Dominican Sister, Author and Artist. The daughter of US Senator Pat McCarran and Harriet (Weeks) McCarran, she attended the Holy Names Convent School in Oakland, California and briefly studied at the University of Nevada before completing her degree at Oakland's College of the Holy Names. After taking her vows, she entered the Holy Names Order as Sister Mary Mercy. She received a master's degree in Art from Catholic University in Washington, DC, studied at Pius XII Institute in Florence, Italy, and received a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. She headed music and art departments at parochial schools in California and College of the Holy Names. She was the author of "The Life of Mary and Legend and Art" and co-author of a work about her religious life, "Once There was a Nun". After 32 years as a nun, in 1957 she left her order, took courses in finance, and became an investment broker. Three years later, she established a studio in Washington, DC, where she painted and taught art. In 1964, she was diagnosed with cancer, and in late 1965 her health began to decline, which continued until her final illness.
Dominican Sister, Author and Artist. The daughter of US Senator Pat McCarran and Harriet (Weeks) McCarran, she attended the Holy Names Convent School in Oakland, California and briefly studied at the University of Nevada before completing her degree at Oakland's College of the Holy Names. After taking her vows, she entered the Holy Names Order as Sister Mary Mercy. She received a master's degree in Art from Catholic University in Washington, DC, studied at Pius XII Institute in Florence, Italy, and received a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. She headed music and art departments at parochial schools in California and College of the Holy Names. She was the author of "The Life of Mary and Legend and Art" and co-author of a work about her religious life, "Once There was a Nun". After 32 years as a nun, in 1957 she left her order, took courses in finance, and became an investment broker. Three years later, she established a studio in Washington, DC, where she painted and taught art. In 1964, she was diagnosed with cancer, and in late 1965 her health began to decline, which continued until her final illness.
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