It was September 2006 and Sister Celestina Menin of St. Paul’s University Catholic Center had just arrived in Madison from Italy.
She approached a young woman sitting on top of Bascom Hill on a beautiful day and asked for information.
The young woman she approached was Brittany Zimmermann, who not only answered her questions but asked if she was in a hurry and invited her to sit down and chat.
“She was so kind and welcoming,” Menin said. When she found out Menin was a nun, Zimmermann had all kinds of questions about God and prayer, Menin said.