Support Our Aging Religious

08/31/2026

For more than six decades, Sister Patricia Wolf, RSM, has answered a call to serve, spending her life in ministry as a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, crisscrossing between education, justice work and administration.

This September, SOAR! will honor Sister Patricia with the Father Victor Yanitelli Award at our 40th Anniversary New York Awards Dinner.

Her life of service reflects the spirit of Father Victor Yanitelli, SJ, who devoted himself to the needs of aging religious and believed in the power of a life lived for others.

We look forward to celebrating Sister Patricia on September 17.

https://soar-usa.org/event/2026-new-york-awards-dinner/

08/31/2026

Since 1986, SOAR! has been helping aging Catholic Sisters, Brothers, and Priests get the support they need.

On September 17, we'll gather in New York City to celebrate four decades of this mission and the people who make it possible. We’ll also honor Bishop Edmund J. Whalen and Sister Patricia Wolf, RSM, and offer special thanks to Sister Kathleen Lunsmann, IHM.

https://soar-usa.org/event/2026-new-york-awards-dinner/

08/27/2026

The celebration of 40 years of SOAR! continues this fall — and your support is what makes our mission possible!

When you support the SOAR! 40th Anniversary New York Awards Dinner, you are supporting Catholic Sisters, Brothers, and Priests so that they can age with dignity and grace!

A working HVAC system. Accessible furniture. A safer way to get to medical appointments. These may seem like simple things, but for aging religious, they can make an extraordinary difference.

Learn more: https://soar-usa.org/event/2026-new-york-awards-dinner/

08/25/2026

Click the link in our bio to read the New York Times article, featuring our beloved Sisters.❤️
https://divinecompassion.org/divine-compassion-today/news/nyt-rdc-article
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08/25/2026

THANK YOU! Thanks to the incredible generosity of donors like you, SOAR! more than doubled its 40th Anniversary Giving Day Goal of $10,000!

SOAR! would not be celebrating 40 years of caring without the goodness of people like you. Thank you for believing in the mission of SOAR! and standing with our aging religious who have given so much.

08/23/2026

What a great ministry of service! 💻

These four Benedictine sisters, from four different monasteries in four different states, now travel the country — in matching polo shirts — setting up and running the technology for Benedictine gatherings, whether in person, online or hybrid.
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/how-benedictine-tech-geek-nuns-help-religious-communities-connect-again

08/22/2026

Yesterday, we celebrated 40 years of SOAR! But the celebration doesn’t end with our 40th Anniversary Giving Day! This fall, we’ll gather to celebrate four decades of supporting aging Catholic Sisters, Brothers, and Priests.

✨ September 17 — New York City
https://soar-usa.org/event/2026-new-york-awards-dinner/
Our 40th Anniversary Awards Dinner at the New York Athletic Club

✨ November 6 — Washington, DC
https://soar-usa.org/event/2026-washington-dc-awards-gala/
Our 40th Anniversary Awards Gala at the Embassy of Italy

Thank you for celebrating this milestone with us—and we hope you’ll join us as the celebration continues!

08/22/2026

Forty years of SOAR! isn't just a number. It's 40 years of helping religious communities meet the practical needs of aging Sisters, Brothers and Priests.

It's not too late to make a 40th anniversary gift today: https://soar-usa.org/40th-anniversary/

08/21/2026

The story of SOAR! begins with a question - reporter John Fialka wanted to know what had become of the Sisters who had taught him in school.

His front-page article, “Sisters in Need: U.S. Nuns Face Crisis As More Grow Older With Meager Benefits,” appeared in The Wall Street Journal in 1986. The response was immediate and overwhelming. People from all walks of life were moved to help.

Today, we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SOAR! And we’re so grateful to YOU. Your generosity continues to ensure religious women and men can age with dignity and grace. Thank you for being part of the SOAR! story.

Learn more about our story on our website: https://soar-usa.org/40th-anniversary/ -story

08/21/2026

40 years ago today SOAR! was founded with a simple mission: to help Catholic Sisters, Brothers, and Priests age with dignity and grace.

Forty years later, we're still here, and we're just as committed to the women and men religious who have given so much to others.