Comments on: Do Nuns Know How to Love? http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/ Catholic Sisters and Nuns in Today's World Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sister Julie http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-5208 Sister Julie Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:03:36 +0000 http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-5208 Thanks for writing, I.B. I hope exams went well and that your stress level is reduced. I will definitely keep you in my prayers. Be well, my friend. Sister Julie Thanks for writing, I.B. I hope exams went well and that your stress level is reduced. I will definitely keep you in my prayers. Be well, my friend.
Sister Julie

]]> By: Do nuns ever feel lonely? « A Nun’s Life http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1640 Do nuns ever feel lonely? « A Nun’s Life Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:32:42 +0000 http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1640 [...] little while back I wrote a post called, Do Nuns Know How to Love? You might check that out to for a response to your question [...] [...] little while back I wrote a post called, Do Nuns Know How to Love? You might check that out to for a response to your question [...]

]]> By: I.B. http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1635 I.B. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:38:05 +0000 http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1635 Dear Sister, I found this website quite by chance as I was researching about nuns in general. I am fascinated with history, (all kinds of it) but religious history is something that I am especially fascinated about. As a person who is not even of the Christian faith, nuns for me have always embodied strong emotions of devotion, love for the world, selflessness (which unfortunately exists less and less in today's society), purity and simplicity (that kind that everyone should crave for). I have the utmost respect and love for people of religion who choose to devote themselves to religion, to peace and all good things that are often not represented enough in this world. I can't say enough about my admiration and gratitude for such people! (And I realize that I am ranting a bit here...so I will cut it short)... In a little over a week I am to enter my university exams (and as such am in a constant state of stress), and although this was not my intention (my intention was to merely read about nuns as a way of momentarily distracting myself in hopes of forgetting about the exams for an hour or two - I love to learn and often find it the best ways of "de-stressing") but I suppose it was God's will that I was directed here and have been reading about what you have written for the past hour. I was inspired, the love you have, the peace and tranquility that flows out of everything you have written, the patience...I feel love inside me now, I don't think I would do it justice if I were to try and express it here with ordinary words... Please include me in your prayers dear Sister (and please, I hope I am not being selfish by asking this of you), I know somehow I will receive it, feel it in my heart and will be a better person, more at peace person all the more because of it and perhaps when the time comes, I shall succeed... All my love... Dear Sister, I found this website quite by chance as I was researching about nuns in general. I am fascinated with history, (all kinds of it) but religious history is something that I am especially fascinated about. As a person who is not even of the Christian faith, nuns for me have always embodied strong emotions of devotion, love for the world, selflessness (which unfortunately exists less and less in today’s society), purity and simplicity (that kind that everyone should crave for). I have the utmost respect and love for people of religion who choose to devote themselves to religion, to peace and all good things that are often not represented enough in this world. I can’t say enough about my admiration and gratitude for such people! (And I realize that I am ranting a bit here…so I will cut it short)… In a little over a week I am to enter my university exams (and as such am in a constant state of stress), and although this was not my intention (my intention was to merely read about nuns as a way of momentarily distracting myself in hopes of forgetting about the exams for an hour or two – I love to learn and often find it the best ways of “de-stressing”) but I suppose it was God’s will that I was directed here and have been reading about what you have written for the past hour. I was inspired, the love you have, the peace and tranquility that flows out of everything you have written, the patience…I feel love inside me now, I don’t think I would do it justice if I were to try and express it here with ordinary words… Please include me in your prayers dear Sister (and please, I hope I am not being selfish by asking this of you), I know somehow I will receive it, feel it in my heart and will be a better person, more at peace person all the more because of it and perhaps when the time comes, I shall succeed…
All my love…

]]> By: How do nuns deal with sexual urges? « A Nun’s Life http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1637 How do nuns deal with sexual urges? « A Nun’s Life Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:35:44 +0000 http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1637 [...] ways, such as through our community life, our relationships, and our ministry (Check out my post Do nuns know how to love? for other ways we express love). We have to acknowledge to ourselves a sexual urge we may have (not [...] [...] ways, such as through our community life, our relationships, and our ministry (Check out my post Do nuns know how to love? for other ways we express love). We have to acknowledge to ourselves a sexual urge we may have (not [...]

]]> By: Gen X sister http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1638 Gen X sister Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:59:57 +0000 http://anunslife.org/2007/06/15/do-nuns-know-how-to-love/#comment-1638 PS - I meant to say that the sisters with whom I live know how to love very deeply. They say very little, but when push comes to shove, they are there. Even the ones who aren't very friendly can turn around and give the most incredible support when needed. In some very difficult times I have felt the most incredible prayer surrounding me, and enough communication to know that every last one of them was holding me in her heart at that time. It doesn't mean they'll emote much. It doesn't mean that Sr. Mary Whatsit won't want the room a different temperature than I do, either! But they do love very much. I've had a similar experience of having a few of us in tears while the rest looked quite calm. But we were all upset that day, it's just that they older ones wait till they get in their rooms to let it out. PS – I meant to say that the sisters with whom I live know how to love very deeply. They say very little, but when push comes to shove, they are there. Even the ones who aren’t very friendly can turn around and give the most incredible support when needed. In some very difficult times I have felt the most incredible prayer surrounding me, and enough communication to know that every last one of them was holding me in her heart at that time.

It doesn’t mean they’ll emote much. It doesn’t mean that Sr. Mary Whatsit won’t want the room a different temperature than I do, either! But they do love very much.

I’ve had a similar experience of having a few of us in tears while the rest looked quite calm. But we were all upset that day, it’s just that they older ones wait till they get in their rooms to let it out.

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