Sister Marion has dedicated her life to helping the poor and immigrants, she still teaches ESL classes, at age 83. DP
By Amanda Greene, Staff Writer
It was the early 1940s in New York City. Marion McGillicuddy, daughter of Irish immigrants, watched her older brother decide to go fight in World War II.
“The youth of the day were inundated with this idea of the Nazis taking over Europe and this pro-American sentiment, and we were ready to make any sacrifice,” she said. “My vocation came from the realization that I had one life and what was I going to do with it? And I couldn’t think of anything I could do better than serving God.”
So just out of high school, McGillicuddy decided to become a nun and entered the Society of St. Ursula, a non-cloistered order founded by Anne de Xainctonge in 1606 in Dole, France, for the purpose of educating young people, women and the poor.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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