Welcome to Toolan Tales
Stories by Sister Suzanne Toolan, RSM, beloved composer, of her years on the Mercy Campus in Burlingame, including characters she has known, places she has loved and events she remembers.
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Sister M. St. James MacMahon
Two converts to Catholicism from the state of Nevada entered the Burlingame community. Sister Ursula was born March 29, 1887 and Sister M. St. James on Nov 20, 1888. They were professed on November 21, 1915 at ages 28 and 27 respectively. I do know that their mother was very disturbed with her daughters and… Read more
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Sister M. DeChantal Perz
Here was a grand lady whose life was at the heart of Mercy. What I know of her life: Sister M. deChantal came to the Sisters of Mercy even though she was attracted to Holy Name Sisters. One day as she was listening to a priest as he delivered a Mission in her Oakland parish,… Read more
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