I'm not sure if this would be classified as a charism or as a ministry. I'm a single woman over 40, but I've usually lived by myself since my late teens. ...
Technically, Elizabeth, it could be both ministry and charism. Such would typically start off as ministry, then evolve into charism, which is what happens with...
Elizabeth, this is a great idea! I have a friend whose husband left her for another woman. She was left with little money and now she has to work two jobs just...
Thank you! I knew of one place in the early 1980s where there was a YWCA that was still renting rooms to single women. They had a long waiting list at the time...
Should aspiring nuns save for retirement? Can someone advise me regarding what happens with one's retirement account when someone joins a religious community?...
It really depends on the community. The one community that I entered (and left as an aspirant) let you keep the retirement account; and once you become of...
Dear Emily, Most contemplative communities make solemn vows so before that you will be making a legal act of renunciation of your goods present and future....
I've been in community for my live-in for nearly a month now (since the 7th of January), I really still feel like I've been here longer than that. I really...
anne, that is wonderful! i am glad that you are feeling such a sense of community already. my continued thoughts and prayers are with you as you make this...
Hello to all new members, May God bless you all and grant the favors that you ask for. Let us remember each other during Eucharist devotion, and let us visit...
New community in Michigan in need of vocations. http://missionariesoftheliturgy.com/home/html/ Unique habit. Click "About Us" then click the question about...
Common name for the "adoration sisters." Founded in France. This community is in Ireland. http://www.adorationsisters.com/index.html Blessings, Gemma...
Dear Emily, If you have a college loan to pay off and you want to join a religious community, it is much better to pay off your loan than to use your money to...
Channing....Know you are in my thoughts and prayers. It is definetly not an easy spot to be in....its not always an easy task to help others understnd.......
hello i am a 54 year old who left a community after almost 3 years feweling that god was calling me elsewhere. kind of scary and sometimes seems crazy as i...
Welcome Carol! Know that as you journey you are in my thoughts and prayers. Right now, i too, seem to be being tugged all over the place by God. And you are...
A great passage for discerners. Blessings, Gemma ... <nadine04@...> wrote: How To Achieve Peace of Soul! By the late Father Kilian McGowan, C.P. Used with...
Hello everyone! Sorry that I haven't taken the time to post lately. Things have just been soooo crazy around here. Wanted to let you know that I'm about a...
Blessings, Gemma ... Where to Find Heaven! By the late Father Kilian McGowan, C.P. Used with permission, from the Passionist Priests The thin, gray-haired...
I found this information on Vocationsplacement.org. Does anyone know about this community and its legitimacy? I couldn't find anything else on the web about...
Blessings, Gemma ... <nadine04@...> wrote: The Power of One Hail Mary HAIL, MARY, full of grace; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and...
I have a friend who is Greek Orthodox and we've been talking about me visiting his church as I've always wanted to attend a Greek Orthodox Mass. I know that...
Oh, that's beautiful! Hail Mary! ... of ... hastily ... words ... graces ... and ... but ... understand ... Saints ... all ... to ... grace." ... day ... ...
Suzanna, I don't think that would be inappropriate. At the Melkite church I've been attending, several women routinely cover their heads. (The Melkite church...
I agree with Elizabeth. I went to our local Greek festival recently and they were giving tours of the church with a qualifier... you had to be modestly and...
... Most Orthodox churches require that a woman cover her head when she receives Communion. Of course, no Orthodox woman would even consider wearing a...
Dear Suzanna, Visiting an Eastern Orthodox Church is a nice idea imo, especially to gain an understanding of the similarities and differences between the...
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