Create sacred space with stories. Storytelling as a formation tool and spiritual practice.

hen the Sisters arrived in the U.S. carrying only their ...” Many formation programs for health care ministry leaders begin by retelling the stories of the founders, then inviting participants to tell the stories of their own connections to Catholic health care. This is because we are familiar with the power of story to inspire, to create meaning, to deepen identity, purpose and belonging, and to connect us to realities richer and deeper than our own. We understand that we can anchor and sustain ministry commitments by staying rooted in the stories of Jesus’ ministry and the stories of the faithful in every generation who heard and responded to the Divine call. “W