Sister Alice was born in Brighton, Massachusetts, one of four children of parents Philip and Alice Marie (Fitzgerald) McCourt. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Alice Philip. Sister Alice earned a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College, where she studied history, economics and sociology, and earned a master's in educational counseling from Boston College.
Sister Alice's Ministries
| 1964 | St. Mary School, Danvers, Mass. |
| 1965-67 | St. Gregory School, Dorchester, Mass. |
| 1967-68 | St. Michael School, Hudson, Mass. |
| 1969-71 | St. James School, Salem, Mass. |
| 1971-72 | Julie Billiart School, Boston, Mass. |
| 1972-73 | St. Joseph School, Somerville, Mass. |
| 1973-76 | Julie Billiart School, Boston, Mass. |
| 1973-80 | Director of Guidance, Cardinal Cushing Central High School, So. Boston, Mass. |
| 1980-81 | Community Organization- Goal Setting and Leadership Training, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1985-86 | Continuing Education Academic Advisor, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass. |
| 1985-86 | Social Work, Resthaven Nursing Home, Braintree, Mass. |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital- Springwell-Hospice of the Good |