There is a small Catholic chapel in the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico, called Chapel of Our Lady of Light. It has a fascinating story attached to the early days when there was a convent school run by the Sisters of Loretto. Apparently, the only way for the sisters to get into the loft where they slept was to climb up a ladder. This was not a major problem for the younger nuns, but it was difficult and dangerous for the older nuns to be climbing up and down the shaky ladder.

They were unable to install a staircase because it would take up too much room in the chapel. Five master carpenters tried to come up with a solution, and there was none. The Sisters would simply have to use the shaky ladder.

The Sisters of Loretto faced this problem the way they faced all of their problems. They simpl…