Come and see is an invitation we hear in the Gospels addressed to people who feel an attraction to, people who are drawn by the Gospel and the lifestyle of Jesus. It’s an invitation that the Catholic Church echoes as it invites people to take a personal look at a call to follow Jesus through religious life.
Until you’ve had the opportunity to experience a religious community through individual sisters or brothers, at prayer, in ministry, or by interacting with a group of sisters or brothers, it can be difficult to get a feel for what religious life is like, and also to which particular community you are called.
My IHM community is hosting a “Come and See” weekend for women who are thinking about religious life and are attracted to the IHM life and mission.
“Come and See” Weekend
Date: May 1-3, 2009
Time: Friday 7 p.m. to Sunday 12:30 p.m.
Location: IHM Motherhouse, Monroe, Michigan
There will be opportunities to pray with my IHM nuns, chat with us, learn about us and about discernment, and just hang out with us.
For more information or to register, please contact Sister Mary Bea at 734-240-9820. And as always, feel free to contact me if you have any wonderings. 
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Loved finding this on twitter…crackedme up…vocation stories will now read: I first found my calling…on Twitter…
God works in all things … even Twitter.
Could you do a blog on the differences between the IHM Monroe and IHM Immaculata?
Oh cool! Can I come? I’m not religious, but I’m entertaining! *tap dances*
You would be most welcome (you may not be religious as you say, but I have a pretty good hunch that you are spiritual)!
Lourdesgirl101,
That idea is awesome! I am very familiar with the IHMs and I can tell you that Immaculata (In PA) and Monroe (In Michigan) are very similar to eachother. They have the same charism and founder, but they are just slightly different. Immaculata still has the habit while Monroe does not. Monroe happens to be more modern as well. I don’t know if I am wording that correctly because I really wouldn’t want to offend anyone, but these are just my observations. I have been to the Immaculata motherhouse and I enjoyed the trip dearly. The IHMs are a very beautiful order.
Hehe…I suppose so, though I’ve never quite understood what spiritual meant. I wish Michigan were a bit closer, I’d totally go! Hanging out is my favourite activity!
*starts packing*
Oh, how nce! I wish they did this kind of things here in Argentina!
I’ll share with you in prayer!
I know a few sisters from a second group of IHMs in PA, not Immaculata but the other one, who do not wear the habit. Alot of these ladies live in or around Philadelphia.
A true story. Years ago one of the IHM sisters I knew was teaching in inner city Philadelphia. I don’t remember the details, but I believe they were given the choice to wear or not to wear the habit. So she decided to wear it as a witness to the kids. Long story short, she comes into school the first day and one of the little boys said, “I didn’t know they had Muslims teaching here.” So the sister decided after that to wear plain street clothes!
Sr. Julie:
You have to let us know how the “Come and See” goes. I’d be interested in hearing how many attend, the general age groups and how many you think may follow up.
Thanks all. dee
Hi! I’ll post something tomorrow about the IHM communities. Stay tuned!
What a differnt world from the one I grew up in. We didn’t know who Muslims were but we knew nuns in the older habits (long ones) and newer ones. I started parochial school in Phialdelphia in 1964. We had Holy Family Of Naverth sistrs. I went to an all girl catholic high school there for one year. We had our HFM nuns also Sisters of Mercy, Sisters Of Saint Joseph and IHM Sisters as well. I have to confess I was TERRIFIED of the IHMs-they ran the discipline department and my very tough IPS teacher was an IHM. When I transferred to public school the following year I was shocked at the lack of discipline and respect. My favorite teacher was a former nun who’d left the sisters to care for her ill mother. I am seeing a different side of the IHMs here . I’m glad the director of Doubt loveds nuns and has put you more in the spotlight-in a positive way. When he said “Who among us has been so selfless?” it really touched me. He is right.
Annette and others:
I actually started kindergarten in a public grammar school in 1965. Back then, all the teachers generally seemed to be much stricter than they are today. I remember my second grade teacher, a loud, petite woman with a limp, used to carry around a shellalleigh (I have no idea how this word is spelled but it’s like an Irish mallet made of wood) and would bang it loudly on students’ desks if they were not paying attention. This is about 1 1/2 hours out of Philly in a rather “progressive” NY suburb!
So my question is this, were the nuns of old much stricter, even more tyrannical, than lay teachers of the time? Or were all teachers 40 years ago or so, lay or consecrated, stricter and more authoritarian?
dee