Mary Charles Bryce, O.S.B.

Mary Charles Bryce was a leading voice in the catechetical renewal movement which called for a shift from traditional Catholic religious education, which relied upon catechisms and doctrine, to a new approach emphasizing personal experience. Born to a wealthy and influential family in Ramona, Oklahoma, Mary took a leisurely pace with her education graduating with her bachelor’s degree from Benedictine Heights Catholic College at the age of thirty. Over the next six years she worked on her M.A. degree from …