Sister Mary Matthew was born in 1928 and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. She celebrated her golden jubilee as a religious sister—fifty years of consecrated life.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Seattle University and a Master's degree in Theology and Scripture from St. Mary's College. She pursued doctoral studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Sister Mary Matthew was fluent in five languages and trained in Pastoral Counseling. She served fifteen years as a teacher in the Archdiocese of Portland before joining the faculty of Seattle University.
She also served as Religious Education Coordinator in Bellevue, Mt. Vernon, Bellingham, and Port Angeles, Washington, and engaged in catechetical work among the native peoples of Alaska.
Beginning in 1975, Sister Mary Matthew conducted healing prayer ministry in the United States, Canada, Trinidad, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico. She co-founded the St. Joseph Healing Ministry retreat in 1977.
Sister Mary Matthew passed into eternal life in 2013. Her ministry of teaching, healing prayer, and intercession continues to bear fruit through the lives she touched and the retreat she helped establish.
Graces received through Sister Mary Matthew
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