Franciscan Sister Interviews
Honor the Franciscan Sisters by listening to the stories that reflect their lives of service, compassion and faith.
Interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to illuminate the humanity and possibility in us all — one story at a time. Learn more about StoryCorps Studios.
Friends Sister Tierney Trueman and Tripp Welch sit down together in this conversation to talk about Sister Tierney’s many years spent teaching at a girls’ school in Bogota, Colombia.
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Friends Sister Cashel Weiler and Sister Bernadette Novack reflect on memorable patient moments.
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Sister Kathleen Welscher interviews her friend Sister Carmen Sonnek about her experience in her 70+ years as a nun and surgery nurse at Saint Marys Hospital (now Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester, Saint Marys Campus).
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Friends Sister Franchon Pirkl and Martha Siska talk about the inspiration that Sister Generose Gervais provided them. They reflect on her core values, being peacemakers and finding ways to support people in paying for ever increasing costs of healthcare.
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Friends Sister Kathleen Welscher and Sister Martha Mathew have a conversation about being Franciscan Sisters. The two reflect on being nurses at Mayo Clinic, their fellow sisters and a particularly memorable patient.
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