Sister Paula Vandegaer

Sister Paula was educated and trained as a licensed social worker and then came to California to work for Holy Family Adoption Services when she was twenty-six. Here she found her true calling-helping young pregnant women in crisis; it was work that combined her spiritual belief in the sanctity of human life and her skills as a social worker.



This book follows Sister Paula's trajectory as she helped launch the pro-life movement with pregnancy help centers, crisis hotlines, and conventions that brought together pregnancy counselors from around the U.S. She inspired countless men and women, young and old, to join the pro-life cause with her intelligence, charisma, and humor. Sister Paula's focus on the good of the mother and baby led her to become an international pro-life speaker, and in this book, colleagues and friends recall the many ways that her kindness, compassion, and positive outlook transformed their lives.



Although she died in 2021, Sister Paula's work of protecting the unborn will never be forgotten.