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In this series, we are sharing stories of how Catholic Sisters have guided and inspired you. You can share your story here. Everything I learned about hospitality – I learned from the Benedictine Sisters. I was working at my parish on a part-time basis and met Sr. Kathleen who was the pastoral associate there.  I…

In this series, we are sharing stories of how Catholic Sisters have guided and inspired you. You can share your story here. As a young, recently-graduated nurse, I knew it would be important to continue my education. Throughout nursing school, the Sisters of Mercy were supportive, making special arrangements for our class to take some…

By Sister Kathleen Lunsmann Have you been anywhere exciting lately? Where have you traveled to this year? I am often asked these questions by my family when we gather for the holidays. Most times I tell them about a conference I attended in a city I was visiting for the first time, or I tell them about places like Arizona…

“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…

Faithful Friends is an automatic monthly giving program to support SOAR!. Here are the top five reasons to become a Faithful Friend today! 1) It’s easy! There’s no need to hunt around for stamps or write checks. 2) It’s flexible! You can easily increase, decrease or stop your gift by calling the SOAR! office. 3) You…

“Monastic life has taught me how to pray,” says Sister Meg Sass.

God of new beginnings and renewed hope, You bless all people in all times and places. Bless our family and friends, living and deceased. Bless those who struggle, who despair and are lonely. Bless those who are sick, and all in need of prayers. Bless those who long for your loving presence. Help us trust…

What impact do you have on the world? At the end of your time on earth, what will be different because you lived? Those are big questions to answer for today. But maybe for today, the last day of 2019, could you think about what is different this year because of you? For me, I…

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,…

Over the years, SOAR! has collected words of wisdom from many of the aging Catholic religious helped by your goodness and generosity. This Advent, we will be sharing some of these reflections on our blog. “My spirit rejoices in God, my Savior…The Lord has done great things for me.”  The most difficult but most essential…