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, …
You Won’t Believe What Fits in the Pockets of a Religious Habit Read More »
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, …
When you bring up the topic of religious vocations, you may be met with doom and gloom comments about how “no one is discerning their vocation anymore.” National Vocation Awareness Week is celebrated November 4th through the 10th, and this week we’re celebrating those who live out their religious vocations joyfully and beautifully over on …
Religious Vocations Aren’t Dead, and Here Are 12 Tweets That Prove It Read More »
Your college roommate is unpacking his bags from a retreat at the seminary. Or maybe your friend can’t stop talking about how great of a time she had at a come-and-see visit to a local convent. The signs are all pointing to them packing their bags and discerning themselves a religious vocation. Read more: The 5 …
11 Stages of Processing Your Friend Discerning Their Religious Vocation Read More »
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 …
‘Cor Orans’ Requires Contemplative Orders to Join Federations Read More »
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 …
Let’s admit it – most of us will stumble at least once during the Lenten season. The good news is that it’s perfectly normal. After all, we’re human. For some of us who have lofty aspirations of “going big or going home” at the start of the season, we may end up feeling disappointed early …
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 …
#SuperBowlintheConvent Was the Best Part of Super Bowl 52 Read More »
Do you follow a Rule of Life? Is there a systematic way that you practice your faith in the pubic square? Do you share in these same practices with a community through which you find companionship and accountability? Many Catholics throughout the centuries have found themselves seeking to live their lives more perfectly for God. …
The Little Sisters of the Poor lost their latest battle in court on July 14, 2015. They were previously able to obtain a temporary stay from the Healthcare Mandate from Justice Sotomayor, but that has now been overturned by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals court, meaning they must, in accord with the Affordable Care Act, provide contraceptives as …