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Nun News Roundup
There’s been some interesting articles about Catholics sisters and nuns in the news this week.
Black nun discusses her role in ‘60s rights movement by Chaz Muth for Catholic News Service (February 17, 2009)
As a black Catholic nun, Franciscan Sister Mary Antona Ebo risked her well-being to participate in the legendary 1965 civil rights protest in Selma, Ala. But she said her fears for her safety subsided upon her arrival, when a young black girl burst through the crowd and tossed her arms around her while noting she had never before seen a nun who shared her dark skin.
Be sure to check out the documentary film Sisters of Selma for more about Sister Mary Antona and other Catholic sisters who participated in the protest in Selma.
Sister Anne’s Hands (Picture Puffins)
This children’s book was recently mentioned by Pat McNamara of McNamara’s Blog: Musings of a Church Historian from Queens, New York. Publishers Weekly says, “An African American nun challenges the beliefs of her second-grade students in this thought-provoking picture book set in the 1960s.”
Woman, 57, leaves world to pray for it by Chris Farlekas for the Times Herald-Record (February 16, 2009)
It was that rare thing nowadays, someone who takes vows to become “a living sacrifice” as a cloistered nun. Most nuns are teaching nuns, but Anne Marie was led to spend her days in silence, praying for the world. She has chosen the name of Terese, for St. Terese of Liseaux, and is one of the four contemplative nuns of the Order of Saint Basil the Great in the tiny Sacred Heart Monastery in Middletown.
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Thanks for the update. I did actually see a documentary about the Sisters of Selma. It was quite good. Also, just want to let you know that there are a number of stories about sisters in this issue of the National Catholic Reporter. One is about how congregations are merging, another on the history and contributions of sisters in the US and the other about the pending visitations from Rome.
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