Catholic Nuns Today

What is your image of a Catholic Nun? If you are thinking long habits and rulers, you need to look again. We invite you to learn more about our active, faith-filled lives by reading our stories and frequently asked questions.

What’s it like being a Sister? It is a gift. I am able to do what I love and live in a beautiful relationship with God that is so primary to my life. I'm continuing the mission…

I grew up in a family that was very committed to Christian life. Ever since I was a small child, I used to see the Sisters serving our parish and our community, and I would say to myself: "I want to be like them." I'm continuing the mission…

I was working in Corpus Christi at a day shelter for the homeless and living with the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. I soon began to feel a call from God to join them. I'm continuing the mission…

In elementary school, I was very impressed by the lives of the Dominican Sisters who taught me. I wanted to be around them and tried to be like them. I'm continuing the mission…

Being a Sister helps me help people, and allows me to be part of the lived SSND community of faith. Community continues to be important despite the different struggles and temperaments of sisters. I'm continuing the mission…

For me, the joy comes from having been given the grace to become more and more the Nuala that God wants me to be. I’m deeply grateful for that freedom. I'm continuing the mission…

The remarkable thing about this community, united in its commitment to the Benedictine way of life, is that each individual member retains the denominational affiliation she has when she enters it. I'm continuing the mission…

I have always met God closely in nature and beauty and ritual. The solitude of those hours of silent beauty and imagination discovering creation took me into the heart of the Creator and the embrace of the One who is Incarnate—Jesus.…

Founding Congregations: Sisters of Divine Providence; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston; Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio; and Dominican Sisters of Houston.

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What is your image of a Catholic Nun? If you are thinking long habits and rulers, you need to look again. We invite you to learn more about our active, faith-filled lives by reading our stories and frequently asked questions.
		What’s it like being a Sister? It is a gift. I am able to do what I love and live in a beautiful relationship with God that is so primary to my life. I'm continuing the mission… I grew up in a family that was very committed to Christian life. Ever since I was a small child, I used to see the Sisters serving our parish and our community, and I would say to myself: "I want to be like them." I'm continuing the mission… I was working in Corpus Christi at a day shelter for the homeless and living with the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. I soon began to feel a call from God to join them. I'm continuing the mission… In elementary school, I was very impressed by the lives of the Dominican Sisters who taught me. I wanted to be around them and tried to be like them. I'm continuing the mission… Being a Sister helps me help people, and allows me to be part of the lived SSND community of faith. Community continues to be important despite the different struggles and temperaments of sisters. I'm continuing the mission… For me, the joy comes from having been given the grace to become more and more the Nuala that God wants me to be. I’m deeply grateful for that freedom. I'm continuing the mission… The remarkable thing about this community, united in its commitment to the Benedictine way of life, is that each individual member retains the denominational affiliation she has when she enters it. I'm continuing the mission… I have always met God closely in nature and beauty and ritual. The solitude of those hours of silent beauty and imagination discovering creation took me into the heart of the Creator and the embrace of the One who is Incarnate—Jesus.…
Founding Congregations: Sisters of Divine Providence; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston; Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament; Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio; and Dominican Sisters of Houston.		CatholicNunsToday.org Sister Ana Julia Granados, CCVI, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston Sister Elsa Garcia, CDP, Sisters of Divine Providence Sister Theresa My-Hao Nguyen, IWBS, Sisters of The Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament Sister Sharon Steglich, OP, Dominican Sisters of Houston Sister Shawnee Marie Daniels-Sykes, SSND, PhD, School Sisters of Notre Dame Sister Nuala Cotter, PhD, RA, Religious of the Assumption Sister Mary David Walgenbach, OSB, Benedictine Women of Wisconsin Sister Cathy Vetter, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word San Antonio © copyright 2009 Catholic Nuns Today. All rights reserved.