How Catholic Sisters Treated Their Own Essential Workers

By Susan Flansburg

I love my clients. To a person, they are passionate about what they do in healthcare, education, the arts and more. But no one is more passionate than the Catholic Sisters I get to work with.

I didn’t write this story, but it features one of my favorite clients. I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange on several stories, and can attest that they really are who the writer says they are: compassionate, caring and committed to doing the right thing. They are true Christians.

I wrote this story on spiritual direction for a recent issue of their magazine (pp 8-9), and have also written about their spirituality and social justice ministries.

For those who think nuns are a “dying breed,” here’s a head’s up: they are alive and making a difference.