Sister Mary Paul Ege, O.S.B.
February 13, 1918 – March 24, 2009
Sister Mary Paul Ege, OSB, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The vigil service will be Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m., in the monastery chapel and the Mass of Resurrection will be offered there Saturday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Sister Mary Paul Ege was born in St. Joseph, Mo., and raised in Shubert, Nebraska. Sister Mary Paul was named Josephine Rose, the daughter of Anthony and Anna Crotty Ege. After earning her bachelor's degree in English at Mount St. Scholastica College, she entered the monastery in 1939 and made monastic profession in 1941. She received a master's degree from Creighton University and served for many years as a teacher, writer, and editor of the community's newsletter and Benedictines magazine.
She was highly respected for her wisdom and devotion to monastic life, directing newly professed sisters, representing the community in its governance activities both locally and nationally, serving as development director, and sharing her spirituality with others in retreats and as oblate director.
Sister Mary Paul was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Mary Helen. She is survived by her brother, Leo of Cincinnati, Ohio, a nephew and two nieces, and her monastic family.
February 13, 1918 – March 24, 2009
Sister Mary Paul Ege, OSB, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The vigil service will be Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m., in the monastery chapel and the Mass of Resurrection will be offered there Saturday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Sister Mary Paul Ege was born in St. Joseph, Mo., and raised in Shubert, Nebraska. Sister Mary Paul was named Josephine Rose, the daughter of Anthony and Anna Crotty Ege. After earning her bachelor's degree in English at Mount St. Scholastica College, she entered the monastery in 1939 and made monastic profession in 1941. She received a master's degree from Creighton University and served for many years as a teacher, writer, and editor of the community's newsletter and Benedictines magazine.
She was highly respected for her wisdom and devotion to monastic life, directing newly professed sisters, representing the community in its governance activities both locally and nationally, serving as development director, and sharing her spirituality with others in retreats and as oblate director.
Sister Mary Paul was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Mary Helen. She is survived by her brother, Leo of Cincinnati, Ohio, a nephew and two nieces, and her monastic family.
Sister Mary Paul Ege, O.S.B.
February 13, 1918 – March 24, 2009
Sister Mary Paul Ege, OSB, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The vigil service will be Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m., in the monastery chapel and the Mass of Resurrection will be offered there Saturday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Sister Mary Paul Ege was born in St. Joseph, Mo., and raised in Shubert, Nebraska. Sister Mary Paul was named Josephine Rose, the daughter of Anthony and Anna Crotty Ege. After earning her bachelor's degree in English at Mount St. Scholastica College, she entered the monastery in 1939 and made monastic profession in 1941. She received a master's degree from Creighton University and served for many years as a teacher, writer, and editor of the community's newsletter and Benedictines magazine.
She was highly respected for her wisdom and devotion to monastic life, directing newly professed sisters, representing the community in its governance activities both locally and nationally, serving as development director, and sharing her spirituality with others in retreats and as oblate director.
Sister Mary Paul was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Mary Helen. She is survived by her brother, Leo of Cincinnati, Ohio, a nephew and two nieces, and her monastic family.
February 13, 1918 – March 24, 2009
Sister Mary Paul Ege, OSB, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The vigil service will be Friday, March 27, at 7 p.m., in the monastery chapel and the Mass of Resurrection will be offered there Saturday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Sister Mary Paul Ege was born in St. Joseph, Mo., and raised in Shubert, Nebraska. Sister Mary Paul was named Josephine Rose, the daughter of Anthony and Anna Crotty Ege. After earning her bachelor's degree in English at Mount St. Scholastica College, she entered the monastery in 1939 and made monastic profession in 1941. She received a master's degree from Creighton University and served for many years as a teacher, writer, and editor of the community's newsletter and Benedictines magazine.
She was highly respected for her wisdom and devotion to monastic life, directing newly professed sisters, representing the community in its governance activities both locally and nationally, serving as development director, and sharing her spirituality with others in retreats and as oblate director.
Sister Mary Paul was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Mary Helen. She is survived by her brother, Leo of Cincinnati, Ohio, a nephew and two nieces, and her monastic family.
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