Article Photos: Maine convents turn to Internet for recruitment


In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Annette Bouchard, 94, smiles into the camera at St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Elaine Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)