Sisters of the Living Word

I am the youngest of seven children. When I was four years old, my oldest sister left for the convent. I believe it was the day my sister was leaving that I sensed that my mother was feeling a little sad, so I said to her. “Don’t feel bad, I am going to the convent, too.”

For the next fifteen years I felt the desire to enter, but I was also enjoying my high school years. After high school, I decided to work first. One Sunday in January, after receiving Holy Communion, I knew I would never be satisfied until I said “yes”. By this time, my father was deceased, but my mother gave her blessing.

Since my first years on mission, I have been ministering in the South, first in New Orleans, teaching 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades. Then for the past forty years I have been here in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans, at St. Edward the Confessor Parish. It was a new parish and I was one of the two sisters to start the school.

I taught 1st grade here for ten years, and now I am a 5th grade homeroom teacher. For most of these years, I have spent at least half teaching religion. It is truly a privilege to be in the position to work with children, sharing the Word of God and His love with them. I am also active in a number of Parish Committees.

Being a member of the Sisters of the Living Word has truly been a blessing. I see in the Congregation a group of prayerful, joyful, committed and spirited women.

Mission Experience

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