Meet Sister Eileen Marie Ripsin, OSF

From:

Minneapolis, MN

First Profession:

1974

Ministries:

Sister taught Junior High from 1975 until 1982, then served as Principal for Catholic schools in OH, DE and AZ. While in AZ, Sister worked on her MA degree in psychology, served as a therapist at SW Behavioral & Health Services and St. Luke’s Hospital, and volunteered at Andre House in Homeless Ministries. Sister Eileen returned to the Motherhouse in 2017 and currently is in ministry as a therapist at Sophia Center and a volunteer with Cherry Street Mission.

Her Spirit: ‘Sister has an intense call to the sacred and she finds her path there through creation, nature, and interacting with the poor, the marginalized and all those in need.’