National Catholic Sisters Week celebrates the service of sisters

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Sister Maria Paz has dedicated more than 50 years to the convent



Sister Maria Paz — David Brooks

By Nina Garin
5 p.m.March 11, 2014

National Catholic Sisters Week, which began Saturday and concludes Friday, is a first-ever event that celebrates the lives and contributions of nuns across the country.

One sister who has contributed more than 50 years to service is Bonita’s Sister María Paz Uribe. She’s the provincial supervisor of Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, where she oversees a community of nuns and handles administrative duties and decisions.

The 71-year-old sister entered the convent just before her 15th birthday and has been working as a teacher throughout Mexico and California ever since.

Sister Paz shares what it’s like to live a life of service.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/11/catholic-sisters-week-maria-paz/

http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201403/special-section-catholic-sisters-week-28591

[Kingofalldems]

1. I miss the nuns. Incredibly dedicated.

[IrishAyes]

2. Wonderful people. They deserve our utmost respect and devotion.

[okasha]

3. She became a nun when it wasn't easy

to be any kind of identifiable clergy in Mexico. The Constitution adopted under Juarez not only confiscated most church property but forbade priests, nuns, ministers and rabbis to appear in public in distinctive teligious clothing. Sisters' hair had to be visible, so they wore it up under a traditional Mexican widows' veil. The ban wasn't lifted till the mid 80's.

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4. Excellent observation.

Thanks for that info!