13 Nuns from One Convent Pass Away From COVID-19
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Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
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You Won’t Believe What Fits in the Pockets of a Religious Habit
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There’s a secret that no one tells you about when it comes to wearing a religious habit. The POCKETS! While women’s pants pockets are basically nonexistent, religious habits are making up for pocket inequality. But it’s not all sunshine. Sometimes all those pockets can get downright uncomfortable. In fact, some sisters have so many pockets,
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Watch these Nuns Go All Out to Queen’s “We Will Rock You”
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I’ve long held to the belief that nuns know how to throw a good party. These rocking sisters prove it! Don’t miss the air guitar at the end. Freddy would be proud. For what it’s worth, I think they’re Pauline Sisters of the Daughters of St. Paul.
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World’s Oldest Nun Passes Away at 110
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Sister Cecylia Roszak passed away this month after celebrating her 110th birthday last March. She celebrated in her convent with joy and a visit from the Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow. Many sources are claiming that she was the oldest known nun. She faced challenges such as hip and knee replacements that come with age,
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These Catholic Sisters Are Plotting to Go See “The Nun” and It’s Absolutely Hilarious
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“The Nun” is a new horror flick that just scared up $53.5 million at the box office. Directed by Corin Hardy, the film is the fifth exorcism type film of the “The Conjuring” film franchise. The movie only has a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and you could easily argue that the film plays up
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8 Essential Religious Sister Twitter Accounts You Need to Follow
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Nuns having fun! These religious sisters really knock it out of the park as far as bringing Christ’s light and joy to people through Twitter, either by making hilarious jokes or reminding us of the beauty of faith. You need to be following these women! 1. Sister Margaret Michael Sister Margaret Michael is the
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‘Cor Orans’ Requires Contemplative Orders to Join Federations
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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican recently released “Cor Orans” (“Praying Heart”), a document that addresses Catholic women religious in cloistered communities. The 34 page long document “intends to make clear the provisions of the law, developing and determining the procedures in the execution” of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Constitution on women’s religious orders which was released
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6 Reasons Why Nuns Are Totally Boring
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Did you know that nuns are totally boring? They never do anything fun or interesting. I mean, there’s a reason why you never see them out of the convent. They’re probably praying 24/7, completely closed off from the world so they can’t even relate to us in any way. 1. They’re totally out of touch
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#SuperBowlintheConvent Was the Best Part of Super Bowl 52
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Two years ago, Sister Miriam James from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity spent the entire Super Bowl 50 doing play-by-play tweets with her fellow sister, Sister Mary. “We started it a couple of years ago just for fun, and then it grew from there,” she told the Huffington Post. They
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Five Reasons You Should Be Friends with Religious Sisters
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Known for their good habits, sweet dispositions, and effervescent beauty, religious sisters and nuns are a remarkable gift to our Church. Their love of Jesus and their passion for sharing the Gospel (in whatever way their particular order does) is always a beautiful reminder of how the Lord works through ordinary, simple people to do
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8 Funny Instagram Posts That Prove Religious Life is Amazing
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Do you think answering God’s call to a religious vocation is boring, bland, and dreary? Then you need to check out this Instagram round-up of some religious priests, sisters and brothers who are living it up in their vocations and having a BLAST. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjadyiFUMB/?taken-by=fr_co https://www.instagram.com/p/BNij89JBdW3/?taken-by=srhelenaburns Sister Helena Burns is proving religious sisters can rock some
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Did You Know You Can Request Prayers from Nuns Online?
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I recently learned that nuns take prayer requests online. I had expected that cloistered nuns who have cut themselves from the outside world would not maintain a website for purposes other than recruiting vocations. Even then, I expected their websites to have not received an update since Bill Clinton was in office, but the websites
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What to Know About the New Netflix Show, “The Keepers”
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In case you didn’t hear, Netflix has a new documentary series called The Keepers that investigates the murder of Sr. Cathy Cesnik in 1969 in Baltimore, MD and ends up uncovering stories of abuse at the hands of a priest, Fr. A . Joseph Maskell. This is a hard series to watch, filled with pain,
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A Rockband of Nuns? Nunsense? These nuns really rock – check them out!
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A Rockband of Nuns? Nonsense! Okay that’s cheesy, but what’s not cheesy is Sister Monica and Sierras, a rock band made of nuns. They are just fabulous and gave a fresh and exciting sound. Here’s a spot: And here’s a fantastic video we found:
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10 Things You Should NEVER Say to a Nun
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Sister Theresa Aleteia Noble wrote a hilarious piece a while back, 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Nun, and we asked if we could being it to you. We’re very happy she was generous. Here’s her original piece from Aleteia.com: I recently read a popular piece over at Epic Pew by Shaun McAfee
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20 Cool Things About Nuns in Habits
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There’s so many great things about the sisterhood. Without a doubt, they’re one of the most recognizable people on earth, and there are several great things about that. Here’s 20 cool things about nuns in habits! 1. Guys don’t mistake them for available singles and accidentally hit on them 2. In a
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