A Farewell
Grateful The decision to consolidate their community and leave KU was to be a better witness to the beauty of consecrated life, improve their community life, and allow greater flexibility in facing unexpected challenges. “It’s been an experience of freedom because I can’t say enough how much I felt guided by the Lord,” Sr. Elena Morcelli said. “I did not want to come to the States in 2003, but then the Lord took me here. So I feel very guided by Him. When I stay with Him, He provides everything else.”
Thankful is the greatest word echoed by everyone who walks the halls at the St. Lawrence Center.
The peace and willingness to go where they are called is not only part of their vow of obedience but is also a testament to their faith in God and the conversations that they have in prayer.
Over the course of the last 19 years, the Apostles of the Interior Life have faithfully served the students and greater community at the University of Kansas. The AVI sisters are based out of Rome but also serve the Texas A&M community.
Their ability to pray and discern well is what they have been able to teach the people they encounter on a daily basis.
They have been the spiritual mothers that students needed as they stepped out on their own for the first time.
“So many of us are bad at prayer,” Fr. Mitchel Zimmerman, Director of the St. Lawrence Center said. “We don’t know how to pray and the sisters walk right into that problem. They teach us that we can have a conversation with God, we can be affected by Him and it can make all the difference in our lives.”
“I am very thankful for the experience with spiritual direction,” Cameron Rozean, a KU junior said. “I know they’re very aware of where they’re called to be and where they’re supposed to be. So I have to trust that the Lord spoke to them.” 4
