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Sects, Lies, and the Wild, Wild West THE FIFTH COLUMN - October 11, 2009 ... that is, until we discover that "Mother Tessa" is not now, nor has she ever been, a Carmelite nun, much less an abbess, that the community was not, in fact, set up with the advise of Pope John XXIII, and that none of the men and women there, apart from Fr. McNamara, is under binding vows to the ... http://skellmeyer.blogspot.com/2009/10/sects-lies-and-wild-wild-west.html
What is Spiritual Direction? GOOGLING GOD... - September 25, 2009 ... anxious and not feel any connection to God." Finally Cole found an adviser, a Roman Catholic nun, and began meeting with her. The woman listened closely as Cole described her spiritual anguish; one day she asked Cole to read aloud from Colossians. "She paid very close attention to where my voice ... http://googlinggod.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-is-spiritual-direction.html
"Religious vocation may be easier than lifting debt load" ROMAN CATHOLIC VOCATIONS - September 13, 2009 A young Chicago woman preparing to be a nun is running a road race seeking pledges to help her pay off $94,000 in student debt. Some experts even attribute the decline in vocations to the problem. From The Los Angeles Times By Manya A. Brachear Alicia Torres planned to run a Chicago half ... http://romancatholicvocations.blogspot.com/2009/09/religious-vocation-may-be-easier-than.html
The numbers don't lie THE DEACON'S BENCH - September 9, 2009 ... of Nashville's Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. It's the largest group of new nuns in training in the United States. The article goes on: While many religious orders in the United States are declining, the Nashville Dominicans are flourishing. Most of the new sisters are in their 20s and want to be ... http://deacbench.blogspot.com/2009/09/numbers-dont-lie.html
Back in the Habit THE WESTERN CONFUCIAN - September 8, 2009 ... wearing full habits and living in a convent," the article informs us. "They say that life as a nun offers more than the secular world could ever give them." Some notes on American nundom: By 1965, there were 179,954 nuns in the United States. Today, there are 59,601. Most are senior citizens, said ... http://orientem.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-in-habit.html
Nashville Dominicans Attracting Most U.S. Postulants ROMAN CATHOLIC VOCATIONS - September 8, 2009 ... of Nashville's Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. It's the largest group of new nuns in training in the United States. While many religious orders in the United States are declining, the Nashville Dominicans are flourishing. Most of the new sisters are in their 20s and want to be traditional nuns ... http://romancatholicvocations.blogspot.com/2009/09/nashville-dominicans-attracting-most-us.html
Deo Gratias THE LAIR OF THE CATHOLIC CAVEMEN - August 20, 2009 ... of joining orders. (Totally irrelevant in my eyes. A good priest is a good priest, a good nun is a good nun... period.) Asians and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately represented among the newcomers, accounting for 14 percent, far above their 3 percent share of the Catholic ... http://catholic-caveman.blogspot.com/2009/08/deo-gratias-yeah.html
What missing from the healthcare debate... ABSOLUTELY NO SPIN - August 12, 2009 ... Health Care. How many people do you know who have never seen an actual, visibly identifiable nun. Or maybe you have known someone, upon seeing a nun, says something like "Oh! Look there's a nun!" Both sisters and borhters used to be able to run entire hospitals as ... http://absnospin.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-missing-from-healthcare-debate.html
The Nun Run LUNCH BREAK - August 7, 2009 ... the goal of raising funds to help me remit my educational debt so I may enter Religious Life! Training is in full swing, and every day I try more and more to surrender to God's mercy and grace. As you read through the pages on this site, I invite you to learn a little more about me, my friends, the ... http://jdjansen.blogspot.com/2009/08/nun-run.html
Inside one house of formation: "It is a work of hope" THE DEACON'S BENCH - July 22, 2009 ... may lie at Serra House, a Mission-style complex where recruitment is handled by a gregarious nun wearing earrings, and religious guidance is left to two priests in sandals and short sleeves. It is one of about a dozen formation houses across the country that give would-be priests an opportunity to ... http://deacbench.blogspot.com/2009/07/inside-one-house-of-formation-it-is.html