Loretta Manzara

MANZARA, Loretta, CSJ. b. London, Ontario, Canada, 4 May 1948. Loretta Manzara, CSJ, is a liturgist, organist, and hymnal editor. Her family’s origins, and the rich cultural roots which fed her early life, can be traced to England on her maternal grandparents’ side and to Italy on the side of her paternal grandparents. Music was a part of the life of her parents and their six children. After working his regular job at GM Diesel, her father took weekend bartending work to pay for her music lessons.   The Sisters of St Joseph were her teachers at the elementary and high school levels and in their music school. She found them to be ‘kind, caring and challenging’ and wanted to grow to be...