Vocation Stories

God loves everyone of us personally. He has called us by name. Like a shepherd who knows every one of his sheep, so does the Good Shepherd knows us intimately. In His own ways and in His good time, he manifests his will to everyone, so that we may choose to follow Him in the path He marks out for us. This page contains some of the stories of Sisters who heard the "call" of Jesus and responded "YES."

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Sister Philomena Anne of Divine Mercy, O.Carm.

I am from Lynchburg, VA where I lived my entire life. I have two younger siblings, my sister Kelly who is married and lives in New Jersey and a younger brother Tony who lives in California. My parents are both living. I am close to my grandparents who live in Tennessee. I always had an inte.. Continue reading...

Sister Maureen Paul Angeline, O.Carm.

I am from New Mexico and raised Catholic in a family that was made up of both parents and five siblings. I was especially close to my sister, Teresa Francis (“Teddi”), who was twenty four years older than me. She died in April 2000. I am the youngest of my family. I have outlived both my par.. Continue reading...

Sister Michelle of All Saints, O.Carm.

As I look back over the years, I see how my vocation was blooming since the age of five. At that time, my mother needed to see my sister's first grade teacher and I went with her. I looked up at the teacher and said to myself "I'm going to be a Sister just like you some day." I lived on.. Continue reading...

Sister Luke Mary Angeline, O.Carm.

I was born in a very traditional Catholic family in India. I was brought up in the Catholic tradition with its sacraments and education. Since there was a convent near my home, I had very good interactions with the Sisters when I was growing up. At the time, I had thought about religious life bu.. Continue reading...

Sister M. Catherine Angeline, O.Carm.

I was born in Jackson, Michigan and the youngest of eight living siblings. My parents were married 65 years before my mother passed away in March 2008. I had Catholic education with the Felician Sisters through 8 th grade. I attended one year of Catholic High School and then public school. I was.. Continue reading...

Sister Marie Richard Carmel, O.Carm

I grew up in a working class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, where my parents made many a personal sacrifice to pay the tuition necessary for my sister and I to attend Catholic schools. Dad belonged to the Knights of Columbus and he and my Mom had their wedding reception in the former Knight.. Continue reading...

Sister Mary Josephine Crowe, O.Carm.

My name is Sister Mary Josephine. On Trinity Sunday of 2011, I made First Profession of Vows when I had the privilege of publicly consecrating my life to the Lord by professing the Vows of Obedience, Poverty and Chastity. The Lord has called me into the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infir.. Continue reading...

Sister Mary Suzanne Sapa, O.Carm.

When I reflect on my vocation story, I often muse that in addition to “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” something else emerged from that borough of Churches where my twin sister and I were born on December 28, 1945: my religious vocation as a Carmelite Sister for the Aged and Infirm! .. Continue reading...