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Backyard Photoshoot
Setting up in the garage for a photoshoot with Dad
Monica and her Dad following an afternoon photo session with nuns in the backyard
More Photoshoots!
Setting up in the backyard for a photoshoot with Dad
Holy Spirit Expo and Book Signing
Stan and Danny
Holy Spirit Knights of Columbus making nun doll cabinets for St. Agnes Academy
Come, Walk With Me Vol. I
Presenting to St. Agnes
Monica Lapuente Presents 125 Nun Dolls to St. Agnes
https://monicastears.com/2021/06/25/monica-lapuentes-120-nun-dolls-presented-to-st-agnes/
Blessing of Dolls at St. Agnes Dedication
Fr. Tom Condon blesses dolls at St. Agnes dedication
St. Agnes 125th Anniversary Mass and Blessing of Nun Dolls
Article from the Commercial Appeal
Come, Walk With Me Vol. I being Blessed
Volume I of Come, Walk With Me being blessed by Fr. Bruce Nieli at Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe during Mass
Come, Walk With Me
Come, Walk With Me installed in Local Authors Section of hometown library in Mahopac, NY
Come, Walk With Me Vol. II Published
Come, Walk With Me Vol. II sent to St. John Paul Library
Come, Walk With Me Vol. II is published and sent to St. John Paul II Library in Washington, D.C.
Come, Walk With Me Vol. II is Blessed
Come, Walk With Me Vol. II is blessed in the Grotto of Lourdes and in the Carmelite Monastery Chapel of
St. Therese in Lisieux, France
Monastery Belles Museum at Incarnation Church
Monastery Belles at Incarnation Church in Collierville, TN
Father Gerald Aziki from Nigeria sees display at Incarnation for the first time
FATHER GERALD AZIKI FROM NIGERIA SEES DISPLAY AT INCARNATION FOR THE FIRST TIME
Sister Enestine Marie, OSF
A “thank you” to Fr. Ernie DeBlasio for his kind heart at Resurrection and Incarnation
Volume II of Come, Walk With Me Blessed
Volume II of Come, Walk With Me is blessed at the Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland
Knights of Columbus at Holy Spirit Transporting Nuns
Knights of Columbus at Holy Spirit
Fr. Joseph, Fr. Graham, and Brenda Kindelan Transport Nuns to St. Mary’s in Jackson, TN
Dominican Sisters and Students at
St. Mary’s School
Dominican Sisters and Students at St. Mary’s School in Jackson, TN
Father David Graham and Dominican Sisters Receiving Nuns and Books
Father David Graham and Dominican Sisters Receiving Nuns and Books for St. Mary’s Library
Father Hourican Blessing a Replica of New Colombian Saint for Sandra
Sacred Heart Parish
26 of Mrs. Monica’s Belles are given a home at Sacred Heart Parish in Memphis, TN.
Jordi bids “Good-bye” to the Belles
Jordi bids farewell to the Belles before they leave for Our Lady of Perpetual Help School.
Seminarian Zoilo Perez
Zoilo Perez is a seminarian from the Philippines. He is introduced to the Belles for the first time.
Zoilo Perez chooses his favorite Monastery Belle -a Carmelite of the Holy Spirit, and he will take her to St. Meinrad where he will further his studies for the priesthood.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Father Sebastian Jolly, M.C.B.S receives the Monastery Belles for his church and school.
Dr. Tara Fox, Principal OLPH, (L), Jisha Thomas, D.R.E. (R) And I at OLPH School
August 15, 2025 – Feast of the Assumption
The Belles are presented to the students of OLPH at a school assembly.
Transporting 80+ Belles
Beth Odom, the Director of Dominican Life at St. Agnes Academy, packs up 80+ Monastery Belles and drives to the Museum of Catholic Art and History in Columbus, Ohio.
Beth Odom (left) with staff at the Jubilee Museum holding two Monastery Belles.
The Monastery Belles are freshened up and have their habits fluffed at the Museum after their long journey from Memphis.
Monastery Belles at the Jubilee Museum
Permanent installation of Monastery Belles at Museum of Catholic Art and History.