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Mary Collins, OSB was a theologian and a religious sister. She was a founding member of the North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL), an ecumenical and inter-religious association of liturgical scholars who collaborate in research concerning public worship, and went on to serve as president of both NAAL and the North American Liturgical Conference. She was also elected the tenth prioress of the Mount St. Scholastica monastery in Atchison, Kansas.
Sr. Mary Collins | |
|---|---|
| Title | Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica monastery |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Mary Collins 16 September 1935 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 2 May 2024 (aged 88) Atchinson, Kansas |
| Education | Ph.D in liturgical theology |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Denomination | Benedictine |
| Profession | religious leader, author, professor |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1999 - 2005 |
Early life and education
[edit]Mary Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 16, 1935 to Lauretta (LaCosse) and Homer Collins and had two brothers. She graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College and entered the Benedictine order in Atchinson, Kansas in 1957.[1]
Career
[edit]Collins taught high school before entering Catholic University of America (CUA) where she earned a doctoral degree in sacramental and liturgical studies. After completing her doctorate, she taught religious studies at Benedictine College and the University of Kansas and then returned to CUA in 1978 as associate professor of religious studies and in 1983 became chair of the CUA Department of Religion and Religious Education.[1][2]
In the mid-1970s, she was a founding member of the North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL),[3] an ecumenical and inter-religious association of liturgical scholars who collaborate in research concerning public worship. She went on to serve as its president (1986)[4] and also served as president of the North American Liturgical Conference.[5] She was also a member of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.[6]
In addition to writing books and articles and making conference presentations, Collins was a frequent book reviewer for the periodical Benedictines[7] and for the Journal of Religion.[8]
In 1983, she joined Mary E. Hunt, Diann Neu, and others to found the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER), a nonprofit organization that describes itself as "committed to theological, ethical, and ritual development by and for women."[9][10]
On June 13,1999, Sr. Mary Collins was elected the tenth prioress of the Mount St. Scholastica monastery in Atchison, Kansas and left CUA.[1][2] She served in that role until 2005.[11] She also served the Federation of St. Scholastica for twelve years as first councilor and consulted on or wrote many of their documents.[6]
In a 2012 Catholic Theological Society of America presentation, Bruce T. Morrill, S.J. observed that the 1979 essay by Mary Collins, “Critical Questions for Liturgical Theology,” [Worship 53 (1979): 302–17] "remains a tour de force both in content and methodology."[12]
Collins has been classified as among the "first generation of Catholic reconstructionist feminist theologians" (page 261) Hinsdale, Mary Ann. 2016. “Vatican II and Feminism: Recovered Memories and Refreshed Hopes.” Toronto Journal of Theology 32 (2): 251–72. doi:10.3138/tjt.4202e.
Honors
[edit]Collins was invited to give the 1987 Madeleva Lecture, the third in a series that continues to be hosted by the Center for Spirituality, Saint Mary's College, in Notre Dame, Indiana. She presented "Women at Prayer", an exploration of the shaping of spiritual traditions and the persistence of the ''non-traditional'' (Thursday, April 9, 1987). In 2000, she was one of sixteen past Madeleva Lecturers who developed and signed the Madeleva Manifesto, a critique of the patriarchal structure of the Catholic Church.
In 1993, she received North American Academy of Liturgy's Berakah Award, which is given to liturgists or persons of an allied vocation in recognition of distinguished contribution to the professional work of liturgy.[13]
Collins received the Michael Mathis Award from the Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy in 1995.[11][14]
In 2000, she received the Jubilate Deo Award from the National Association of Pastoral Musicians in recognition of a substantial contribution to the development of pastoral liturgy in the United States.[15]
In 2014, Marquette University awarded her an Honorary Degree: Doctor of Religious Studies.[11]
Selected works
[edit]"A liturgy of invocation" included in Gardiner, Anne Marie. “Women and Catholic Priesthood : An Expanded Vision : Proceedings of the Detroit Ordination Conference.” New York: Paulist Press, 1976. ISBN : 9780809119554
Kay, Melissa, and Mary Collins. It Is Your Own Mystery : A Guide to the Communion Rite. Washington: The Liturgical Conference, 1977.ISBN : 0918208173
“Critical Questions for Liturgical Theology,” [Worship 53 (1979): 302–17]
Collins, Mary, David N. (David Noel) Power, and Marcus Lefébure. Can We Always Celebrate the Eucharist? Edinburgh: T.& T. Clark, 1982.ISBN : 0567300323
"Creative improvisation, oral and written, in the first centuries of the Church" in Collins, Mary, David N. (David Noel) Power, and Marcus Lefébure, eds. Liturgy : A Creative Tradition. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1983.ISBN : 9780816424429
Collins, Mary, David N. (David Noel) Power, and Marcus Lefébure. Blessing and Power. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1985.ISBN : 0567300587
"Neither clergy nor laity : woman in the church" included in Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth, Mary Collins, and Marcus Lefébure. Women, Invisible in Theology and Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1985.ISBN : 9780567300621
Collins, Mary, and David Noel Power. The Fate of Confession. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1987.ISBN : 0567300706 (pbk.)
