This episode features Sr. Theresa Huyen Nguyen, a Daughter of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Sr. Theresa and her family sought refuge in New Orleans after the Fall of Saigon in 1975. As a young girl, she was surrounded by Holy Rosary Sisters in her faith formation courses. The sisters provided a comforting presence in her early life, which piqued her initial interest in the sisterhood. Since entering religious life, Sr. Theresa has been an educator in the U.S. and Thailand, and an advocate for young people’s mental health. In her years teaching and administrating, she has become close with her students. This includes a young boy in Thailand whom she beat in a paper ball soccer game, who now has children of his own. She says that when he comes to the U.S. there is always the prospect of a rematch.
The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.
Thank you to our Loyola University New Orleans student interviewers for this episode: Charlotte Berg and David Israel.
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Creators & Guests
Theresa Huyen Nguyen, FMSR
What is Flourishing Sisterhood ?
The Flourishing Sisterhood Podcast explores what it means to flourish in religious life and beyond. We capture the rich stories and amplify the voices of Catholic religious sisters from the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. Their powerful experiences have deeply transformed the Church and the world. Join us each episode for a new tale of spirituality, resilience, innovation, resolve, and faith in action.
The Flourishing Sisterhood Project is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. The podcast is produced by the Loyola Institute for Ministry and retained by the university’s Digital Humanities Archive.