In 2015, journalist Benjamin Parkin of The Africa Paper published a wonderful profile on Sister Patricia Marie Williams, a renowned Black nun and member of the Franciscan Handmaids of Harlem. On that occasion the Handmaids were celebrating their [...]
On that occasion the Handmaids were celebrating their 100th anniversary, and Sister Patricia Marie had been with the order almost from its inception. Their convent in Harlem, as Parkin noted, was struggling to survive with a diminishing number of nuns.
She was born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and entered the Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary in 1945. Eight years later she professed final vows. The early years of her education are not known but we do know that she earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Fordham University and a master’s degree in early childhood education and administration from Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Beyond her loving commitment to New York City, Sister Patricia Marie was a teacher and principal at schools in North and South Carolina. She was often a very vocal and visible advocate of pro-life activities and a regular participant in the Pro-Life Black Leadership Conference as well as a member of Black Catholics Against Abortion.
During the early years in Harlem, the order sustained itself through the creation of a laundry business, which included a few other community services.
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