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Spreading God’s Mercy Far and Wide – an interview with Sister Grace Yip, SDSH
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|SOAR! recently had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Sister Grace about her years in religious life as a member of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart in California. Read the interview below. What attracted you to become a Sister? I was born and raised in Hong Kong, and I was baptized at about…
Sister Marian Bandille, mfic
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|Sister Marian Bandille, a member of the Community of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, shares her story in her own words. Her community in Tenafly, New Jersey received a 2020 grant for $25,000 to replace windows.
Sister Carla Hernandez, OSBM
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|Sister Carla Hernandez, OSBM worked in education for more than sixty years before retiring. She possesses a unique perspective as a native of Central America who joined a Ukrainian Catholic monastic community, the Sisters of St. Basil the Great, near Philadelphia.
Sister Mary Emma Jochum, OSB
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|“SOAR! for me is my BIGGEST BLESSING. God showed me again and again ‘TRUST ME’ throughout my 50-year disability challenge.”
Sister Rosalie DiPeri, FMA
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|“Rosie” was born January 7, 1924 to a loving Italian family, in Paterson, New Jersey. When she was five years old, her mother died and the family was torn apart. Her father took her and her sister “Maime” (Domenica, also a Salesian Sister) to St. Michael’s Orphanage in North Haledon, NJ, run by the Salesian…
Sister Meg Sass, OSB
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|“Monastic life has taught me how to pray,” says Sister Meg Sass.
Sister Peggy Dawson, MM
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|Sister Peggy Dawson, MM, who joined the Maryknoll Sisters in 1946, recently took the time to share insights from her life in ministry in an interview with SOAR!. What attracted you to become a Sister? I was a convert; after four years I felt a calling and became attracted to giving my life to Jesus,…
Sister Christa Cunningham, OP
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|Sister Christa Cunningham is 80-years-young. After recently celebrating 60 years as a Sinsinawa Dominican Sister, she took the time to share insights from her life in ministry in an interview with SOAR!.
Sister Mary Ann Zrust, SLW
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|“From the vantage point at which I am, I see many possibilities for us as Sisters of the Living Word in keeping connected with the technological resources available as the future progresses.”
Sister Mary Fallon, OP
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|When you get to know Sister Mary Fallon, you quickly realize she is a powerhouse of activity and spirit.