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June 11, 2016

Sisters who also are mothers bring new perspectives to religious life

Dominican Sister Patricia Dual, holding a grandchild, poses with her family members in 2011 after celebrating her final profession of vows. Sister Patricia is part of a relatively small but significant segment of women entering religious life after having raised children. Like Sister Dual, some also have grandchildren.

GLENMOORE, Pa. – The way Sister Rita Cameron sees it, her grandchildren didn't lose a grandmother when she became a sister. They gained 106 great-aunts.

Published in Faith