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# First and Foremost an Educator

Jun 24, 2013 6:00:09 PM  |  by [Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/donna-marie-cooper-oboyle)

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### [Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/donna-marie-cooper-oboyle)

Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle is a Catholic wife, mother, grandmother, international speaker, pilgrimage leader, award-winning journalist, and author of over 30 books. She knew Mother Teresa, participated in a Vatican congress, and St. John Paul II blessed her work on Mother Teresa. She writes for *L'Osservatore Romano, National Catholic Register, Magnificat* magazine, *Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly*, Catholic World Report, and more. Visit [DonnaCooperOBoyle.com](http://www.donnacooperoboyle.com).

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