The process of getting to know my community and to feel certain that I was called to live religious life with this specific group of women was, for me, a slow process.

If you’ve been watching the Olympics as much as I have, this can sound like an incentive to beat out all the other contestants and put down your best Lent ever!

This blog, written by Diane Batts Morrow, Ph.D., is a celebration of the resilient spirit of religious life, embodied in a pioneering group of sisters who confronted the social attitudes, and proved that their calling of God was stronger than any societal doubts.

What does this year hold? Will we be strong enough to meet its challenges? Will it be an uphill climb, or will it be a gentle walk?