Today’s Nunday picture comes from Siobhan, a Reform Jewish woman who was a high school graduate of the Sacred Heart school in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) and who has known and worked with Catholic sisters and nuns. The photo is of Sister Elaine Fortin, SC, a Sister of Charity from Halifax who is currently studying at Boston College for her Masters of Social Work. Last summer she worked for Habitat for Humanity in Romania for three weeks.
Writes Siobhan, “I like the [photo] of Elaine because it defies what many presume about nuns. I suspect if I was Catholic, I might will have become a nun but I am a Reform Jewish woman who occasionally reads your blog. I teach at a university though am on leave to assist Tzipi Livni as she tries to cobble together a coalition in Israel. We need all the prayers we can get!”
Well my prayers are with you, Siobhan — sounds like you should be blogging yourself! Thanks so much for the picture of Sister Elaine!
Archived Comments
- November 3, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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Great pic! It really shows the “other” side of nun life.
- November 3, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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Not to make light of this picture, but nuns/sisters are called to wear many, many hats when working where God sends us. Rock on, Sr. Elaine!
- April 1, 2009 at 6:53 pm
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I come from a Jewish family, but coverted to Christianity. My children attend Catholic schools, and receive a splendid education. Some of the teachers and the Principal are nuns. They do not wear hobits. And they are wonderful to the children and a delight to talk to. My wife and I were dining in an Italian restaurant and spotted two of the sisters. They had just finished their meal and we invited them to join us. What a good time we had! They are people like everyone else. They devote themselves to the Lord and truly do His work. You can’t beat that.
- April 2, 2009 at 3:55 pm
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Thank you Lewis for describing religious sisters for what they are, amazing people who do God’s will. I found some inspiration in what you said, and it makes me happy to see that others see them the same way I do.
