Dominican Sisters of Houston 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. They thought I had a vocation as a Nun—I didn’t. Changing my father’s...
Dominican Sisters of Houston When I was 28 years old, I was a waitress and knew something was missing from my life. The thought of becoming a Sister had never entered my mind. I went to church one Sunday and a member of the Serra Club was there to speak about...
Dominican Sisters of Houston I came from a very poor family, and a lot of people helped us along the way. I saw the Dominicans “walking” with people and speaking out against injustices. I knew that is how I could give back what I had received. I wanted to...
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio) I have always met God closely in nature and beauty and ritual. Growing up in mid-Missouri I have spent time water skiing, swimming and fishing in its rivers and playing along the creeks and in the woods since I...
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio) It all started when I was eight. One afternoon my dad took me to visit an aunt who belonged to a religious congregation at her convent. I remember that I sat on a bench in a beautiful garden outside the chapel...
