“Double Crossed” Article on Women Religious

August 12, 2006

I just read a very interesting article called “Where have the nuns gone? Orders thriving despite ‘double-cross’ claim” on Catholic Online that was originally published in National Catholic Register (8/3/6). In the article the perspectives of two nuns on religious life are set in contrast.
The article centers around a new book by former New York [...]

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Mercy Sisters Promote Catherine McAuley for Sainthood

August 11, 2006

The Sisters of Mercy are in the process of promoting their foundress Catherine McAuley (1778- 1841) for sainthood. In 1990, Pope John Paul II declared Mother McAuley venerable, the first major step to sainthood.
An article posted by Catholic News Service (CNS) describes the sisters most recent effort to promote Mother McAuley’s cause for sainthood. The [...]

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Habits: Standard Issue Nun Gear??

August 10, 2006

In an earlier post I reflected on the question of what makes a nun different. One thing that in the past has set nuns apart from others is the habit.
A habit is simply clothing characteristic of a group, in this case, a religious community. The traditional habit is most commonly recognized as a black veil [...]

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IHM Quote

August 9, 2006

“Do not think I am sitting here to pass the time away telling you that religious life is poetry. It is the roughest kind of prose.”
Mother Justina Reilly, IHM (b. 1848)
in No Greater Service by Sister M. Rosalita Kelly, IHM

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