In this episode of Behind the Story from America Media, Sister Marilyn Minter of the Felician Sisters of North America describes the desperate situation of the Haitian people, the obstacles to helping them obtain much-needed resources and how she and her sisters try to live the Gospel through their work on the ground in Haiti.
Founded in Poland in 1855, the Felician Sisters are a congregation of women religious inspired by the spiritual ideals of their foundress, Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska, and Saints Francis of Assisi, Clare of Assisi and Felix of Cantalice. Arriving in North America in 1874 following Blessed Mary Angela’s directive “to serve where needed,” they helped to weave the social service system. Today, the Felician Sisters founded, sponsor or support through the presence of our sisters, more than 40 ministries – all continuing to evolve to meet the needs of the people they serve.
