Incarnate Word Sister Stories
The Incarnate Word Sisters have a rich history of service 和 dedication. From their humble beginnings in France to their pioneering efforts in San Antonio, these women have consistently made a significant impact. This collection of stories explores their lives 和 contributions, highlighting their unwavering faith, 弹性, 和 dedication to their mission.
Sr. Luz Romay, CCVI
Serving with Heart 和 Innovation
It was during her own First Communion that Sister Luz heard the call “to be 关闭 to God in some way, 和 one way could be a religious woman.” The call came back over 和 over again while seeing the dedication of the Incarnate Word Sisters at the school 和 working with them in those poor neighborhoods. Upon finishing high school, they joined the Incarnate Word Sisters.
Sister Germaine Corbin, CCVI
Being deeply spiritual involves being Christ to others in ordinary ways
Sister Germaine returned from a “desert experience” with a determination that the students “had to see Christ in me,和Sr。. Germaine did this in ordinary but meaningful ways: opening every class with a prayer, often for intentions suggested by students, 和 simply greeting everyone. She let everyone know, “I see you 和 I am glad to see you.”
Sister Dorothy Batto, CCVI
The Incarnate Word Sisters “had the interests of others…at heart.”
在她的工作中. Batto relied on traditional Catholic spirituality 和 new ideas fostered by transpersonal studies, eventually leading her to establish a Sacred Garden where participants examine “…not just their relationship with God, but also what is happening in their relationships with other persons in their life, as well as in their relationships with all of creation 和 how all of that is continuing to call them to grow 和 develop as a whole person.”
Our Heritage, Our Difference
迪克·麦克拉肯著
Over the past 130 plus years the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio have continued the mission of making a difference in the world as started by the first three young women who came from France after the U.S. Civil War in response to a call for help. All of them were about the same age as a current 校本 student.
They had little predictors for success: they spoke little English, had a crash course in nursing skills, 没有钱, 和 the building promised them burned to the ground while they were enroute from Galveston by stagecoach. But they said yes to a call, had youthful determination 和 drive, 和 courage to face anything the Wild West could dish out. 基督圣罗莎， 校本 和 IWHS, like the founders, are but three of their legacies.
我们知道为什么? 但是如何? is a remarkable history of women, 和他们在一起的人, who managed to turn the word no into on, 就像在向前. They truly believed that God would provide if they did their part, 和 prayer 和 sacrifice, 不是盲目的运气, was their part of the deal. There are literally hundreds of heritage stories of equal value 和 importance. The following mini biographies are only a few snapshots of remarkable women in our history. Some perhaps more outspoken than others, but all made a difference 和 touched lives profoundly. This is their legacy 和 your inheritance.
