When did you know you had a vocation? I remember being at Seaside Park. I was sitting on the shore knowing that I was going to be a senior in high school, and I just said, “I am going to be a nun.” That’s it. I wanted to be like those women who were happy and smart,...
Dominican Sister of Hope Mary Alice Hannan’s vocation began when she was around ten years old. Her father had died, she was ill, her mother was soon to be remarried, and the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh were helpful with all of it. They visited her in the hospital....
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...
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....
How did you know you had a vocation? Growing up, I always wanted to be a Sister. And if anybody says, “How come?” I can’t say how come. It was just something that I felt. But I never really thought it would materialize. When did you enter the convent? I wanted to...
