I saw with my 85-year-old mother how the local Roman Catholic Church took excellent care of their parishioners. However, when it comes to taking care of their own dedicated women/nuns it is losing the battle if addressing it at all.
By Frank Witsil
When Lisa Zervos heard 13 religious sisters (click here) living together in a Livonia convent died of coronavirus, she felt heartbroken.
She sent the Catholic order a donation, brought flowers to the sisters' graves at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Southfield and kneeled down to pray for the repose of their souls.
"I was so sorry they suffered, and I know there are some sisters are still ill," Zervos, 52, of Northville, said. "Their whole lives were devoted not to themselves but others. It helps — when you think about what they did with their lives — to be a better person yourself."
Religious sisters who dedicated their lives to the care of others are now in need of support, and Michiganders like Zervos, and many from as far away as Norway, are offering sympathy notes and donations....
