August 23, 2024

Providence Sister Leslie Dao professes first vows

Sr. Leslie Dao, S.P.On June 30, Providence Sister Leslie Dao, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the Woods, professed first vows in a ceremony in the religious community’s Church of the Immaculate Conception on the grounds of its motherhouse in St. Mary-of-the-Woods.

A native of Vietnam, Sister Leslie, 46, emigrated to the United States with her family in 1990, settling in Kansas City, Kan. She is the youngest of 15 children.

After her family moved to California, she earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at California State University. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in social work at the University of Missouri.

Prior to joining the Sisters of Providence, Sister Leslie was in formation with another religious community, ministered with Catholic Charities in Texas and served in a parish in Missouri.

She entered into formation with the Sisters of Providence in September 2021 and entered the novitiate in August 2022.

Sister Leslie currently ministers in Chicago as a community organizer with the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership.
 

(For more information about the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, visit www.SistersofProvidence.org.) †

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