Father Matthew Carroll, O.P., with religion
students at Saint Vincent Ferrer High School.
Photos by M.J. O’Toole
SAINT VINCENT FERRER HIGH SCHOOL:
A CATHOLIC SCHOOL DEEPENS ITS DOMINICAN ROOTS
Saint Vincent Ferrer High School, a girls’
college preparatory school on Manhattan’s
Upper East Side, was founded by the
Dominican Friars in 1884 and recently took
two steps to deepen its Dominican roots.
and Sister Christine Cosgrove, O.P.—all
Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the
Springs of Bridgeport—began wearing the
The principal, Sister Gail Morgan, O.P.,
reached out to Prior Provincial Father
Kenneth Letoile, O.P., to request that
a Dominican Friar be assigned as the
sophomore religion teacher. “It was my
desire to have more of a Dominican presence
at the school,” says Sister Gail.
In response to her request, Father Matthew
Carroll, O.P., began teaching religion in
September 2016. “A large part of teaching
has been developing relationships—not
simply conveying knowledge, but getting to
know the students and helping them grow in
the faith and become the young ladies God
intended them to be,” says Father Carroll.
On September 8th, 2017, the feast of the
Blessed Mother’s birthday, Sister Gail
together with Sister Martha Kunesh, O.P.,
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Sister Martha Kunesh, O.P., with math student
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