MSI Press Author, Sula the Parish Cat, Has Retired!

 


No, not from writing. She is, in fact, right now working on her next book, Sula and the Franciscan Sisters, due out mid-February.

She is retiring from full-time work at the Mission. Her cancer has returned (fourth bout), and while she has great veterinarian care, the combination of the gift shop and Mission being closed most of the week because of covid and Sula's need to heal, she now works only on Sundays. Not at Masses because none are open to the public right now; they are streamed until covid dissipates. She works part-time as a retiree at her gift shop home.

You can follow her activities at her Face Book page HERE. If you want, you can like her and become part of her fan club.

Posts about Sula, her life, her Mission, and excerpts from her books, with lots of photos are HERE.


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