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Teresa Militello

Teresa Militello, M.A., was educated at Beloit College in Wisconsin and the University of Missouri, Columbia. For nearly a decade, she had a position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections. Teresa also worked for the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Museum of Transportation. Currently, she is an Archives Technician for the Carondelet Consolidated Archives.

Ratchet-style crotalus in the Carondelet Consolidated Archives

The Silence of the Bells

The silencing of bells marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum. In many churches, the altar bells are replaced by a wooden percussion instrument called a crotalus.

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The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are a congregation of Catholic sisters. We, and those who share our charism and mission, are motivated in all things by our profound love of God and our dear neighbors. We seek to build communities and bridge divides between people. Since our first sisters gathered in 1650, our members have been called to “do all things of which women are capable.” The first sisters of our congregation arrived in St. Louis, Missouri in 1836, and we now have additional locations in St. Paul, Albany, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Japan and Peru. Today, we commit to respond boldly to injustice and dare to be prophetic.

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