Sister Profile

Sister Kathleen Leonard

Formerly Sister Dennis Therese

Biography

Sister Kathleen is a native of Chelsea, Massachusetts. Currently, she ministers in residential services at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Kathleen, formerly Sister Dennis Therese, entered the Congregation on September 12, 1965. She professed final vows on November 23, 1973.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She also received her LIC in clinical psychology from Gregorian University in Rome, Italy.

Sister Kathleen has ministered in Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Photographs

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Sister Kathleen Leonard (center) poses with her former teachers Sister Mary Ann Phelan (left) and Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer. All three celebrated Jubilees in 2025.
Sister Kathleen Leonard (center) with Vicar/General Treasurer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp (left) and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski.
Sisters celebrating 60 years with the Congregation this year included (front, from left) Sister Claire Hanson, Sister Martha Rojo, Sister Kathleen Leonard, Sister Betty Paul and Sister Mary Ann Stewart, photographed with (back, from left) General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, General Councilors Sister Carole Kimes, Sister Laura Parker, Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein and Vicar/General Treasurer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp.
Sisters Terri Grasso, Kathleen Leonard and Regina Gallo
Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer (left) with special guest Sister Kathleen Leonard.