Spotlight
Sister Joan Kettler, SSND
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Sister Joan tries to always be cheerful through life’s difficulties.
Brother Gus Parlavechio, C.P.
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“There is always ministry to be done; sometimes humbly; but also necessary for the building up of the Body of Christ.”
Sister Patrocinio Gonzalez, O.C.D
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For Sister Patrocinio, her greatest joy “is just being in religious life.”
Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB
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Sister Vivian remains faithful to serving God’s people where there is need. Sister now lives a life of quiet prayer for the world, for the many sufferings people face from natural disasters or at the hands of others, and for peace.
Sister Therese O’Grady, OSB
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Sister Therese believes that “the greatest gift of women in the world and in the church is ‘love and forgiveness.’”
Sister Mary John Thomas, OSB
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Sister Mary John would like others to know how grateful she is for her life and the Benet Hill community of sisters she journeys with.
Sister Marilyn Carpenter, OSB
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Sister Marilyn understands her Benedictine vowed life as a fulfillment of her baptismal call: to live as Jesus lived, to reach out, to touch others and draw them into the already worshipping community.
Sister Evelyn Dettling, OSB
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Here is her motto: “Joy is the echo of God’s life in the soul.”
Sister Mary Frances, PVMI
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For Sister Mary Frances, “Religious life is the story of God’s romance with souls.”
Sister Ann Thomas, IHM
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“Of all my assignments, ‘missions’ we call them, my time as teacher of the visually handicapped was very special for me. It was such a thrill to see fingers glide across a Braille page and tell a story.”









