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Mary’s Heavenly Birthday: A Change in How We Anticipate Death

August 15, 2011

Happy Feast of the Assumption! A Nun’s Life community member Marla Thurman wrote today’s blog post in honor of the feast day. I was directing a retreat for 22 college students when Pope John Paul II died. The theme of our retreat was “I Hope You Dance,” and suddenly everyone stopped rejoicing and became somber. [...]

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Saint Jane de Chantal

August 12, 2011

Happy Feast of Saint Jane de Chantal! Today’s guest blogger is Marsha West who has spent time with the Visitation Nuns who were founded by Jane and Saint Francis de Sales. SAINT JANE DE CHANTAL (1572-1641) Founder, with St. Francis de Sales, of the Congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary Married at 20 and [...]

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Ask Sister ENCORE: requirements for nunhood, telling the nuns that you’d like to join, nuns put to the test, fasting, married–and called to be a sister

August 11, 2011

AS000 Ask Sister podcast, encore edition for August 11, 2011. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Topics include: requirements for nunhood, telling the nuns that you’d like to join, nuns put to the test, fasting, married–and called to be a sister. We hope you enjoy this encore edition of Ask Sister! We’re at World Youth Day in [...]

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Nuns in Spain Day 1: Prepare Thyself, Sister

August 8, 2011

World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain, is just around the corner and we’re a little fixated on our preparations both spiritually and logistically! From which Teresa of Avila book to bring to finding WIFI from which to do live broadcasts, we are on a mission. And that mission includes YOU! That’s right, you. First, [...]

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Standing in the presence of God

August 5, 2011

We welcome Kerri Leigh Power to the A Nun’s Life blog today as our guest blogger for today. What strikes you as you reflect on these words? Years ago, when I was at a crossroads with my career and unsure where to go next, I read the classic book What Colour is Your Parachute by [...]

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Broadcasting Nuns go to World Youth Day in Madrid

August 3, 2011

Sister Julie and Sister Maxine are going to World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain! World Youth Day is an experience with people worldwide and with the Pope. It is celebrated every three years in a different country. This year it will be celebrated in Madrid from August 16th to 21st, 2011. We received a grant [...]

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