Suzanne Dancer

Sisters of Divine Providence Who knew that baseball would inspire me to dedicate my life to service? In the seventh grade, I felt frustrated when my parents transferred me to a Catholic school in our hometown of El Paso, Texas. But I had a plan. A good student, I...

Elsa García

Sisters of Divine Providence 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. Describing my life as a Sister would be like trying to describe how a fish lives in...

Pearl Ceasar

Sisters of Divine Providence I grew up in Louisiana in the 50’s and was the grandchild of immigrants. Divisions in our society had always disturbed me. I attended Catholic schools and was taught by the Sisters of Divine Providence. They became my role models. I...

Theresa My-Hao Nguyen

Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament I was born in Viet Nam and came to the United States to do missionary work. Usually people think of a missionary as a person who goes to help in a Third World Country, not one who comes from a poor nation. We knew...

Mary Helga Leija

Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament I was born in the United States, but grew up in Mexico. When I was young, I would hide away in a vineyard and pray. I did not know that Sisters even existed. After college, I became a teacher and was also a dancer,...

Rosa Ortiz

Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament In the first grade, when I attended a Catholic elementary school, I knew I wanted to be a Sister and a teacher. Eventually my thoughts and ideas about boys changed those plans. I then had an idea that marriage and 12...