Irish nun who inspired Cardinal Timothy Dolan thought she’d never see the day - VIDEO

All the Catholic clergy and laity in the U.S. owe a deep debt of gratitude to Sr. Bosco and her fellow Mercy nuns for gettint a Catholic school "up and running" in Ballwin, Missouri in 1957. Also, Irish natives of all religious orders deserve a big 'Thank you' for the enormous contributions they have made to Catholic America and to this nation as a whole over the centuries. However, the current immigration laws of the U.S. make it extremely difficult for the grandnieces and grandnephews of Sr. Bosco Daly and other Irish nuns and priests to obtain permanent visas nowadays. These restrictive laws are unfair, unjust and unwise. God bless Sr. Daly and Cardinal Dolan.

I must speak out in defense of this sister. I was taught by the Sisters of Charity of Halifax, from grades 1-6. I then attended public school, after my family moved to the suburbs. I didn't get hit at all, in Grades 1,2,5,or 6. It shouldn't be assumed that ALL nuns were "slap happy", and we have no proof whatsoever that Sister Mary Bosco was that way. When I saw the nun I had, in 3rd Grade, in 1991, '92 & '94, she admitted to having made some mistakes. BTW, I didn't get slapped by her, all that often. I'm glad we got along in later years. I sent her birthday & Christmas cards, even after she retired to the retirement home, in Wellesley, Mass. She passed away, 10/31/07, having just turned 94, a month earlier.

Where is Sister Mother Mary Breakyourface?

Hats off to his mother, who upon her knee taught him the precepts of his faith. It all begins in the home.

Drogheda Mercy nun. Oh memories of their cruelty return.