A native of New York City, Sister Catherine Garry, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC), is a graduate of Mother Cabrini Elementary and High School in Manhattan. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Cabrini College in 1964, a master’s degree in religious education from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, a Louisiana Certificate in Principalship and Teacher Supervision, and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Loyola Retreat Center in Guelph, Ontario.
Her ministries have included administration and teaching in elementary and secondary education, administration for the MSC Province and retreat center and service as a trustee. Currently she continues as a trustee on various MSC boards and serves the Guadalupe Province in corporate relations.