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SOAR! recently had an opportunity to talk with Sister Nuncia Rose St. Pierre, MM, a member of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic in Ossining, New York. We share her story here.  Born in New Orleans, Sister Nuncia first felt the call to religious life in second grade, when she heard a Maryknoll Sister speak about…

Sister Ann Casper, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, recently shared her story with SOAR!  What attracted you to become a Sister?  I was attracted to becoming not just a Sister, but a Sister of Providence (St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana), at the tender age of seven! The Sisters of Providence were my…

SOAR! recently had an opportunity to talk with Sister M. Christine Crowder, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George in Alton, Illinois. We share her story here.   When we asked Sister about her vocation path, she said, “I never thought of becoming a Sister until my senior retreat in…

Sister Kathleen Donohue, a member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Eastern Province, pictured in this photo (left) recently shared her story with SOAR!  Sister Kathleen Donohue, OSU, a native of New Haven, CT, has dedicated her life to serving others through her work in education and ministry. Growing up in Norwich, she was surrounded…

Sister Mary Louise was born on June 22, 1933. She grew up in her family home in Queens, N.Y., along with her parents and her three brothers and two sisters. While visiting her sister, Sister Beth Anne, at the Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore convent, she was edified by the Sisters and their work with African…

Sister Lorette Lynch, pictured in this photo from 1949 (back row, third from left) recently shared her story with SOAR!  What attracted you to become a Sister? I was taught by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt in elementary school in the Bronx. From the time I was a child I always admired them for their…

We recently caught up with Dominican Sister Joan Smith, pictured as a postulant above (far left), about her vocation. Read the interview below. What attracted you to become a Sister? I was taught by Blauvelt Dominican Sisters from first grade on, and I loved them. They were so down-to-earth and relatable. The Sisters would invite…

Gracious and Loving God, you alone are my source of peace. I praise you for the gift of your son, Jesus, who brings light and hope to my days. May your Holy Spirit inspire me to be a sign of kindness and understanding in a world full of strife. Help me to always live in…

Give thanks to God for creation’s bounty for the beauty of earth and sky. Give thanks to God for family and friends and those who walk with us through the challenges and blessings of daily life. Give thanks to God whose generous mercy helps us be people of compassion. Give thanks to God whose love…

Sister Margarita was born in San Juan de los Lagos Jalisco, Mexico in 1948 into a loving family with 12 brothers and sisters. Sister Margarita entered the convent at the age of 16, and she remembers the exact moment she felt that call to become a Sister. She remembers jokingly sneaking into the convent as…