic on the impact of the 3rd World...

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Two slightly different versions of the agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Second Grade Association of the Archdiocese of Chicago meeting on October 12, 1957, Sister Benita Coffey, OSB was president of the association. Possibly one is the agenda and one is minutes of the morning of the meeting. They demonstrated the use of a lesson from Jesus the Redeemer book of the Jesu-Maria Course in Religion.