Community Life

We aren’t nuns or monks just because we like to help others or wear religious gear or participate in rituals.

Nothing makes one feel hip and relevant like an interview by a mysterious-sounding group called DaRK PaRTY.

Because of our difference in age (Sister Marie entered around Vatican II, and I entered around Y2K) we brought varying perspectives to what it was like to decide to become a nun, wear a habit, minister, live in community, and many other things.

When I professed final vows, I did not expect to feel any different than I had because I’d been with the community for approximately 10 years already.

... the copy for the ad reads, “Vanity Never Stops” and the images are of “nuns” whose elaborately shaped veils hint at exotic hairstyles beneath the drapery.