Sisters in habits -- they are still with us. You just may not recognize them. They are working lawyers, administrators, nurses, social workers, educators, and more. Take a look at them now:

"Our life in community nourishes and sends us out for service and for community with others. It reaches far beyond the bounds of our houses and even of the Congregation, for in community well lived we help the world to experience the goodness of providence."
—Sister Deborah Fuchs, CDP, Certified Nurse Midwife, Congregation of Divine Providence.

"One of the favorite parts of my job is working with young people teaching them how to build computers and how to set up networks. It is a challenge to teach young people to be responsible in the area of technology in an age when hacking and viruses are such a threat to network security. With knowledge comes responsibility."
— Sister Raquel Newman, Technology Coordinator, Congregation of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament

"There is such a joy I receive in being present to all my catechists who are about teaching the children in the parish. A word of encouragement, a moment to check if there is a need of anything, or to express words of gratitude, are all an important part of my day."
— Sister Geraldine Kasper, OSF, Director of Religious Education, School Sisters of St. Francis

"When I was working as a Family Nurse Practitioner, people presented themselves to me in various states of vulnerability. I felt I was holding that person's life in my hands. He or she was dependent on the decision I made regarding their diagnosis and treatment for whatever illness with which they came to me. Now as part of the Leadership Team of my Congregation I feel I am also holding part of the life of the congregation in my hands...helping to midwife...assisting in new birth, new life....furtherance of Incarnation."
— Sister Deenan Hubbard, former Family Nurse Practitioner, Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word - Houston.