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Meet some of the men and women who benefit from the Retirement Fund for Religious.
Sister Mary Therese Kirstein, SND, 87
Stories | October 31, 2017
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“When I was growing up and on the day of my profession, my aunt—whom I always called Mom—asked me why I wanted to be a sister,” recalls Sister Mary Therese Kirstein, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame of Thousand Oaks, California. “I said ‘because I love God, and I want to serve him.’”Read More »
Sister Beatriz Cortés, MGSpS, 79
Stories | October 18, 2017
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“When I was little, I lived close to a convent,” says Sister Beatriz Cortés, a member of the Missionaries Guadalupanas of the Holy Spirit in Los Angeles, California. “The bells rang, and I could hear the sisters singing. I wanted to be part of that.”Read More »