"Simple acts of love and care keep the light of Christ burning."                                                                                                                                       -- Mother Teresa

Just as varied as her ministry is the home-life of each Sister of the Precious Blood. We're often asked if our Sisters still live in convents, and the answer in most cases is "no." The Sisters' ministries, the localities in which they live, and their personal lifestyles often dictate where they call "home."

We all live "in community" because we are all active members of a Community to which we are committed in many ways. Our living situations may vary according to place, necessity, etc. So, some Sisters live alone; some with other Sisters, lay workers, even relatives. Consider the home-life of Sister Elaine, who lives with her 89-year-old Mother in a condo in the suburbs of Cincinnati.

Some Sisters -- such as Sister Mary Louise who makes her home in a house trailer among the Navajo Indians in New Mexico -- live in the communities in which they work and even adopt the lifestyles of those whom they serve. Some Sisters -- such as Sister Pat who resides in an area close to water, beaches, and evergreens -- choose to set up house among the beauty and splendor of nature.

Where and how some of our Sisters live is helpful -- and even challenging -- to them.   They discover that where they live impacts their ministries as much as all they learn by living where they do.

Each member of the Sisters of the Precious Blood has a very different story she could relate about her background, her call to religious life, and the work she does through her ministry. Here's a glance at the ministries and backgrounds of some of our Sisters. Follow the link above each Sister's photo to read her account about the challenges and triumphs in doing God's work.

Sister Regina Albers		Sister Ann Clark
En Espanol	Ministries: Teaching and parish work for 13 years in Chile; now pastoral work with outreach to Hispanic community in Michigan. Background: Grew up in rural Ohio and early in life realized she wanted to help others through her religious calling.		Ministries: Teaching at several Catholic schools in Ohio; youth and pastoral work in parishes in Arizona and Colorado. Background: After initial training in religious life, she returned to secular life before re-entering the community at age 30.
Sister Marie Kopin		Sister Terry Maher
	Ministries: School speech pathologist; clinical supervisor in speech-language pathology at a Michigan college. Background: Grand-parents, Polish immigrants who brought their strong faith with them, influenced her vocation decision.		Ministries: Youth minister, Director of Religious Education,  a pastoral associate in southern California and in Ohio. Background: Attending primarily public schools, she began to explore ministry work and religious life while in college.
Sister Eleanor McNally		Sister Cecilia Taphorn
	Ministries: Teaching, administration, and work with the sick and homebound over her 60 years in religious life. Background: Raised around the glitz of early Hollywood, she was more fascinated by the nuns who taught weekly religion classes.		Ministries: 40 years of parish work has given Ceil a wealth of experience and a variety of challenge each day. Background: The youngest of a large family, she claims Cincinnati as the home of her youth.
Sister Eileen Tomlinson		Sister Margo Young
	Ministries: Art instructor/professor at colleges and high schools in Ohio and California; artist-in-residence at Sisters' Central House. Background: After high school and the death of her mother, she entered religious life.		Chaplain, Medical Doctor, and missionary in Guatemala, Sr. Margo tries to provide basic medical services by establishing clinics in various areas and by linking with resources here in the U.S. Read to discover what nourishes Margo's soul.
Sister Nancy Recker		Sister Marla Gipson
	Ministries: registered dietitian; food  manager in hospitals, nursing homes, seminaries, motherhouses, retreat centers and rectories Background:  Interested in grade school, she  ignored God's call until after high school --wanting to be a farmer's wife like her mother.		Background: an active lay parishioner living parish community alone as a single person led Marla to desire something more. After two years of Novitiate formation  Marla professed vows as a full-fledged woman religious on July 6, 2003 and now expresses her service in parish ministry efforts.

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