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Why I Am Professing Vows as an IHM Sister
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008As promised, I took a couple little videos (I don’t have a real video camera, just the one on my digital camera) so that I could share with you some of the profession ceremony of Sister Katherine Collard, IHM.
In this video, Katherine responds to Sister Mary Fran Gilleran, IHM President, who asks Katherine to speak […]
How can I dedicate my whole self to God?
Monday, April 28th, 2008Here’s a comment with good questions from my post “What motivates a person to become a nun?” …
I am a 39 year old woman, single mother to 3 beautiful children. I am also in the process of confirming my Catholic faith. I was not raised Catholic, nor have I lived the early part of my […]
Do nuns ever feel lonely?
Friday, April 25th, 2008From my Ask Sister page …
I’m stepping into religious life… or at least I think I am. I was wondering - do you ever feel lonely and alone? I really hate travelling alone and I yearn for the physical presence of a man - not sexual - just the ‘being there’. Jesus is my spouse, […]
How do nuns deal with sexual urges?
Monday, March 24th, 2008A question from Kellie that I think many have wondered but never asked …
Dear Sister Julie, I would like to tell you that I have nothing but the utmost respect for you. My question is not meant to offend you in any way shape or form. I know that nuns are human like the rest […]
Of Grasshoppers and Choices
Monday, February 18th, 2008Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and […]
7. First Vows