Some of the information contained below is adapted from a biographical sketch written by the Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Luther and Margaret Mary (Cross) Long had four children, three girls and a boy. Margaret was the second child. She attended Catholic schools, with most of her education with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. She graduated high school in June of 1939 and later that same month, entered the Adrian Dominican postulate in Adrian, Michigan. In 1940, she received the habit and took the name Laurencia, a feminine version of her father's middle name. She professed her first vows in 1941.
She spent almost all of her adult life teaching in Catholic schools, in various cities in Michigan, in Chicago, in New York, in Cincinnati, and in Florida. During her years of teaching, Margaret continued her education, receiving a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights College in Adrian, with a major in Latin and minors in English and mathematics; a master's degree from De Paul university in Chicago; and a second master's degree in communications from the University of Cincinnati. She retired from teaching in 1991 and spent a number of years in Florida before eventually returning to Adrian, Michigan.
Margaret loved sports, especially swimming and tennis, and swam in the early mornings almost daily. She was a scholar who loved learning and reading. Her brother, Jerome Long, wrote, "My sisters was always a hero to me because she was a Dominican nun. When I was a little boy I was sent to a military school with the Sisters of Mercy. They wore black, you know. I kept saying to them, 'You're not real nuns. They wear white.' I was always happy to see Margaret when she came home. She'd be wearing the full habit and I always referred to her headgear as 'wings.' She used to hold my hand and take me to the beach. When I was older, we'd go visit her, sit at the pool in the evening and talk about philosophy and theology. She'd let me do a lot of the talking, but she always has a way of making me realize what was important and what was not."
Margaret was known for her twinkling blue eyes, vibrant personality, beautiful handwriting, sense of organization, thorough preparation in everything she did, and for her profound love and faith in God.
Luther and Margaret Mary (Cross) Long had four children, three girls and a boy. Margaret was the second child. She attended Catholic schools, with most of her education with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. She graduated high school in June of 1939 and later that same month, entered the Adrian Dominican postulate in Adrian, Michigan. In 1940, she received the habit and took the name Laurencia, a feminine version of her father's middle name. She professed her first vows in 1941.
She spent almost all of her adult life teaching in Catholic schools, in various cities in Michigan, in Chicago, in New York, in Cincinnati, and in Florida. During her years of teaching, Margaret continued her education, receiving a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights College in Adrian, with a major in Latin and minors in English and mathematics; a master's degree from De Paul university in Chicago; and a second master's degree in communications from the University of Cincinnati. She retired from teaching in 1991 and spent a number of years in Florida before eventually returning to Adrian, Michigan.
Margaret loved sports, especially swimming and tennis, and swam in the early mornings almost daily. She was a scholar who loved learning and reading. Her brother, Jerome Long, wrote, "My sisters was always a hero to me because she was a Dominican nun. When I was a little boy I was sent to a military school with the Sisters of Mercy. They wore black, you know. I kept saying to them, 'You're not real nuns. They wear white.' I was always happy to see Margaret when she came home. She'd be wearing the full habit and I always referred to her headgear as 'wings.' She used to hold my hand and take me to the beach. When I was older, we'd go visit her, sit at the pool in the evening and talk about philosophy and theology. She'd let me do a lot of the talking, but she always has a way of making me realize what was important and what was not."
Margaret was known for her twinkling blue eyes, vibrant personality, beautiful handwriting, sense of organization, thorough preparation in everything she did, and for her profound love and faith in God.
Some of the information contained below is adapted from a biographical sketch written by the Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Luther and Margaret Mary (Cross) Long had four children, three girls and a boy. Margaret was the second child. She attended Catholic schools, with most of her education with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. She graduated high school in June of 1939 and later that same month, entered the Adrian Dominican postulate in Adrian, Michigan. In 1940, she received the habit and took the name Laurencia, a feminine version of her father's middle name. She professed her first vows in 1941.
She spent almost all of her adult life teaching in Catholic schools, in various cities in Michigan, in Chicago, in New York, in Cincinnati, and in Florida. During her years of teaching, Margaret continued her education, receiving a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights College in Adrian, with a major in Latin and minors in English and mathematics; a master's degree from De Paul university in Chicago; and a second master's degree in communications from the University of Cincinnati. She retired from teaching in 1991 and spent a number of years in Florida before eventually returning to Adrian, Michigan.
Margaret loved sports, especially swimming and tennis, and swam in the early mornings almost daily. She was a scholar who loved learning and reading. Her brother, Jerome Long, wrote, "My sisters was always a hero to me because she was a Dominican nun. When I was a little boy I was sent to a military school with the Sisters of Mercy. They wore black, you know. I kept saying to them, 'You're not real nuns. They wear white.' I was always happy to see Margaret when she came home. She'd be wearing the full habit and I always referred to her headgear as 'wings.' She used to hold my hand and take me to the beach. When I was older, we'd go visit her, sit at the pool in the evening and talk about philosophy and theology. She'd let me do a lot of the talking, but she always has a way of making me realize what was important and what was not."
Margaret was known for her twinkling blue eyes, vibrant personality, beautiful handwriting, sense of organization, thorough preparation in everything she did, and for her profound love and faith in God.
Luther and Margaret Mary (Cross) Long had four children, three girls and a boy. Margaret was the second child. She attended Catholic schools, with most of her education with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. She graduated high school in June of 1939 and later that same month, entered the Adrian Dominican postulate in Adrian, Michigan. In 1940, she received the habit and took the name Laurencia, a feminine version of her father's middle name. She professed her first vows in 1941.
She spent almost all of her adult life teaching in Catholic schools, in various cities in Michigan, in Chicago, in New York, in Cincinnati, and in Florida. During her years of teaching, Margaret continued her education, receiving a bachelor's degree from Siena Heights College in Adrian, with a major in Latin and minors in English and mathematics; a master's degree from De Paul university in Chicago; and a second master's degree in communications from the University of Cincinnati. She retired from teaching in 1991 and spent a number of years in Florida before eventually returning to Adrian, Michigan.
Margaret loved sports, especially swimming and tennis, and swam in the early mornings almost daily. She was a scholar who loved learning and reading. Her brother, Jerome Long, wrote, "My sisters was always a hero to me because she was a Dominican nun. When I was a little boy I was sent to a military school with the Sisters of Mercy. They wore black, you know. I kept saying to them, 'You're not real nuns. They wear white.' I was always happy to see Margaret when she came home. She'd be wearing the full habit and I always referred to her headgear as 'wings.' She used to hold my hand and take me to the beach. When I was older, we'd go visit her, sit at the pool in the evening and talk about philosophy and theology. She'd let me do a lot of the talking, but she always has a way of making me realize what was important and what was not."
Margaret was known for her twinkling blue eyes, vibrant personality, beautiful handwriting, sense of organization, thorough preparation in everything she did, and for her profound love and faith in God.
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