Who is Sister Nancy Kellar?

Since we've been focusing on Sister Nancy Kellar's Growth Seminar Series for the last 4 weeks, (More love through prayer, purity, More Power through Charisms), did anyone wonder who really is she? Here is your background info!

ONE YEAR AGO.. this is what she said:
Famvin.org (7 March 2007) - Sister Nancy Kellar, a Sister of Charity who was a member of the first charismatic house of prayer in the United States, told the assembly participants they must be evangelists. “The gift of the Holy Spirit was given to us, not to tie a high on with God — as much as we love to do that — but for holiness and for mission and ministry.”

As to opportunities for evangelization, she said most will come about through listening to others tell their stories. “Evangelization starts first by listening, not by speaking,” she said.
But Sister Kellar cautioned that charismatics will likely be more effective in their evangelization if they avoid some of the terms that have become common in the charismatic movement.
“We need to use normal language,” she said, advising them to avoid starting out with terms such as “born again” or “slain in the Spirit.”

Biography:

Sr. Nancy Kellar, SC Sister Nancy Kellar, S.C. was born in New York City, U.S.A. She has been a Sister of Charity of New York since 1960. She has a Masters Degree in History and was a secondary school History teacher before becoming involved in full time ministry in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 1971. She was a member, with Fr Jim Ferry, of the first Charismatic House of Prayer in the United States. In 1975 she was a founding member, with six other Sisters of Charity, of Saint Elizabeth Seton House of Prayer in Scarsdale, New York. She obtained a second Masters degree in Theology/Spirituality from Immaculate Conception Seminary in New Jersey in 1980. Sr. Nancy was coordinator of the Charismatic Renewal in the Archdiocese of New York for ten years and also was a member of the National Service Committee for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the U.S.A. for ten years. She continues to serve the Catholic Renewal in the USA as a member of the National Council for the CCR. She has also served for many years in the ecumenical renewal in the United States as Vice-Chairperson of the North American Ecumenical Charismatic Committee. She was elected to the I.C.C.R.S. (International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services) Council in March 1992 and elected director of the Rome office in March 1994. In June 1996 the I.C.C.R.S. Council mandated her for the work of teaching and networking the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Today she continues her ministry of teaching sent out and supported in love and prayer by her charismatic community of Sisters of Charity in Scarsdale, NY where she again resides. Since beginning this work, she has spoken at Conferences and given retreats in more than 50 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America as well as the U.S.A. Her frequent theme is, 'There's always more of God's Love and gifts.' Her Growth in the Spirit Seminar book “There's Always More: Expecting New Fire' is in it's third printing.