Dominican Sister of Hope Beth Jaspers entered the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor (now Dominican Sisters of Hope) in 1964. Since 1977, she has lived in Norton, Virginia, and has helped to start a number of social services in the community. Among them is Remote Area...
When did you know you had a vocation? My older sister was already in the community. I went to the Academy at Mount Saint Mary College and I had the sisters who were still teaching; I think I wanted to become a teacher because of them. I couldn’t recreate the...
What is a joyful part of being a sister? There is a fulfillment in your life. You aspire to something, and you finally reach it. So you’re happy. It’s an inborn happiness. When you make your vows, it is an accomplishment. You do it with God, but God is not physical....
