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AS067 Ask Sister – leveraging nunly shareholder power, obedience and authority, associate commitments, marriage, and more!
AS067 Ask Sister podcast recorded live on April 8, 2011. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org Ministry. Topics include: leveraging nunly shareholder powers for good, obedience and authority, associate commitments, marriage, and more!
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Here are some of the topics we addressed in this Ask Sister podcast:
- Can spouses release one another from marriage vows in order to enter religious life?
- What does it mean to make a commitment or covenant as an Associate of a religious community? What would such a commitment look like?
- The vow of obedience as it relates to authority and how the vow affects a Catholic sister or nun in daily life (for context, see our last episode AS066 Ask Sister)
- Plus the Sisters talk about nuns in the boardroom and how congregations are leveraging their shareholder powers for good
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Can spouses release one another from marriage vows in order to enter religious life? I know a couple who did just this. They had their marriage annulled. He was ordained a priest and she entered a Poor Clare monastery for a little while. Last I heard she was the housekeeper at a rectory. Get this–her children (from a previous marriage) also are very involved in their faith. One son is married and is a church musician. Her daughter was a Carmelite nun for a few years, and her other son was ordained a priest. I watched as his stepdad blessed his new chalice for him. What a family!
What does it mean to make a commitment or covenant as an Associate or Oblate of a religious community? What would such a commitment look like? I’m not sure about Oblates. If they are like Secular Franciscans, they profess vows, including making a lifetime commitment. Our Lay Associates make an annual commitment to live our charism, to participate in our ministries and prayer life as much as they are able. (Recently they sponsored a drive for children’s socks and underwear to be distributed at our pantry. They gathered 300 items in a month. WOW!)
The vow of obedience as it relates to authority and how living the vow of obedience affects a Catholic sister or nun in daily life? (for context, see our last episode AS066 Ask Sister) It used to be that we got our marching orders and went where we were told, no questions asked. Now we are able to find our own jobs with final approval coming from our provincial and her council.
Is it okay to make one’s own scapular? Can they be blessed? Do they carry any special promises or indulgences like traditional scapulars do? Historically, a scapular was an apron, a sign of service. Our traditional habit has a long scapular that goes from the shoulders to the hem of your dress. So, yes, you can sew your own scapular. I certainly did! And only my first scapular was blessed. It stood in for all the other ones I would ever sew and wear. But please don’t fall into the trap of looking at a particular sacramental (like the scapular) as a talisman or lucky charm. It’s meant to be a reminder to the wearer and a sign to others of the wearer’s devotion and promise to be of service.
Plus the Sisters talk about nuns in the boardroom and how congregations are leveraging their shareholder powers for good All I can say is, “Whoo-hoo, Sistahs!” What a concrete way to make a change!