Prayer is our primary ministry. Sisters of Christian Love are committed women serving the needs of Detroit. We are given much more than we give. May our faith be as strong as those we drive, visit, and help.

It is our goal that no child needing life-sustaining treatment be stranded. We take them to hospitals for chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatments. We are not a taxi. The sisters are there to support the patient and their entire family in mind, body, and spirit. We have started Art Therapy with one child.

We are there when patients are given to hospice. We are with them during the last weeks and hours. If possible, we are present for the funeral arrangements, during the funeral and afterward.

Sisters of Christian Love visit young and elderly homebound. If they are Catholic, we take the Eucharist when requested. We pray, we listen, we visit, and try to laugh. We may just hold a hand, pet a dog, give a hug, do some dishes, laundry, or wipe a tear.

We collect clothing and food for these less fortunate. Most do not have a vehicle. We may need to take them to the store. The sisters believe that children and adults should be loved, prayed with, warm and fed.

We take the families to Michigan’s Irish Hills for a day of relaxation and fun. We do the buying, the cooking, and the dishes. This may be the only outing of the summer for them and for some the last one in this life.

We distribute lunches to the homeless on the streets with the notation on the bags, “God Loves Us Constantly.” A heart with a cross inside it is also placed on each bag. The lunches include a sandwich, fruit, drink, treat, and a napkin. We ask each one to pray for us as we hand them nourishment for their bodies. When possible, we provide hygiene bags and blankets, as well as other needs.