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For Sister Patrocinio, her greatest joy “is just being in religious life.”

Staff member Kristen Wise, who helps organize the SOAR! grant program, shares what SOAR! means to her. This time of year the SOAR! mailbox is overflowing daily as grant requests pour in from congregations of aging men and women religious from across the country and even Puerto Rico. As the point of contact for our grants-giving…

One of the highlights of my ministry with SOAR! is visiting convents that have received grants. I see how the grant funds have been used and hear firsthand how the generosity of our donors really benefits the lives of the Sisters.

Loving God, thank you for the gift of a new day. Grant us the wisdom to be present to your abundant grace to be found in every moment – in joys and worries, sorrows and smiles. In our busyness give us rest In our loneliness, give us solitude. In our anxiety, give us trust. Faithfully,…

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.

Thank you for supporting aging Sisters, Brothers and Priests!

Merciful God, each of us is precious in your sight. Help us to see your face in the young and the old, in the suffering and lonely. Give us the grace to share our gifts with those in need. May our prayers and good works reflect your love for all and be signs of our…

Sister Therese believes that “the greatest gift of women in the world and in the church is ‘love and forgiveness.’”

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 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.