Lawyer Becomes Cloistered Nun To Pay Off Her Law School Debt

She's now known as Sister Marie Dominic, Esq.

nunPeople all around the country know they have done something to help Tara Clemens become Sister Marie Dominic. She didn’t get there alone. She has a gift of gratitude.

John Flanagan, executive director of the Labouré Society, a Minnesota-based organization that helps those with religious aspirations pay off their student loan debt, commenting on the unique fundraising efforts that were conducted by Clemens before she was able to make her first vows as a nun. Clemens had more than $100,000 of law school debt prior to receiving assistance from the Labouré Society. Clemens is a 2007 graduate of Lewis and Clark Law School.


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