Monastery Of St. Gertrude's Podcast

Sister Sue Ellen is one of the most soft-spoken and gentle-sounding sisters that I've spoken with so far. She also taught catechism to young grade-school kids for some time, and maybe it's her knack for explaining complex concepts in simple ways that made her description of the formation process so easy for me to understand. In this excerpt from our interview, she walks me through the process she took to become a Sister and it was one of the clearest explanations I've heard of the process from start to finish. One of the things I love about interviewing the sisters is hearing them mention the Sisters who came before them that the looked up to, and Sister Sue Ellen is no exception. She only mentions Sister Wilma for a moment, but you can hear the deep respect she had for her. I hope you enjoy hearing this description of the steps to becoming a Sister at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, as well as the specific details that are unique just to Sister Sue Ellen.