When Sr. Nancy Murray, OP took to the stage in Mount Saint Mary College’s Whittiker Hall on Wednesday, March 23, it was an encore a decade in the making.

Ten years ago, Sr. Murray performed her wonderful one-woman show, The Life of Catherine of Siena: A Woman for Our Times, at the Mount. Students, employees, and the public attended, as did members of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, the order that founded the college in 1959.

 With some familiar faces and some new, the Mount audience was once again moved by Sr. Murray’s portrayal St. Catherine of Siena’s colorful, passionate, and enthusiastic work in spreading her love of Jesus Christ.

 Acting runs in her family: Sr. Murray, a member of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is actor Bill Murray’s sister.

 Born Caterina Benincasa, St. Catherine was the 24th child in her family in Siena, Italy, in 1347. She later became a lay member of the Dominican Order, caring for terminally ill patients and providing spiritual direction to men and women in search of God. Though she lacked a formal education, St. Catherine of Siena is known as the Doctor of the Church.

 St. Catherine was born on March 25, making 2022 her 675th birthday, Sr. Murray noted.