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Wow really? that is so cool. did you like it?
| QUOTE (karin @ Feb 1 2005, 01:46 PM) |
| Wow really? that is so cool. did you like it? |
It wasn't for me, but it was a nice place to visit. They have one extern, and for this three years it's Sr. Jeremiah. She'd only been 'out' (they elect their externs every three years) for a few days, so she was still adjusting to dealing with outsiders when I went, so it was fun. I forgot her name, but the novice mistress is SO WONDERFUL. I just loooved her. She is from California, and she told me the story of her discernment and everything.
Their chapel is really scaled down, which I don't like as it's a heavenly court, so I think that's the number one thing that turned me off. But the order itself seemed pretty nice. I am personally looking for an order that is fairly traditional (uses Latin during prayers and Mass, etc.), but they seem to be a very faithful order
God bless!
Totus tuus,
Lauren
PS- do you go to Great Pines?
uuumm great pines? no i dont. Ok thanks for telling me about that.
I think that's the name of the Legionaire school in Dallas. God bless.
oh thought it was called Highlands...hhnm
| QUOTE (karin @ Feb 5 2005, 01:24 PM) |
| oh thought it was called Highlands...hhnm |
Sorry I get the names confused. You're probably right.
I'm going to Alabama in April to visit the PCPA's and the Sister Servants
I hoping to visit some Poor Clare Colettines really soon! I have to send off my letter and wait to hear back!
What type of an order are they? I've never heard of it. Is it differing like being a Capuchin is?
Yes, they are the Sisters after the reform of St. Colette. St. Colette is one of there spiritual mothers after St. Clare. They are just more obediant to what was the orginal intention of the order. I guess I have to read some more about Colettines... but in a way, yes they are similar to what the Capuchins are...
That is SO cool. I never heard of them 
| QUOTE (Totus Tuus @ Feb 6 2005, 02:58 PM) |
| That is SO cool. I never heard of them |
Really? I know most of the time they are just referred to as Poor Clares, but they look so amazing!
They don't wear shoes and they stand for most meals I think... I was reading through the horarium again last night... Seems like what I have been imagining myself doing for quite some time now...
I'm absolutely in love with the Poor Clare/Franciscan lifestyle, as well.
Really? Cool beans! I've just felt that I've either been meant for Carmel or the Poor Clares since I figured out I was called to the cloister.
Angela, could you explain your avatar to me? I can't figure out what it is!
I know I just changed it... what do you see?
It's a nun on her knees bending over, right?
Today is the feast of St. Collette!! How coincidental...
Today is the feast of St. Collette!! How coincidental...
| QUOTE (FutureNunJMJ @ Feb 6 2005, 04:08 PM) |
| Really? Cool beans! I've just felt that I've either been meant for Carmel or the Poor Clares since I figured out I was called to the cloister. |
Have you read "A Right to be Merry"? It's an awesome book about Poor Clare contemplative life. I think you should definitely read it if i you're interested in it... it really helped me to understand the lifestyle and answered a lot of my questions.
| QUOTE (Totus Tuus @ Feb 7 2005, 12:45 PM) |
| It's a nun on her knees bending over, right? Today is the feast of St. Collette!! How coincidental... |
Oohh, I totally see it now, thanks
| QUOTE (Totus Tuus @ Feb 7 2005, 11:49 AM) |
| Have you read "A Right to be Merry"? It's an awesome book about Poor Clare contemplative life. I think you should definitely read it if i you're interested in it... it really helped me to understand the lifestyle and answered a lot of my questions. |
Cool! Where can I find this book?
| QUOTE (Totus Tuus @ Feb 6 2005, 04:04 PM) |
| I'm absolutely in love with the Poor Clare/Franciscan lifestyle, as well. |
I'm not exactly in love with the Poor Clare lifestyle because I was totally not made for the cloister, but I am in love with Franciscan spirituality. I knew that when I went to a "Dominican" high school, and they taught us about Dominic in Church History. At certain points in the lesson, I kept thinking, "That sounds a lot like Francis!" (I did the same thing with Ignatius of Loyola and Mother Teresa, who is more Franciscan than most Franciscans).
Then I got to Franciscan University, and I realized why I love Franciscan spirituality: the Crib, the Cross, and the Eucharist--along with Mary's role in the Incarnation.
There's just something about Francis that tugs at my heartstrings! (This is why I like the Sister Servants, because I have always said I was 95% Franciscan, 5%Dominican! I would get the best of both worlds!)
Speaking of them, I'm going to try to send my application next Monday. I am picking up my Baptismal certificate then, and I should be set. It's kind of crazy to think I am applying and have absolutely no idea when I would enter if I am accepted. I'm letting God drive with the whole benefactor/application thing; He knows what He is doing!
