Catholic Sisters and Nuns in Today’s World
Greetings! I’ve been away from Chicago and my computer for a few days … lots to tell! On Sunday I was in Monroe, Michigan, home of the IHM Motherhouse, for the final profession of vows of Sister Katherine Collard, IHM. It was fabulous … I’ll write more later. For now, I am catching up with myself and trying to get myself off to work!
Here’s a picture as I walked to the Motherhouse for the profession …
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We must pray literally without ceasing–without ceasing; in every occurrence and employment of our lives. You know I mean that prayer of the heart which is independent of place or situation, or which is, rather, a habit of lifting up the heart to God, as in a constant communication with Him.
— , Joseph I. Dirvin, Mrs. Seton: Foundress of the American Sisters of Charity (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962), pp. 181-182
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Welcome home Sister, yeay!
We’ve been fighting about habits while you were gone
That’s a really big motherhouse! How many people live there?
That was quite a dialog that everyone was engaged in. I’m sorry I was unable to check in on it.
Our IHM Motherhouse is home to our leadership team and various administrative departments, formation team, justice and peace team, etc. It is also home to many of our retired sisters, plus we have a health care center. You can’t see it in this picture but behind the entrance of the motherhouse (or MH as I call it) is our beautiful chapel. I’ll have to get some pictures of it. Truly stunning.
This quite a refreshing picture…Thank you!! It seems spring is finally arriving everywhere and none to soon…I have spring fever even as we speak!