While America’s now wrestling with immigration policy, Catholic sisters have been the ‘boots on the ground’ of foreign and domestic aid for centuries. In Pittsburgh, Sister of St. Joseph of Baden Janice Vanderneck has been a leading advocate for the Latino community. Here’s her story. For more information: http://globalsistersreport.org/blog/q/migration/q-sr-janice-vanderneck- advocating-behalf-immigrants-44166 http://www.storyburgh.org/R1/curated/2017/01/14/sister-janice http://www .stjoseph-baden.org/ http://www.unabridgedpress.com/

Many sisters' missions take them around the world. Welcome to a special episode of Sister Story Presents:. At live Standup Sisters events, women share their stories of service. In this episode, Sister Mary Lou Palas, SC, who is celebrating her 60th jubilee this year, talks about her ever widening circle of travel. She’s a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill. For more information: http://www.scsh.org/ http://www.unabridgedpress.com/

She was arrested once in a 1970s farmworker rights protest, and she works against human trafficking today. Sister of Divine Providence Betty Sundry has been on the forefront of social justice in the Pittsburgh area for decades. In this special episode of SisterStory Presents: Sister Betty shares her life story. It was recorded as part of Standup Sisters, a live event at La Roche College during National Catholic Sisters Week. For more information: https://cdpsisters.org/ http://www.unabridgedpress.com/

Dare to change! That’s one of the taglines of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. At Standup Sisters 2017, Rhonda Miska recalls how her Jesuit Volunteer Corps experience in Nicaragua changed her. Rhonda is a novice with the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. That’s something like a sister-in-training. Here's Rhonda... For more information: https://www.sinsinawa.org/ http://www.unabridgedpress.com/

Even though the country of Peru’s gross domestic product has more than doubled since 2000, about half the population remains in dire poverty. Sister Nelida Naveros reached out to the poor in her native Peru when she was growing up. Now she’s a Sister of Divine Providence teaching at La Roche College in Pittsburgh. And she continues reaching out. Sister Nelida’s story is part of Standup Sisters, a live event where sisters share their stories of service. It’s sponsored in part by National Catholic Sisters Week and brought to you on this Sister Story Presents podcast. Here’s Sister Nelida... For a transcript of this episode visit SisterStory: https://www.sisterstory.org/story/community /standup-sisters-border-crossings-sister-n%C3%A9lida-naveros-cordova-cdp For more information: https://cdpsisters.org/ http://www.unabridgedpress.com/

Rocky Pierson shares the story of William R Kelly. Kelly grew up a Catholic studying at Catholic schools all throughout his adolescence. In his interview with Rocky, he reflects on his experiences with the women religious who taught him and how they left a lasting impression; continuing to inspire him to this very day. Read Bill's #ThankaNun post on SisterStory: https://www.sisterstory.org/story/education/thank-nun-sister-marie-angela- natoli-ihm

For the inaugural National Catholic Sisters Week in 2014, we paired with The Moth Radio Hour to present four sisters' stories on stage during a one-hour taping hosted by journalist Soledad O'Brien. Each sister was asked to address the theme "Sister Stories: How Did I Know?" – in other words, how did I know religious life was for me? This episode presents the story of Sister Julie Vieira, IHM.

For the inaugural National Catholic Sisters Week in 2014, we paired with The Moth Radio Hour to present four sisters' stories on stage during a one-hour taping hosted by journalist Soledad O'Brien. Each sister was asked to address the theme "Sister Stories: How Did I Know?" – in other words, how did I know religious life was for me? This episode presents the story of Sister Tierney Trueman, OSF.

For the inaugural National Catholic Sisters Week in 2014, we paired with The Moth Radio Hour to present four sisters' stories on stage during a one-hour taping hosted by journalist Soledad O'Brien. Each sister was asked to address the theme "Sister Stories: How Did I Know?" – in other words, how did I know religious life was for me? This episode presents the story of Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA.