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Tesa Fitzgerald

Hall of Fame:
Hour Children: Sister Tesa Fitzgerald

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2017

March 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Sister Teresa “Tesa” Fitzgerald, a nun of the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the founder and executive director of the of non-profit organization Hour Children, is a long-time believer in the power of routine. “If you can embrace it,” she says, “you can run with it.” Stepping through the doors of Hour Children’s central facility, it’s easy to see why she holds this … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame:
Hour Children: Sister Tesa Fitzgerald

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