Halaby, Samia

About the Author Miriam Ward, RSM, a member of the Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community, was born Dorothea Irene Ward in Salem, N.Y., on January 14, 1926 and died in Burlington, Vt, on January 17, 2014. She attended school in Vermont at Proctor Elementary School, Middlebury High School, and Mount St. Mary High School (Burlington). She received a B.A. in English from Trinity College, an M.A. in theology from Providence College, and a Ph.D. in religion from the University of Ottawa. Sr. Miriam entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1943 and was professed on August 18, 1945. She taught in elementary and...