NOW A BEST-SELLING BOOK!

NOW A BEST-SELLING BOOK!
My name is Jasmin. I met you earlier today and purchased a copy of your book at the Basilica, what a God-wink to have run into you! I am currently traveling back to SC with my school and I have taken some of this time to sit and read your book. I don't know if I was going to try and finish it on the bus, but once I started there was no hope of me stopping. Even though my aunt has mentioned Sister Dede before, I had no clue about the depth and impact of her story! As a student on a pre-med track with hopes of working as a family medicine doctor in a Catholic practice, I cannot begin to describe the inspiration that this story will have on me. Thank you for so eloquently and loving crafting a narrative that describes the life of nothing less than a saint and that I am sure will touch so many hearts. I wanted to reach out and offer my thanks and just say that this book will definitely guide me as I continue on my life's discernment and see what God's call to sainthood will look like in my life!
--Jasmine Pro-Munoz (M.D. Candidate, University of South Carolina)
Thank you for writing such a beautiful narration of Sister Dede Byrne’s life! It was shortly after praying regularly about discerning a vocation that I heard about your book, and Sister Dede’s story has been such an inspiration! She has already impacted so many people throughout her life and continues to do so through her dedication to serving God and others, especially the poor, the underserved and the unborn.
--Alycia Boutrand, (M.D. Candidate '26, University of UNC School of Medicine)
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"SISTER DEDE! SISTER DEDE!"
Koen has heard his parents talk frequently about Sister & repeats her name over and over in this precious video! He even appears to be presenting the book to his audience:-). "Let the children come to me..." (Matthew, 19:14).
Benedictine College is pleased to announce that Sister Dede Byrne will be their 2025 Commencement speaker! As an honorary degree recipient, she will also receive the Doctorate of Humane Letters!
In anticipation of Sister Dede's 2025 commencement address, ALL 525 students of Benedictine College's 2025 graduating class received Sister, Solider, Surgeon books!
Benedictine women follow Sister Dede's example! After reading Sister, Soldier, Surgeon, they are excited to meet Sister in May1
Celebrating the Life of Sister Dede Byrne (Part I) (TIMESTAMP 4:50)
Inspired by the strong witness of her daily, Mass-going parents, Sister felt a calling to religious life as a young child. Also, moved by the holy lives of Saint Mother Teresa, and her spiritual mentors, Sister Philip Marie Burle, and Sister Licia, P.O.S.C., young Dede joyfully rendered her fiat and entered the Little Workers of the Sacr
Inspired by the strong witness of her daily, Mass-going parents, Sister felt a calling to religious life as a young child. Also, moved by the holy lives of Saint Mother Teresa, and her spiritual mentors, Sister Philip Marie Burle, and Sister Licia, P.O.S.C., young Dede joyfully rendered her fiat and entered the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts as Sister Deirdre of the Most Blessed Sacrament--a name inspired by Sr. Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament and the Little Workers' founder, Monsignor Francesco Greco, who once stated, "It was before the most blessed Sacrament that I found the love of Jesus and the power of that love".
Young Dede entered medical school on an army scholarship & saw several war fronts. She served in the Sinai Peninsula, Korea, and Haiti (for Operation Unified Response). She provided medical care at the base of the World Trade Center on 9/11, was deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom, provided trauma care for our wounded
Young Dede entered medical school on an army scholarship & saw several war fronts. She served in the Sinai Peninsula, Korea, and Haiti (for Operation Unified Response). She provided medical care at the base of the World Trade Center on 9/11, was deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom, provided trauma care for our wounded soldiers, and facilitated the rescue of citizens in hiding from the Taliban. Her witness to the love of Christ and her "call to be a fifth gospel" opened the hearts for the conversions of countless soldiers and citizens. After 29 years of serving her beloved country, Sister Dede retired from the army with the rank of colonel (06).
Inspired by the faithful example of her saintly father, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon in the D.C. area, Sister attended Georgetown Medical School and was double board certified as a surgeon and family medicine physician. She briefly served as Mother Teresa's physician, ministers worldwide as a missionary surgeon, and travels regularly
Inspired by the faithful example of her saintly father, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon in the D.C. area, Sister attended Georgetown Medical School and was double board certified as a surgeon and family medicine physician. She briefly served as Mother Teresa's physician, ministers worldwide as a missionary surgeon, and travels regularly to the war-torn Nuba Mountains in Sudan to provide lifesaving medical care to inhabitants under siege. While Sister professed the customary formal religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, she also took a fourth personal vow of providing free and loving medical care to the poor and uninsured throughout the world.
Thank you to Raymond Arroyo for highlighting Sister, Soldier, Surgeon on The Christmas Edition of The World Over!
Thank you to news anchor Tracy Sabol for a wonderful interview at the beautiful EWTN studio. See the MEDIA page for the full interview.
Much gratitude to the many supporters who attended the DC-area book launch and signing in support of Sister, Soldier, Surgeon. John was the first sale and intends to purchase in bulk to give as Christmas gifts!
"The Sacred heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary are our dwelling place--the objects of all our thoughts and zeal for the love of God." (Mother Teresa DeVincenti, POSC)
"In all we do, we place all those we serve and care for between the hearts of Jesus and Mary," (Sr. Licia Lupinacci, POSC)