I feel so privileged getting to know a child and getting to teach them about Jesus. So that is what the sisters do. Both parents and children appreciate it wholly. It keeps them away from all the negative things surrounding them. With the sisters, there's nothing but the love of God.
Kids know only that they have fun and that the nuns are nice.
The sisters can be funny. Plus, they do lots of activities with us. Early one morning, about 120 children played on the empty concrete playground at St. James. One of the poorest parishes in the Diocese of Dallas, St. James is in such a tough neighborhood that its fence is topped with razor wire. The church, on Saner Avenue, has 2,000 members, most of them poor, young families and immigrants from Mexico.