This profile is part of our 2018 Power Issue. For more of 2018’s most powerful Texans, click here. While the measure of power may be impossible to quantify, having God on your side certainly brings with it some cachet. Of course, having a mere mortal like Pope Francis sing your praises doesn’t hurt, either. That’s where Sister Norma Pimentel now finds herself. The Brownsville native has had several audiences with the pope; has been to the White House a couple of times; and was recently honored by the University of Notre Dame with the Laetare Medal, considered the highest honor that an American Catholic can receive. But it’s not Sister Norma’s Catholic faith that moves people, it’s her faith in humans. The sort of mustard-seed…The post The Power Issue: Sister Norma Pimentel Is Demonstrating the Power of Mercy and Charity appeared first on Texas Monthly.