Sisters Valerie Roxburgh, Kelley Rush, Kaitlin Morse, Jennifer Zimmerman and Ruth Lubbers
“Be bold and
take real, concrete steps toward discerning and living the life.” – Sister Kaitlin Morse
Sister Kaitlin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. “The most challenging part of my journey, thus far, was discerning and entering the community in the midst of the pandemic,” Sister Kaitlin admits. “My live-in experience began about three months before the pandemic started in 2020 so most of my time in the community has been during the pandemic. This has greatly limited my interaction with sisters and their ministries while also not allowing me to experience large community gatherings. As we safely gathered over the past year, I was slowly introduced
to more sisters, ministries, and the greater community. This positively enhanced my experience and reinforced my calling to the Sisters of Notre Dame.” “Discerning a call to religious life and taking steps towards answering that call is hard enough but adding in the pandemic and my nursing career felt even more daunting at times,” she openly admits. “I am so grateful for the sisters I have lived with over the past two years. They have supported me in so many ways as I discerned and ministered during the pandemic.” The young woman considers the most rewarding part of her spiritual journey to be the growth in her relationship with God.
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