Consecrated Virginity a Gift for the Church, Says Pope

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“Your vocation is profoundly rooted in the particular Church to which you belong ... From the diocese, with its traditions, its saints, its values, limits and difficulties, you open up to the scope of the universal Church ... "

Finding common ground with people of other religions

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A religious community, like every baptized Christian, is a partaker in God's mission. The mission of God is to proclaim the kingdom of love, justice and peace to humanity and the whole of creation. We religious need to be prophets who read the signs of the times and make a bold decision to side with the poor, the oppressed, the weak and the needy, no matter what religion they practice.

Finding common ground with people of other religions

Habits Revisted

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In my post TIME magazine article on nuns, veils, and blogs, Hans wrote a thoughtful comment about habits and his experience with the habit. He aptly notes that the modern view on habits is quite mixed.

How do I choose a religious community?

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While religious communities have much in common—the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and living a life of service and prayer—they also are different.

How do Presentation Sisters today carry on the mission begun decades ago by Nano Nagle?

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In this Random Nun Clip, we talk with Sister Annette and Sister Carmen about how Presentation Sisters today respond to the needs of the times in the spirit of foundress Nano Nagle. Hear the full podcast at AS154.