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Sister Tekakwitha, a Sister of the Holy Family in New Orleans, shares a reflection on her vocation and her thanks to SOAR! donors.

Sister Joan Buckley began playing the piano at the age of six. Today, at the age of 85, she continues to play the organ at daily mass at McAuley Convent in Merion, PA, the retirement center where she lives with 48 other Sisters of Mercy.

Sister Theresa Malloy, SSC found God’s purpose in life as a Missionary Sister of St. Columban for 57 years.

Sister Miriam Cosgrove, OSB, joined the Benedictine Sisters of Florida in 1960. As she celebrates 55 years in religious life, she shares with SOAR! the joys of her vocation and her new ministry.

A prayer by Sister Carol Loughney, IHM.

Born in Brooklyn, NY Sr. Agnes Cunningham, OP has been a Dominican Sister of Sparkill, New York since 1946.

With sparkling eyes, a welcoming smile, and radiating peace-filled joy, Sr. Edmund McGourty, SA draws everyone around her to experience the grace of God’s abundant love.

For over 80 years, Sister Marie Mathilde, lsp, has lived a life of joy in service to God and others as a Little Sister of the Poor.

As we draw towards Christmas and the Christmas Season, SOAR! is happy to share with you a special prayer for families.

In a bright afternoon in April 1869, Sister Austin Carroll was sailing down the Mississippi on the steamship Mollie Abel with a small group of young sisters. The group of nuns was one of a number heading for new assignments as the order expanded to new cities. Their mission was New Orleans.