Sr. Maria Clara Kreis

Clara Kreis

Sr. Maria Clara Kreis is a native of Germany and has lived for two decades with her religious community of the Sisters of Divine Providence in the United States. She is currently the grant project coordinator and lead researcher at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on life satisfaction among Roman Catholic apostolic women religious. 

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Choosing appropriate terminology an act of social justice

The effort to be legally, ethically, politically, culturally, religiously and spiritually correct — and, if possible, all at the same time — is challenging. But it's the just thing to do.

Life satisfaction survey is producing welcome results for sisters

Thousands of sisters — ranging from 25 to 95 years old — from around the globe have participated in the Life Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious survey. Some of their responses emphasized the contribution the instrument can make to religious life in general and to their congregations in particular. 

Invitation to incredible visitation

Awakened by the world