Religious Sisters Urge Youth to Serve the Poor

Starting small is seen as a key

By PATRICIA COLL FREEMAN

CatholicAnchor.org

How does a teen serve the poor?

Love like Christ and start small — this was the suggestion from three religious sisters in a June 22 talk during the Alaska Catholic Youth Conference at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church and parish school in Anchorage.

As Daughters of Charity, Sister Mary Peter Diaz, Sister Kati Kline and Sister Donna Kramer have taken vows to serve the poor. They consider the work a “privilege,” Sister Kramer told the 24 teens attending the workshop.

The Catholic sisters come from a long line of saintly servants to the poor, like 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul, father of the Vincentian religious congregations and charities, and St. Louise de Marillac, a widow who helped organize poor girls who wanted to feed their fellow destitute in Paris.

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