She taught at Edgewood College (Madison WI) and Rosary/Dominican University (River Forest, IL) before her appointment at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Her writings focused on liturgical catechesis, with emphasis on the history of the catechumenate, the relationship between theology of confession and penance, and the practices of the early Christian church around initiation. Professed as a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Wisconsin (since 1953), her funeral was held at the motherhouse of the sister in Sinsinawa.