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PHOTOS COURTESY OF SISTER KARINA CONRAD, C.D.P.
SISTER KARINA Conrad, C.D.P. volunteering during an alternative spring break event in Baltimore.
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by Susan Flansburg
Susan Flansburg produces online and print content for religious congregations, and is the author of a book of vocation stories and information for women discerning religious life.
It took some time for Sister Karina Conrad, C.D.P. to find her calling, but today she is part of a life-giving community, and as a therapist she helps others find fuller lives too.
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HE THING ABOUT God’s call is that it nags you until you respond. Then, it nags you more until you get it right. Sister Karina Conrad, C.D.P. knows plenty about both experiences because it took time for her to get it right.
In the crosshairs It was July 4, 2022. Conrad was relaxing in the Chicago-area home she shares with another Catholic sister. It had been a long week at the two behavioral
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