Sister’s Story

Sister Elizabeth Greim's life is a story of deep devotion and service to poor and marginalized populations, as well as that of a wounded healer survivor of domestic violence. A sister in the Catholic order of Daughters of Charity, she has worked closely with homeless and refugee populations, and is now training new sisters for their lives of devotion and service in community. Prior to her life as a nun, she was married, then a divorced survivor domestic violence standing in a shelter sure that she was a failure. In her journey to become a nun, she found herself barred by the Catholic church's divorce rules from religious life twice. Then, thirty years ago, "MAYBE the door is not totally closed." Now a Daughter of Charity who built day centers for unhoused people in Baltimore, Macon, and Little Rock, Sister Elizabeth greets each person by name, "helping them carry in the weight of the night." Her life embodies kindness, love and compassion, and she shares her stories with such care, insight, humility, and humor. When Sister Elizabeth tells a story, we all want to listen.