Saying goodbye to Sister Teresita

Sister Teresita Poulin, a mighty-mite disciple of God and elbow grease who’s toiled the past quarter century for Sonoma County’s homeless mothers, yearning immigrants, aged poor and many others struggling to lift up their lives, is going home.

To heaven? Heavens, no. Still aglow and on the go at almost 78, Sister Teresita is making ready to bid Sonoma good-bye and return to the historic Iowa convent that launched her as a maker of practical miracles more than 50 years ago.

“In a way it’s bittersweet. But it’s OK,” the diminutive dynamo said of her impending move. Positive impacts of her efforts in Sonoma County will endure at Santa Rosa’s Family Support Center homeless shelter, at the Vigil Light low-income senior apartments near the Flamingo Hotel and in the lives of countless clients of Catholic Charities whom she offered to help — if they’d also help themselves.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090524/ARTICLES/905249987?Title=Goodby-Sister-Teresita





Good to know that there are good Catholics somewhere

Thank you for posting that story. Convents increasingly have more of the air of assisted living facilities, but perhaps she can inspire someone else to answer the call.

Boy's town was used to recruit young men for pedophile parties at one point.....Larry King.

anything but good about the BVMs. I had my share of knuckle wraps and detentions, but i believe their hearts were always in the right place.