Support Our Aging Religious

09/05/2026

For generations, Catholic healthcare has brought compassion and service to those most in need.

At the 40th Anniversary Washington, DC Awards Gala, we are proud to honor the The Catholic Health Association of the United States and its members with the Saint Katharine Drexel Award in recognition of their leadership in Catholic healthcare and their commitment to mission-based advocacy.

Join us November 6 at the Embassy of Italy as we celebrate Catholic leaders and organizations whose work reflects the spirit of service that has shaped our mission for 40 years.

Learn more: https://soar-usa.org/event/2026-washington-dc-awards-gala/

09/03/2026

The New York Awards Dinner raises critical funds to support aging Catholic Sisters, Brothers and Priests – ensuring they receive the care and dignity they deserve.

Please consider a donation to support the mission of SOAR!: https://soar-usa.org/nydonate-2026/

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

09/02/2026

What does a life of service look like?

For Bishop Edmund J. Whalen, it has meant teaching, forming seminarians, serving parish communities, leading a Catholic high school, and dedicating his priesthood to the people of the Archdiocese of New York.

On September 17, SOAR! will honor Bishop Whalen with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award at our 40th Anniversary New York Awards Dinner.

Learn more:

Let's Celebrate! The SOAR! Board of Directors cordially invites you to the 40th Anniversary New York Awards Dinner.

09/01/2026

The SOAR! Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Kristen R. Wise as President of SOAR!

Kristen brings more than a decade of dedicated service to SOAR!, most recently serving as Director of Grantmaking. During her tenure, she has helped modernize our grantmaking, expand outreach, and strengthen partnerships with religious congregations, Catholic organizations, and philanthropic partners across the country.

"It is an incredible honor to serve as the next President of SOAR! For the past 40 years, SOAR! has built a remarkable legacy of caring for the women and men religious who have devoted their lives to serving others," she said. "I am deeply grateful for the foundation established by those who have led this organization before me, and I look forward to building on that legacy while leading SOAR! into its next chapter."

Please join us in congratulating Kristen and welcoming her as the new president of SOAR! 🎉

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