INDEPENDENCE, MO -
One day after nuns helped capture a suspected burglar, there's still plenty of action around the convent as the normal peace and quiet has been interrupted by the commotion caused by this national story.
"We're in the business of saving souls," said Sister Connie of the Sisters of St. Francis. "We're not in the business of stopping crime."
On Thursday, the sisters saw burglary suspect Cory Anderson walk out of a nearby house, and Sister Catrina helped track him down. Now, the calls and e-mails and media have flooded in, including a radio station team that walked into the convent with an unusual request.
"They walked into our home, and they were looking for Sister Catarina," said Sister Connie. "And they said they had a guy who wanted to race her, and they'd pay her $500 for that."
Sister Connie says a national network wanted to set up a meeting between Anderson and the nuns. She said she'd like to be able to talk to Anderson, but she wouldn't want any cameras present.
Sister Connie admits that the story is unusual and a bit humorous, but she says it's also serious because it involves a young man who she and the rest of the sisters pray turns his life around.
"I'm going to pray for him for a long time, probably for the rest of my life," said Sister Connie. "His will probably be longer than mine, I hope."
"We're in the business of saving souls," said Sister Connie of the Sisters of St. Francis. "We're not in the business of stopping crime."
On Thursday, the sisters saw burglary suspect Cory Anderson walk out of a nearby house, and Sister Catrina helped track him down. Now, the calls and e-mails and media have flooded in, including a radio station team that walked into the convent with an unusual request.
"They walked into our home, and they were looking for Sister Catarina," said Sister Connie. "And they said they had a guy who wanted to race her, and they'd pay her $500 for that."
Sister Connie says a national network wanted to set up a meeting between Anderson and the nuns. She said she'd like to be able to talk to Anderson, but she wouldn't want any cameras present.
Sister Connie admits that the story is unusual and a bit humorous, but she says it's also serious because it involves a young man who she and the rest of the sisters pray turns his life around.
"I'm going to pray for him for a long time, probably for the rest of my life," said Sister Connie. "His will probably be longer than mine, I hope."
