It started more a century ago with a couple of idealist nuns who left Newark, N.J., to care for sick and injured loggers and fishermen in a remote corner of Washington state. Members of the Sisters of St. Joseph, they carried with them a reputation for reformist zeal, and few personal possessions. They took vows of poverty, and as they ministered to the poor they also served an order with a reputation for clashing with church hierarchy.
Feb 14, 2014
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