“It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do”.

Sense and Sensibility, 1811, Jane Austen

Clonard recently celebrated the life of one of literature’s most esteemed authors, Jane Austen.  2025 marks the 250^th year anniversary of Jane’s birth and her amazing legacy.  An aspiring writer, Jane faced many obstacles in the Regency period of England when a woman’s aspirations were limited by her financial eligibility in marriage and societal connections.  Many of Jane’s novels reflect her witty commentary on the society in which she mingled. In the Brigidine Centre we enjoyed acknowledging and celebrating the life and legacy of Jane.  From high tea displays to regency poems and the screening of Pride and Prejudice at lunchtime, we hope the students who passed by these displays, enjoyed the opportunity to ponder and perhaps take up the opportunity to read one of her six most well regarded and timeless masterpieces of English Literature.

Linda Bentley
Emergency Teacher