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AS027 Ask Sister – fasting, the First Official nun meeting, virgin-ness, imaging oneself as a nun, vocational calling, and more
AS027 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on May 28, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: fasting, the First Official nun meeting, virgin-ness, vocational calling, bride of Christ and other ways to image oneself as a Catholic sister.
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Here are some of the questions we addressed in this Ask Sister podcast:
- What other ways can one image oneself as a Catholic nun other than “bride of Christ”? How is this connected to one’s image of God?
- Does a person have to be a virgin in order to become a Catholic sister or nun?
- What was your first official meeting like with a nun?
- What is fasting and what place might it have for us today?
- What do I do if I’m married but feel called to religious life?
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I had two memorable “first meetings” with nuns, one when I was 4 and another when I was 21.
When I was 4, I accompanied my oldest sister to a meeting with her debate coach at the convent. Saturday was laundry day, and the sister loading clothes into the washer asked if she should throw me in also. Hmph!
When I was 21, I had to be interviewed before being accepted to the postulancy. Being a small province, those in administration hadto wear many hats. This sister was the Vicar/Director of Formation/Choir Mistress/Organist/Postulant and Junior Professed Director! Her first question to me was, “Do you sing?” i smiled and assured her that I did.
That question, “Do you sing?” set the tone for my religious life. Music has always been a great part of my ministry. I have either cantored, conducted, and sometimes even played at Mass. I also brought music into subjects where you wouldn’t expect it–Math and History, for example. Now that I live at a large local convent where the retired/infirmed sisters reside, I use music to enhance conversations with our sisters with dementia. Just this morning, a sister and I did a duet to “You Must have Been a Beautiful Baby”–It made her so happy!
When I was six, my mom, grandmother and great-aunt and I were shopping Hudson’s in Detroit (a large local department store which sadly no longer exists). I wandered off when I saw a sister (in habit then) to talk to her. Have no idea what I said but remember the sister holding my hand and searching for my mom who was frantic looking and calling for me. The sister hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek she handed me over to mom. In many ways I still feel her gentle kiss.
My next official meeting was with our own Sister Julie and Sister Max on New Year’s Day 2010. That day my future became one with the IHM’s, just with eight words from Sister Julie. Eight words I shall not forget. Eight words which have led me to peace, love and happiness such as I’ve never known before.
And to Another Sister Julie, your comment about singing to the sister’s with dementia is of interest. I’m to begin volunteering at our IHM Motherhouse soon (hopefully June but definately in July) in Memory Care. Am so looking forward to this!