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AS043 Ask Sister – inclusive language, Catholic stance on gambling and bingo, nun titles, a right to life
AS043 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on October 1, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: inclusive language and using male pronouns exclusively for God, Catholic stance on gambling and bingo, nun titles, a right to life, and more!
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Here are some of the questions we addressed in this Ask Sister podcast:
- Where does the Church stand with gambling such as betting on matches, playing poker, etc.? What about bingo?
- What is “inclusive language” all about? What’s wrong with using all-male language in prayer?
- What are the different titles that Catholic sisters and nuns use to refer to themselves and to their sisters in leadership positions?
- The nuns talk about what it means to have a right to life. Backdrop: young people, bullying, outing of others, controlling others, taking care of ourselves–and others–in the midst of our relationships in school, family, online communities, etc.
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A question for tonight – and way ok if it needs to be tabled due to lack of time:
Been catching up on a few earlier ask sister podcasts from April-June.
1. In one it was mentioned that the IHM rings you wear come from a sister that was passed away. I was just struck by that! Wow! When did that tradition start? When you receive the ring – do you also get a biography of the sister who had it before, or do they just do a grab bag, or how exactly does it work? I know other orders wear jewelry – either pins or rings and sometimes rosaries depending on how they look – but didnt even consider where they came from until I heard what the IHMs do. It would be easy to thing that the tradition started due to financial constraints – but then that has no story to it. And then I also think about the 1950s when there was such an explosion of women joining religious communities like the IHMs – and I wonder were there enough rings to go around or did they have to kill off sister so and so…..
forgive me I am fresh today. Promise I will recover by the time of ask sister tonight.
I actually had two questions but forgot the second one. Will check with marguerite as we talked about both of them last night.
“see” you both soon
Excellent question! We’ve got a partial answer but have to do a little research to get the full schmoo. Will save this for next Ask Sister.