As I interview each Dominican Sister of Hope, almost every one of my interviews has a recurring theme: sisters are shocked at where their lives lead after they decide to enter the convent. Some Catholic Sisters took awhileto respond to the call to religious life,...
“I went all through public school so I didn’t really know sisters at all. When I graduated from high school, I worked in the city at House Beautiful magazine for a few years. I dated and I had lots of fun. My mother, who was a very holy woman, used to encourage...
The article below is an interview with Sister Julie Pintal, OP before her death. Sister Julie died on June 13, 2017 at St. Catherine of Siena Convent in New Jersey.What is a joyful part of being a sister?There is a fulfillment in your life. You aspire to something,...