SISTERS
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF SISTER BORAM LEE
Lights, camera— convent!
SISTER BORAM LEE poring over a text. Study is a key part of the “formation” process for becoming a Catholic sister. “During a charismatic prayer meeting . . . God said to me through one of the brothers there, ‘Go where my Light is,’ ” she says.
by Sister Boram Lee
Sister Boram Lee is a first-year novice with the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco, in her third year of religious formation. She currently lives in Newton, New Jersey, where she helps provide sacramental retreats at Sacred Heart Center, serves as a catechist in a local parish, and attends Assumption College for Sisters.
Sister Boram Lee started out with a bright career in broadcasting, but direction from God led her to religious life.
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ESPITE BEING a cradle Catholic, I never considered becoming a sister— that is, until the rat race burned me out. Frankly, God wasn’t my biggest priority while I climbed the corporate ladder. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism, I was blinded by the allure of a glamorous, fast-paced life in network television in New York City, and I chased after a career in broadcast media, for three years working in areas ranging from production to research to multimedia news. I moved from job to job, working overnight and weekend shifts, holidays, doing whatever I needed to do to get ahead. As a result, my health and relationships suffered. But God was still good to me. He gave me the grace to persevere through the difficult times, and eventually my work conditions got better. I was able to spend more time with my family and friends and serve at my parish as a catechist. And
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