
Vocation stories
Why does a woman decide to join a religious community? This question is often asked. The answer is as individual as the women themselves. But one theme unites them all: Vocation is of central importance. This becomes clear in the following life stories of our international Sisters.
Sister Gertrude O’Connor, OSF
Sister Gertrude O’Connor, OSF, U.S. Canonical House, born in 1939
Sister M. Gifty Njarackavelil
Sister M. Gifty Njarackavelil from the Indian Province, born in 1992
Sister M. Marieta Stohldreier
Sister M. Marieta Stohldreier from the German Province, born in 1934
Sister M. Laetitia Matsunaga
Sister M. Laetitia Matsunaga from the Japanese Province, born in 1956
Sister M. Margret Steggemann
Sister M. Margret Steggemann from the German Province, born in 1944
Sister Christa Ann Struewing, OSF
Sister Christa Ann Struewing, OSF, U.S. Canonical House, born in 1940
Sister Joann Nakamura Chiyono
Sister Joann Nakamura Chiyono from the Japanese Province, born in 1942
Sister M. Pauly Chiraparambil
Sister M. Pauly Chiraparambil from the Indian Province, born in 1961
Sister M. DeDeo Sueko Usuzaka
Sister M. DeDeo Sueko Usuzaka from the Japan Province, born in 1940