Meet the Sisters
Each vocation story is unique. We believe God has created each one in a unique way in the image and likeness of God. How God communicates with each person, how each person hears God's particular call - vocation - is unique and beautiful. Read about the unique vocation story of some OLA Sisters.
Sr. Dolores
In March 2017, Sr. Dolores Kearney spoke to Fr. Eamonn O'Connor of the religious affairs programme 'Side by Side' on the Shannonside radio station. Sr. Dolores, a native of Co. Tyrone, shared about her life as an OLA and her upcoming mission appointment in Nigeria.
Sister Mary
''I am from a typically rural Irish Catholic family and I inherited the faith of my parents,'' she says. ''I was always interested in Africa and working in Africa, but I never thought about religious life until towards the end of university when I looked at the possibility of…
Sister Anne
Anne’s missionary travels have brought her to Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania...
Sister Clare
Clare hails from Cork City and has spent many years working in Nigeria. “For thirty eventful years I was teaching English Literature in Teacher Training Colleges and Secondary Schools. I put down roots in an African culture that was hospitable, Godly, and discovered that it was Holy Ground – God had visited His people long before I arrived....
Sister Eithna
From Gilford in Co Down, Eithna worked for many years in Nigeria before returning to Rostrevor...
Sister Kathleen
Currently Provincial Leader of the Irish OLA Province, Kathleen has lived an interesting missionary life which has taken her from her home in Falcarragh in Donegal to Argentina, Rome and Nigeria...
Sister Maura
What brought me here? I have often asked that question in the past three months as I struggle to learn a new language and to discern the direction in which God is leading me explains Maura …
