Story: The Unruly Word of God with Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN
From Our Free Video Program: Cultivating Catholic Feminism
“I think sometimes people think that by the vow of celibacy I have closed myself off, but I’ve actually opened myself to the entire world. and so I am not for one, so that I can be for all.”
Sister Josephine is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston. She moved to Dallas in 1999 to begin studies at the University of Dallas where she completed a BA in Political Philosophy with a Business Concentration. Sister subsequently entered the banking industry, serving for 10 years as a Vice President in the Home Loans division of Bank of America in the roles of Operations Manager of a staff of 200 and later as a Project Manager. Sister was raised Baptist and entered the Catholic Church in 2005. Later, in November of 2011, she began her formation to be a religious Sister. In November of 2020 Sister Josephine professed her final vows as a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth. She is a licensed counselor. serving as the school counselor for the cathedral grade school in Tyler, TX, and also in private practice. Sister has also served in vocations ministry and as a national speaker for youth and young adults.
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Special thanks to Notre Dame Seminary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, and St Patrick’s Church in New Orleans for allowing us to film in their spaces.