'It was a chance to encounter my classmates in a faith context.' 'We really got beyond the superficiality,' Geary said. Then she went on a senior class retreat, and not only did her faith start to become real to her, but so did the students around her. But that transition was made easier by a lifetime of growing up in the Catholic faith - and by being surrounded by sisters. 8-11) in Dallas, and will examine how, from the vastness of the universe to the space within ourselves, God creates life, even out of what appears to be destruction and death.įor Geary, her religious life was formed out of the death of her father. LCWR holds its annual assembly Tuesday through Friday (Aug. 11, Geary will move from her year as president-elect to president of the leadership organization that represents about two-thirds of the nearly 40,000 sisters in the United States.

Maureen Geary well as the presidency of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), those who know her say. That combination of intellect - experience in both accounting and the law - and a vulnerable, trusting faith will serve Grand Rapids Dominican Sr. 'I was asking, 'What's the meaning of suffering? What's the meaning of life?' I found I had a passion like my dad for what Jesus did.'

'I'm sure that began to open me up to a vocation,' Geary said.

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