This impressive both technologically and musically. With a few exceptions among apostolic communities -- and of course, the Third Order laity -- when you think Carmelite, you think enclosure; you think grilles; you think of interior castles and humble cells.And yet, thanks to the wonders of digital recording and the internet, we can listen to a virtual choir of Carmelite women, singing -- and wonderously -- a new piece of music set to the most famous prayer of the great Carmelite foundress … [Read more...]
Sisters Rescuing Women from Sex Trades
August 19, 2014 by
They are the Mary Queen of Heaven Missionaries, and who looking at them could imagine that they have taken upon themselves -- as have so many great missionary sisters before them -- such difficult work, serving populations invisible to so many?Nuns reach out to sex workers in fight against prostitution in the Philippines:In a red-light district in Cebu, central Philippines, the taxi stopped when its passenger called out, “There, that girl,” pointing to one of the women standing in the lin … [Read more...]
Nun News Mini-Roundup, Summer 2014
August 1, 2014 by
I do a full roundup of Nun News every autumn, usually around the Feast day of Saint Therese of Lisieux, and I am beginning to collect for that post now, but these pics are so neat, I thought I'd share them:The Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church have a new novice, and she is very cool:The Passionist Nuns of the Diocese of Owensboro added a second postulant to their young noviate this week.The Poor Clares of Bethlehem Monastery has clothed yet another novice and celebrated … [Read more...]
A culture of priestly vocation on campus
June 23, 2014 by
Dr. Timothy Muldoon is an award-winning author and Catholic theologian. He is a researcher in Catholic higher education in the Division of University Mission and Ministry at Boston College, and a frequent lecturer, speaker, and retreat leader in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is also a contributing writer here at Patheos. He writes with some very heartening news as Boston College and CARA release a newly-commissioned study on College Experience and the Priesthood. For further … [Read more...]
A Joyful Community of Intercessors Needs a Bit More Space – UPDATED
May 20, 2014 by
All photos used with permission.In Rumer Godden's classic gem of a novel, In This House of Brede, a large cloistered community of English Benedictine nuns faces a pressing debt; one nun rather serenely says she will pray for the solution. "Like a child asking the bank manager for a bag of money to take home to Daddy?" a sharp-tongued sister asks in rebuke."Exactly. Exactly like that," says the first nun.Later, when the idea of selling of 7 of the community's 14 acres seems like the … [Read more...]
To Suffer With Us: the Duty and Privilege of Priesthood
May 14, 2014 by
Here on Long Island, the little town of Farmingdale is reeling as they deal with the stark pain that comes of burying five teenagers, all lost in one horrific car accident. Families, students at their high school, even perfect strangers within the community are bound in grief, and our prayers must fly to heaven for their sustenance and consolation.Frequently quoted amid the many reports is Father Michael Duffy, an associate pastor at Saint Kilian's Church. The parish is located not far from … [Read more...]
St. Catherine of Siena would “get” Sister Cristina Scuccia
May 8, 2014 by
Not long after Deacon Greg posted this bit about her singing "Flashdance: What a Feeling", a friend on Facebook shot me a private message wondering if I was not getting "a little worried" about all of the attention being given to Ursuline Sister Cristina Scuccia, or -- as she is known in Italy -- Suor Cristina."Well, sure. As she becomes more well-known, the world will throw awful temptations her way," I responded, "so we really should pray for her spiritual welfare. She's human and we're … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Jesuits to Admit Women to the Society
April 1, 2014 by
:::BREAKING!!!:::PATHEOS EXCLUSIVE!!!:::PARODY!!!!!:::LIGHTEN UP PEOPLE!!!:::This is huge, guys, and I'm so proud that we're breaking it here at Patheos!In a move that is sure to reverberate within the deepest corridors of the Vatican, members of the Society of Jesus have today announced that they will be admitting women into the Society as full Sisters. "They can't be ordained, at least not yet," said James Martin, the Jesuit author of the best-selling book Jesus: A Pilgrimage, "but … [Read more...]
So, Science Supports Complementarity? Why…YES!
December 3, 2013 by
As the guy in the Emerald City would say, "Well, bust my buttons!"A new brain connectivity study from Penn Medicine published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences found striking differences in the neural wiring of men and women that's lending credence to some commonly-held beliefs about their behavior.In one of the largest studies looking at the "connectomes" of the sexes, Ragini Verma, PhD, an associate professor in the department of Radiology at the Perelman School … [Read more...]
Sisterly Support: When Nuns Move In Together (and Nun News Updates)
November 11, 2013 by
Earlier this year, after what sounds like a truly "long and difficult journey" some Redemptoristine nuns, who were losing the temporary housing they needed while seeking a permanent place to live, work and pray, found a solution out of Carmel:The Carmelite nuns of Beacon were prudently examining their future and their ability to remain on their lovely property. Knowing of the Redemptoristine’s dilemna...The Carmelites voted unanimously to issue an invitation and within two weeks the councils … [Read more...]
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