Naval Officer Turns to Religious Life After Encounter with the Sisters of Life | EWTN News Nightly

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She once wore the cloth of the nation, then traded it out for a habit, a veil and a higher calling. Sister Maris Stella Karalekas is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and even served 5 years as a surface warfare officer on a naval destroyer. Then she met the Sisters of Life and her own life took an unexpected turn. Sr. Maris Stella of the Sisters of Life in Denver says that during those hundreds of days at sea on the naval destroyer the Blessed Sacrament was onboard with her, and she was stirred to do something great and meaningful beyond what she was already doing. Sr. Maris Stella joins to tell us more about that time in her life. She says she felt the call from God and then met the Sisters of Life. She shares more about their mission and what struck her so much about their way of life. One of the main missions of the order is to tend to pregnant women. Sr. Stella discusses what this looks like for her and her fellow sisters on a day to day basis. She explains whether there are ever moments when she looks back on the life and career she gave up and what keeps her going when she hits those rainy days along the way. Sr. Maris Stella fills us in on the special meaning behind her name and why she chose it. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf