Lynne Nikolaisen, APC

Get to Know Lynne Nikolaisen, APC

I made my Promise as a Pauline Cooperator on January 25, 2020. I was drawn to the Cooperators when I began to visit the bookstore, because I love reading. I also wanted to learn more about my Catholic faith. Then I came to a number of events, which were fabulous and very well attended. After a few months, I became a fixture at the Book Center in St. Louis, met other Cooperators, and finally was invited by Sister Laura to consider becoming a Cooperator myself. The work the Sisters do in the New Evangelization is so needed today. They do it with their intellect, heart, and joy. I consider it such a blessing to be invited into the Pauline Family. I am now participating with prayer, continued study, evangelization, and Eucharistic Adoration. Saint Paul, pray for us! 

Who We Are

The Daughters of St. Paul, a congregation of Catholic women religious, live our vocation in service to God’s people by proclaiming the Gospel through all forms of media. Our profoundly Eucharistic spirituality roots us in Jesus so that no matter what we do—writing, graphic design, radio, video, social media, music, art—we may be a communication of Christ’s love to every person we encounter.

Discern Your Vocation

We regularly host opportunities for vocational discernment, providing a space for young women to learn about religious life and pray about where God is calling them. Get in touch with us to learn about events near you or to speak with a Sister.

Be Part of the Mission

Pauline Cooperators are lay men and women who anchor their lives in the Pauline spirituality and who participate in the Pauline mission, which is the very mission of Christ, the proclamation of the Kingdom of God.

Stories From Lynne Nikolaisen, APC

Come, Lord Jesus! An Advent Meditation for Vocational Discernment 

Come, Lord Jesus. This is a cry to which we return over and over again during Advent—in the readings. . . .

Through Music God Opens Us Wider to His Love 

Before I entered the Daughters of St. Paul, I was very much a musician. I grew up in Hawaii. . . .

Christmas Concerts: Nights of Grace

I have never sung in our Christmas concerts—as I often tell people, “I sing, but not in the choir!”. . . .