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“I can speak for all the elder Sisters when I say that the new mini-van we have drives so smoothly and isn’t bumpy at all and most importantly we don’t have to worry about breaking down on the freeway!”

“The help our community received from SOAR! to purchase a handicap accessible van has helped me deal with being dependent.”

“I entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1946 and throughout my seventy-two-year blessed journey with our Loving God, wonderful Sisters and many other companions, feel gratitude and praise for the wonder of it all.”

As we celebrate religious life, SOAR! is happy to share the story of Sister Carol Loughney, who’s been part of SOAR! the past five years. Sixty years ago, in her first year of teaching, Sister Carol Loughney, IHM, worked in a small parish school on Long Island. She’ll always remember it: the pastor there was celebrating his…

Last fall, the Sisters of the Monastery of the Visitation in Toledo, Ohio reached out to SOAR! with an urgent request. The boilers for the monastery, which controlled the heating system, were beyond repair. They needed a replacement before the cold winter set in.   Thanks to our donors, SOAR! was able to provide a $25,000…

“Happiness can only be experienced through service and we are only able to make God’s Love visible in our world by serving and loving others. Everything we do in some way expresses Christ’s love for the poor and marginalized people in our world. That option has to be our option.” – Sister Betty Ann Maheu,…

Give thanks to God for creation’s bounty, for the beauty of earth and sky. Give thanks to God for family and friends, may the Lord bless us with understanding. Give thanks to God whose generous mercy helps us be people of compassion. Give thanks to God whose love is forever and whose Living Word brings…

The wholesome scent of holiness permeates her everyday activities and is reflected not only in her smile, but through the faithful works of her hands.

“I was always smiling, and I still am.”

“I continue to view aging as a gift and a call – as important as my first call to religious life.”