Comments on: How to Become a Catholic Nun http://anunslife.org Catholic Sisters and Nuns in Today's World Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sister Julie http://anunslife.org/how-to-become-a-catholic-nun/#comment-48455 Sister Julie Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:39:52 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?page_id=798#comment-48455 Hi WP, Thanks for writing and telling me a bit about your story. I hear a call in your words to something deeper, a more intentional way of life. There are a few questions I have for you to think on ... Are you drawn to living your call within a spiritual community or more on your own but still connected? What attracts you to that way? What things (people, lifestyles, books, ideas, events, etc.) have been "ah-ha!" moments in your life? moments in which you clearly felt a connection to who you are truly, to the universe, to the Spirit? And finally, the age-old question, what do you desire? I know these are not easy questions, but I sense that you are up for tackling them. Enter the questions with an open heart, an openness to being surprised. Then, if you want, shoot me an email and let me know your gleanings from the experience of reflecting on those questions. That will better help me to respond to your very good question re: recommendations for you. Blessings to you, WP. Hi WP, Thanks for writing and telling me a bit about your story. I hear a call in your words to something deeper, a more intentional way of life. There are a few questions I have for you to think on … Are you drawn to living your call within a spiritual community or more on your own but still connected? What attracts you to that way? What things (people, lifestyles, books, ideas, events, etc.) have been “ah-ha!” moments in your life? moments in which you clearly felt a connection to who you are truly, to the universe, to the Spirit? And finally, the age-old question, what do you desire? I know these are not easy questions, but I sense that you are up for tackling them. Enter the questions with an open heart, an openness to being surprised. Then, if you want, shoot me an email and let me know your gleanings from the experience of reflecting on those questions. That will better help me to respond to your very good question re: recommendations for you. Blessings to you, WP.

]]> By: WP http://anunslife.org/how-to-become-a-catholic-nun/#comment-48439 WP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:41:50 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?page_id=798#comment-48439 Hi Sister: If this website had been around in the mid-late 90s, my life may have turned out very different. ; ) When I was in college at that time, I almost became a nun... that is to say, I felt very strongly about it and asked for some information at church. I didn't actually know any nuns in our college town; I'm not sure that there was a convent or somesuch nearby. But the universe had other plans for me, as random things kept getting thrown in the way whenever I tried to walk down that path. I was Very Very Catholic at the time but now I am not; there are still some things I respect about it and am drawn to but other things just make me go "RAWR!" (not the doctrine really just some of things that are done by the guys who run the joint, as it were, but I digress). Anyway, I write because two of the three main reasons I had for wanting to become a nun (the third being very devout Catholicism and all that entails) are still around: not liking/wanting to participate in our materialistic culture, and being completely asexual (as in, chastity is my nature). Do you have any recommendations for spiritually ecclectic but nonsecular people at all? I thought it was worth an ask. : ) Thanks very much! Hi Sister:

If this website had been around in the mid-late 90s, my life may have turned out very different. ; )

When I was in college at that time, I almost became a nun… that is to say, I felt very strongly about it and asked for some information at church. I didn’t actually know any nuns in our college town; I’m not sure that there was a convent or somesuch nearby. But the universe had other plans for me, as random things kept getting thrown in the way whenever I tried to walk down that path.

I was Very Very Catholic at the time but now I am not; there are still some things I respect about it and am drawn to but other things just make me go “RAWR!” (not the doctrine really just some of things that are done by the guys who run the joint, as it were, but I digress). Anyway, I write because two of the three main reasons I had for wanting to become a nun (the third being very devout Catholicism and all that entails) are still around: not liking/wanting to participate in our materialistic culture, and being completely asexual (as in, chastity is my nature). Do you have any recommendations for spiritually ecclectic but nonsecular people at all? I thought it was worth an ask. : )

Thanks very much!

]]> By: Sister Julie http://anunslife.org/how-to-become-a-catholic-nun/#comment-48207 Sister Julie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:03 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?page_id=798#comment-48207 Carly, Many thanks for writing and sharing a bit of your story with us. It is a delight to ahve you as part of our A Nun's Life community. Carly, Many thanks for writing and sharing a bit of your story with us. It is a delight to ahve you as part of our A Nun’s Life community.

]]> By: Carly Rebecca Maziejka http://anunslife.org/how-to-become-a-catholic-nun/#comment-47700 Carly Rebecca Maziejka Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:39:11 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?page_id=798#comment-47700 Good Morning Sister, I have few words that can really tell you how I feel but your site is very helpful and motivational. I believe God has guided me here and your words give me hope of something I have not felt before, "True Purpose". I have been adrift for most of my life searching for a purpose, a reason why I am here but I had been unsuccessful. Several years ago I was awakened to my true self and since then I have had many awakenings to my personal self but still nothing to my purpose. I have always felt that my awakening was a gift from God and I have always treated it as such and no matter what difficulties I encounter as a result of it... it is still a gift from Him to me. God has never left my side though I left his for a very short spell, the sense of loss buried me, I now know what it like to be truly alone, but I regained Him with a lot of work and insight on my part and now that will never happen again. But I too am older, 52 to be exact yet I feel God has given me another gift, to become a nun. I am very glad to have come across your site with a little guidance from above, so I keep coming back to it again and again to learn and explore the ways and hows of becoming a nun. I look forward to discovering many things beginning with your site and I hope to discover much, much more and if I can become a nun or be able to perform some other service for Him, I will be happy as it is a true gift from God. I just wanted to say "Thank You!" for your work and Spirit on these pages and how helpful it is. God Bless You with many Joys! Be Well, Be Happy, Be Your Best Self! Good Morning Sister,
I have few words that can really tell you how I feel but your site is very helpful and motivational. I believe God has guided me here and your words give me hope of something I have not felt before, “True Purpose”.
I have been adrift for most of my life searching for a purpose, a reason why I am here but I had been unsuccessful. Several years ago I was awakened to my true self and since then I have had many awakenings to my personal self but still nothing to my purpose. I have always felt that my awakening was a gift from God and I have always treated it as such and no matter what difficulties I encounter as a result of it… it is still a gift from Him to me.
God has never left my side though I left his for a very short spell, the sense of loss buried me, I now know what it like to be truly alone, but I regained Him with a lot of work and insight on my part and now that will never happen again.
But I too am older, 52 to be exact yet I feel God has given me another gift, to become a nun. I am very glad to have come across your site with a little guidance from above, so I keep coming back to it again and again to learn and explore the ways and hows of becoming a nun. I look forward to discovering many things beginning with your site and I hope to discover much, much more and if I can become a nun or be able to perform some other service for Him, I will be happy as it is a true gift from God.
I just wanted to say “Thank You!” for your work and Spirit on these pages and how helpful it is.
God Bless You with many Joys! Be Well, Be Happy, Be Your Best Self!

]]> By: Sister Julie http://anunslife.org/how-to-become-a-catholic-nun/#comment-46670 Sister Julie Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:35:38 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?page_id=798#comment-46670 Hi Alyson, I'll do you one better. I'll make a PDF of the info and email it to you. Just ask that you keep the link and copyright for aNunsLife.org. Will email soon. We're honored that you can use this to help others. Blessings. Hi Alyson, I’ll do you one better. I’ll make a PDF of the info and email it to you. Just ask that you keep the link and copyright for aNunsLife.org. Will email soon. We’re honored that you can use this to help others. Blessings.

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