From waking the sisters at 5 a.m. to helping with the establishment of the Felician Sisters's province's across state and country borders, read how white veiled novices are essential to a healthy religious order.

The second or true first step for those entering into religious life: Postulancy. Dive into uniform changes and a discussion of what sisters' got paid that made them so much more appealing to hire for struggling communities.

From not knowing any religious sisters to suddenly living with a whole community of them, I discuss my first step into Felician sisterhood—my introduction into their lifestyle and spiritualty.