Mary Katherine Hamm is a Sister of Charity from Long Island, New York. Her academic background is in education and pastoral ministry. She enjoyed working in Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Newark as a junior high math and science teacher. After nearly two decades as a teacher, Kati moved into parish work, focusing on catechetics and faith formation on Long Island and New Jersey. Her time in community, ministry and congregational leadership have given her the opportunity to meet and learn from many spirit-filled men and women in both the US and Canada. She enjoys writing and has served on the Communication and Archives Committees of the Sisters of Charity for several years. Her hobbies include reading, quilting and enjoying the beauty of nature. Sister Mary Beth Moore has been a Sister of Charity since 1968. She has a Masters' degree in rehabilitation counselling and has worked with many persons with disabilities, accompany them as they strive for full functioning and full acceptance. She spent 10 years as a pastoral agent in Chiclayo, Perú and 13 years as a team member of Centro Corazon de Maria, a multiservice centre for the Latino community on the East End of Long Island, NY. Now retired, she continues to advocate for immigrants and enjoys singing in the choir of St. John's University Chapel, near her local community in Queens, New York City.