Celebrate Inauguration Day at my nun Sister Mary Bea Keeley’s blog, IHM Calling. Sister Mary Bea invites people to IHM nuns and friends share your experience of today’s Inauguration Day.

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Blogging Nun Updates

Sister Macrina Walker, OCSO, a Cistercian monastic, is the author of the blog A Vow of Conversation. Sister Macrina blogs and reflects on her current theological reading as well as other topics on her “pilgrimage to the sources of Christian truth”.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a blog by Sister Amy Hereford, CSJ, a Sister of Saint Joseph. Sister Amy is in a degree program in Canon Law at the Catholic Univerisity of Leuven.

Sister Colleen Clair, FMA, a Salesian sister, write the blog Happynun Thinks Aloud … a Salesian Sister’s Take on Stuff. Sister Colleen has some great photos. Be sure to check out her Flickr links.

You can find these blogs listed now on Blogs by Catholic Nuns.

A Nun’s Life Updates

A Nun’s Life launched a new page called How to Become a Catholic Nun. So many folks have asked me questions around this that I thought I’d pull together a page just for you! I’ll be updating the last part on formation soon.

The Vocation Forum is doing well. Vocation Forum is a place where you can explore vocations to religious life. This forum is for those who wonder if religious life is for them and for those who are actively discerning religious life. Check it out and meet others who are discerning their vocation.

Requests

If you write or know of a blog by a Catholic nun (or woman in discernment) please let me know. I like to keep my Blogs by Catholic Nuns up-to-date so you can easily find other blogging nuns. Only requirements are that the blog be updated regularly and that the blog not be entirely anonymous.

Send in your Nun Photos!! I continue to host “Nunday” on Mondays here at A Nun’s Life. We need more submissions from you! Read Nun Photos – Got em? Send em! for details. Click to see previous Nundays.

Nunday is here and I’ve got another nun photo for you. This one comes from another blogging nun, Sister Hildegard Magdalen Pleva, OSsR, who is the Vocation Director for the Redemptoristine Nuns at Mother of Perpetual Help Monastery in Esopus, New York. I feel a spiritual kinship with Sister Hildegard because my own IHM charism comes out of the Redemptorist tradition — our co-Founder, Father Louis Florent Gillet, was a Redemptorist priest.

Sister Hildegard is the blogger behind Contemplative Horizon, “Reflections of a female monastic concerning prayer, religious life, daily experience, and the contemplative way in the tradition of Redemptoristine Nuns” (a link can also be found on my Blogs by Catholic Nuns page). Sister Hildegard sent me this photo of herself with her grandbaby Nicholas. Yes, I said grandbaby. Sister Hildegard is a mother and grandmother who entered the Redemptoristines at the age of 55. She is a real Catholic nun and a “Sister Mom”. In this picture, Sister Hildegard holds her first grandson Nicholas when he was about 5 months of age.

Be sure to check out Sister Hildegard’s blog which also has lots of great photos from her monastery.

See all “Monday is Nunday” series of Catholic sister and nun photos.

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been going through the Catholic Nun Blogosphere reporting on what folks are up to. This is my third post trying to cover all of the blogs (previous posts one and two). Enjoy!

• Sister Susan Rose of Musings of a Discerning Woman is preparing for first vows on October 11. She’s also instituted “Margaret Ana Fridays“, quotes from the foundress of her community.
• Have you seen Burn After Reading? Sister Rose has. Check out her movie review of Burn After Reading. I’ve not seen it, but since it is raining heavily in Chicago all day, I’m going to grab a nun and go see it this afternoon.
• The only blogging hermit nun that I know, Sister Laurel, has a new profile picture (nice!) and a post about Douglas John Hall’s Lighten Our Darkness, Towards an Indigenous Theology of the Cross.
• If you’re into fried apples, then check out Sister Diana of Nunbytes “Tidbits” post. She also writes about her experience with the new Windows Chrome browser.
• Sister Sarah is somewhere in Kiribati, an island nation in the Pacific, where she is living, ministering, and in formation as a novice.
• Sister Anne reflects on the Gospel passage about having a speck in one’s eye.
• “Order your banned book here,” writes Sister Lorraine about a Saint Paul book of theirs (Pauline Books and Media) that was banned by a bookstore. Sister Lorraine offers a wonderfully articulate response to the bookstore manager’s reasons for banning the book.
• Sister Sandy notes how frustrating it is to listen to the vitriol in news reports covering the political candidates.
• On her blog Pause for Prayer, Sister Janet reflects on children and adults through a story about her encounter with 7-year-old Georgia on a train.
• Sister Katy shows how creative and graciously hospitable she can be with recycled Dunkin’ Donuts garbage.
• Published poet Sister Anne has two poems in the Fall 2008 issue of Umbrella Journal.
• Sister Christine is working on a workshop about faithful citizenship and welcomes your ideas and suggestions.
• Sister Nicolette offers quotes from the book Direction for Our Times.
• Sister Mary Helga reflects on life a month after First Profession of Vows.
• Adding machine tape can be beautiful, notes a Cenacle Sister.
• As a writer I can so appreciate Sister Marie Paul’s post Reasons to Keep Writing.

There sure are a lot of Catholic nuns and sisters blogging out there. Here are some more updates in the Catholic Nun Blogosphere. I still have a few more to go, but this should keep you busy!

• Sister Lynn Marie is checking in after being away. See what she’s been up to!
• A profile of one of the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt was recently posted — meet Sister Margaret Flood, OP.
• On Franciscan Footprints, Sister Veronica has photos of recent adventures.
• “Hell Burns”, arguably one of the best blog titles by a nun, features Sister Helen’s reflection on the upcoming fall TV show season.
• Newly professed Sister Nicole starts a new job and reflects on the sabbath moments that keep her grounded.
• Interested in monastic lexicon? Benedictine Sister Susan of explains the Latin phrase “opus dei” in the context of the Rule of Benedict.
• The Visitation Sisters honor the feast of Saint Martha, mother of Saint Augustine.
• A funny video about PowerPoint disasters can be found on Sister Edith’s blog.
• Sister Vicki is preparing to celebrate a novice reception and the entrance of 2 postulants amidst other transitions.
• The Dominican Nuns learn how to make pies at Moniales OP.