A Vocation Story

"In a recent interview with NBC News,  Kirstin Holum, Former Speed Skater and Olympic competitor-turned Franciscan Sister of the Renewal, said that 'everyone desires greatness,' and that God's plan for you will give you the peace you're looking for. 

"The former Olympian responded to the call to religious life after retiring from her speed skating career.

"She is now Sister Catherine Holum, CFR, in Leeds, England.

"But the story does not stop there!

"In a video posted by the Brentwood Catholic Youth Service, she explained how her religious vocation came about.

"She visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal at age 16. 

"There, she heard a voice in her heart that said, 'You’re going to be a sister.'

"She then entered the shrine's  perpetual adoration chapel, and said 'tears started streaming from her eyes.'

"'It was the first time in my life I truly knew that Jesus was real, alive, that he loved me and had a plan for my life. I could barely make it to the pew I was so overwhelmed with joy at knowing the love of Jesus in that moment."

A recent Church Pop post profiled Sister Catherine's call.

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Church Pop: Former Speed Skating Olympian-Turned Franciscan Sister Reveals Secret to Inner Peace in Compelling Vocation Story (24 SEP 18)