NUNDAY Sister Mary Ruth Dittman, SDS

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Happy Easter! This Easter Monday we celebrate Easter and Nunday with a beautiful photo and story of Sister Mary Ruth Dittman, SDS. Sister Mary Ruth is a Sister of the Divine Savior. The Salvatorians, as the Sisters of the Divine Savior are known, minister throughout the US and world.

Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of Women Religious in the U.S.

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The Vatican has just announced an Apostolic Visitation “in order to look into the quality of the life” of women religious in the United States. The announcement was made public in a news conference at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on January 30.

Slate.com on Consecrated and Monastic Life

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Slate.com, the online news magazine, has an interesting but highly questionable assessment of consecrated and monastic life in the article "A Monastic Kind of Life: How Catholic religious communities are trying to attract young people again".

Sister Sharon Holland, IHM — you rock!

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I am so proud of my nun!  In addition to her ultra-coolness on the Vatican/Canon Law/Religious Life scene, she is also one of the most holy, gentle women that I know. I have great respect and affection for Sharon.

Vatican Customer Service Nun-Style

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Did you know that the Vatican switchboard is manned – or, dare I say, nunned – by a group of sisters? The Catholic News Service recently published an article that mentions the team of switchboard operators responsible for handling all the calls to the Vatican.