{"id":22134,"date":"2010-10-05T13:26:51","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T17:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/?p=22134"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:10:36","slug":"a-habit-story-a-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2010\/10\/05\/a-habit-story-a-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"A Habit Story & a Challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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A couple of weeks ago my On the Square piece took at look at the visual witness of the religious habit<\/a>, and wondered whether it might not be worth it for some communities to take a second look at the wearing of them.<\/p>\n

Happily, that piece has inspired the Nunspeak<\/a> blogger, Sr. Lisa\u2013a Canossian Sister<\/a> (like St. Josephine Bakhita<\/a>) to begin a blog-series chronicling encounters she and other sisters have had that occurred because of the habit.<\/p>\n

She calls the feature \u201cIn the Habit\u201d and her first entry, a moment of crisis<\/a> is very touching:<\/p>\n

There, in front of my car stood a young man in his early twenties. My first thought was to maybe put the car in reverse before I became a casualty! But then I saw it. Looking at the man\u2019s face, even in the not-so-bright lights of the small gas station, I could see streaks on his cheeks where tears have flowed. His hands were stretched out toward me, partially imploring; partially ready to brace for impact with my car! He came to my side of the car. I cracked my window a bit, and he asked me, \u201cMa\u2019am, are you really a nun?\u201d I wasn\u2019t prepared for that question. He asked me, because he could see my veil. I told him, \u201cYes, I am. Can I help you?\u201d As I got out of the car, he explained that his girlfriend had been in a car accident and she wasn\u2019t expected to live. There was also the problem that the father of his girlfriend didn\u2019t approve of the relationship and refused this young man the opportunity to say goodbye.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am looking forward to reading more of these stories, and I think you\u2019ll like them, too! I get the feeling the Holy Spirit wants to talk about this!<\/p>\n

Also, how\u2019s this for a challenge<\/a>?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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