The Vocation of Being a Sister

The vocation that I chose is a sister. A sister is a form of single life for women. Most people think that a sister and a nun are the same thing, so I chose sisters for my project. I wanted to find out the differences, and I have. Our school recently got a new principal who is a sister. Her name is Sister Mary Karen. I chose to interview her because she is a very good source for me to learn for about sisters. I wanted to learn more about sisters because not many people know about what they really do because they don’t say Mass like priests or deacons.

I learned a lot from my interview with Sister Mary Karen, and I am going to share some of the things I have learned. To start, there is a difference between a sister and a nun. A sister is involved in an active ministry, which means she does work outside of a convent. A nun stays in the convent, which is like a house for nuns. I learned that a sister can do many different things. Sisters can be teachers, doctors, work in social services, and many other things, too. In order to become a sister you have to go to college for at least four years to study whatever you chose as your job, and then you have to take a theology class for at least two years. I always knew that being a sister would require sacrifice, but I didn’t know that you had to give away so much. Sister Mary Karen had to give up her car, her bank account, and the freedom to go wherever she pleased. When you are a sister, most of the money you make goes to the organization of sisters. The organization then supplies each sister with a certain amount of money in which to live. In order to be a sister you have to make many sacrifices, take your schoolwork seriously, and be completely ready to devote your life to God.