At the end of June, I had the privilege of visiting my sister and her community of Norbertine nuns at their Monastery in California. (norbertinesisters.org) It was a splendid week speaking with and working alongside her and the 45 other young women who are a part of her community.
While there, it was really impressed upon me how thankful I need to be to them for the countless prayers they have offered on my behalf and for all of the prayers they have offered for our parish! As a way of expressing gratitude to them, I would encourage you to write a letter to my sister. I don’t want or expect any ‘going away’ gifts, but if you’d like to do something for me that would make my day – write a letter to my sister! Tell her of how God has been a part of your life over these last four years, or tell her of something silly I did as a priest here so that she can be reminded to pray for me more! She would love to hear from you, and I would be honored for her to get to know you.
Here is the address for my sister:
Sr. Mary Francis
17831 Water Canyon Rd
Tehachapi, CA 93561