Collins, Mary. Worship : Renewal to Practice. Washington, DC: Pastoral Press, 1987.ISBN : 9780912405322
Women at Prayer. (Ramsey, N.J.: Paulist Press) January 1, 1987. ISBN: 978-0809129492:
The New Dictionary of Theology. Joseph A. Komonchak, Mary Collins, O.S.B., Dermot A. Lane, Editors (Liturgical Press) October 1, 1987.[16]ISBN : 9780894536090
Presentation included in The Future of the Catholic Church in America: Major Papers of the Virgil Michel Symposium (Liturgical Press), a compilation of major presentations in a symposium held In July 1988, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.[17]
Collins, Mary, David Noel Power, and Mellonee V. (Mellonee Victoria) Burnim. Music and the Experience of God. Edinburgh [Scotland: T. & T. Clark, 1989.ISBN : 9780567300829
Contemplative Participation: Sacrosanctum Concilium Twenty-Five Years Later (Liturgical Press) November 1, 1990. ISBN: 9780814619223, 1922
Essay in Living in the Meantime: Concerning the Transformation of Religious Life, Paul J.Philibert, O.P., ed., (Ramsey, N.J.: Paulist Press. 1994).[17] ISBN-13 : 978-0809135196
A Commentary on the Order of Mass of The Roman Missal: A New English Translation. General Editor Edward Foley; Associate Editors: John F. Baldovin, Mary Collins, Joanne M. Pierce (Liturgical Press) December 1, 2011. ISBN: 9780814662472, 6247
Mary Collins, OSB, "The Church and the Eucharist," Catholic Theological Society of America Proceedings 52 (1997): 19-34, especially 30-34. cited in Morrill, Bruce T. 2012. “Performing the Rite of Marriage: Agency, Identity, and Ideology.” Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy, August, 93–105. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=79344497&site=eds-live&scope=site.
“Recovering Hope Under Dim Ecclesial Horizons.” 2011. Benedictines 64 (2): 6–17. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=70308887&site=eds-live&scope=site.She delivered this address to retreat directors at Sophia Center in Atchison, Kan., in August 2011.
"Mystagogy: Discerning the Mystery of Faith p. 73-104 by Mary Collins and Edward Foley included in Foley, Edward, John F. (John Francis) Baldovin, Mary Collins, Joanne M Pierce, Gilbert Ostdiek, and Richard McCarron. A Commentary on the Order of Mass of the Roman Missal : A New English Translation Developed under the Auspices of the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 2011. ISBN : 9780814662472
"Benedict and Francis : two popes and two saints in conversation" included in Casey, Michael. A Not-so-Unexciting Life : Essays on Benedictine History and Spirituality in Honor of Michael Casey, OCSO. Edited by Carmel Posa. Athens, Ohio: Cistercian Publications, 2017.ISBN : 9780879072698
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Remembering Sister Mary Collins, OSB". Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ a b "Past Leadership". Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ "Founding Members". NAAL. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ University, Catholic. "Distinguished Alumni". The Catholic University of America. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "The Madeleva manifesto: A Message of Hope and Courage". www.natcath.org. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ a b "Contemplative Participation". Liturgical Press. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "Benedictines Magazine". Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "The Journal of Religion | List of Issues". The Journal of Religion. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "History and Mission – WATER – Womens Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual". Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Stoltzfus, Kate (Spring 2017). "Interview with Mary E. Hunt". Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. 33 (1): 183–96 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b c "Sister Mary Collins, OSB // University Honors // Marquette University". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Vol. 67 (2012): Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America". ejournals.bc.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Berakah Award". NAAL. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Mathis Award: Notre Dame Center for Liturgy". web.archive.org. 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "NPM Awards – NPM". Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "The New Dictionary of Theology". Liturgical Press. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ a b "Publications" (PDF). American Catholic Studies Newsletter. Fall 1994. pp. 14–15. Retrieved June 10, 2024.