Sisters of the Living Word

I was barely out of my teens when I was teaching a class of first grade children. That was the beginning of thirty years in the Catholic school system, sometimes as teacher, other times as principal of the school. In the course of that time I taught classes from first grade through high school, and then became a college librarian.

I spent the year 1970-1971 in Rome studying the theological and scriptural foundations of apostolic religious life. That experience prepared me for the major event of 1975 when I was one of ninety sisters who formed Sisters of the Living Word. It would take more than a few paragraphs to describe the peace and joy that move has brought to my life.

I have been a hospital chaplain, visiting patients and being with their families. I have been with healthy senior citizens, organizing a way for them to form an active group enjoying each other’s company. Since 1992 I have been the archivist of the Sisters of the Living Word. There is a deep joy in knowing that these records tell a unique phase of the history of the Catholic Church and of religious life in America. My work says I believe in the future and in those who will follow me as Sisters of the Living Word. I believe they will want to know why we did what we did and how it made a difference in our lives and in the lives of those we touched. As I process the records and prepare ways to make the search easier for inquirers, I feel a deep admiration for my sisters and their wholehearted devotion to the mission of the Sisters of the Living Word. My hope is that long after my work is done others will carry on that spirit of reflecting Jesus, the Living Word.

Mission Experience

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