Actually I'm not sending my application yet! I am waiting until I get the green light, because I was going to talk to my parents about funding, but they are going out of town this weekend (It's incredibly hard to not live with your parents and arrange to talk to them in person).
Argh!
Argh!
| QUOTE (jgirl @ Feb 7 2005, 08:04 PM) |
| I'm not exactly in love with the Poor Clare lifestyle because I was totally not made for the cloister, but I am in love with Franciscan spirituality. I knew that when I went to a "Dominican" high school, and they taught us about Dominic in Church History. At certain points in the lesson, I kept thinking, "That sounds a lot like Francis!" (I did the same thing with Ignatius of Loyola and Mother Teresa, who is more Franciscan than most Franciscans). Then I got to Franciscan University, and I realized why I love Franciscan spirituality: the Crib, the Cross, and the Eucharist--along with Mary's role in the Incarnation. There's just something about Francis that tugs at my heartstrings! (This is why I like the Sister Servants, because I have always said I was 95% Franciscan, 5%Dominican! I would get the best of both worlds!) Speaking of them, I'm going to try to send my application next Monday. I am picking up my Baptismal certificate then, and I should be set. It's kind of crazy to think I am applying and have absolutely no idea when I would enter if I am accepted. I'm letting God drive with the whole benefactor/application thing; He knows what He is doing! |
That is SO awesome. I completely agree with you (as I've said...) about Franciscan spirituality. That's why I also love the Sister Servants... because my only contention comes when I consider the fact that I love to study.
I spoke with Sr. Louis Marie today and I'm going to visit in April
| QUOTE (FutureNunJMJ @ Feb 7 2005, 08:02 PM) |
| Cool! Where can I find this book? |
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearc...898708249&itm=1
That's a link to Barnes and Noble where you can find the book. It's SO work the $13 it costs.
God bless
Thank you very much!
No prob blob.
Funny story, so last night I talked to Sr. Louise Marie and found out I needed a second letter of recommendation besides the one I am getting from a priest. I decided to ask my French prof from FUS because he has always said that he would write me a letter for anything I ever needed (thinking along the lines of getting into a PhD program or a job). I called him last night telling him to call me, and he called me this morning. He said, "Wake up, Jennifer! It's Professor Williams! What can I do for you?" I said, "I really need a letter of recommendation, can you write me one?" He said, "Sure!" I said, "But it's not for a PhD prgram!" "Good for you!" "It's not for a job!" "What in the world are you applying for, the CIA?" I said, "No, the convent." His reaction was, "WOW! I'm surprised, but not shocked or disturbed by that"
He's got to be one of the coolest profs ever. It turns out that his mom is a cloistered Visitation nun in Georgia. He was asking me about formation if I am accepted, and I told him the usual 1 year of postulancy, two year novitiate, etc. and he said, "So you'll be washing dishes for a year and then they'll ask you what you think of the life!"
Hopefully telling my parents will be that smooth, especially since that one is coming with a money request!
He's got to be one of the coolest profs ever. It turns out that his mom is a cloistered Visitation nun in Georgia. He was asking me about formation if I am accepted, and I told him the usual 1 year of postulancy, two year novitiate, etc. and he said, "So you'll be washing dishes for a year and then they'll ask you what you think of the life!"
Hopefully telling my parents will be that smooth, especially since that one is coming with a money request!
wow that is awesome. i love it when you tell people and it is a good reception. yay
yay
Awesome! I do hope that all goes well with your parents as well!
188 until aspirancy. I am sooooo excited.
Hello to all my fellow future nuns! Love of Christ be with you all! I'm writing to tell about a very exciting prospect that has just come up! My friends, Mary, Jodi, and I are planning to take a possible "nun run" this summer. We'd be visiting the Cistercians in Wisconsin (the community I'm discerning), the Nashville Dominicans, Mother Angelica's Poor Clares, and possibly a few others on the way. Please pray that this trip can become a reality! I'm worried about asking permission from my father. Please pray!
Kathleen
Kathleen
Where are the Cistercians in Wisconsin? I've never heard of any in Wisconsin before.
The Cistercian nuns are in Prairie du Sac. It's in Southern Wisconsin. They are at the Valley of Our Lady Monastery. You can check this community out at their website:
www.nunocist.org
I'm really feeling like this is the one! So exciting!
Kathleen
www.nunocist.org
I'm really feeling like this is the one! So exciting!
Kathleen
| QUOTE (ForHimAlone @ Feb 12 2005, 06:36 PM) |
| Hello to all my fellow future nuns! Love of Christ be with you all! I'm writing to tell about a very exciting prospect that has just come up! My friends, Mary, Jodi, and I are planning to take a possible "nun run" this summer. We'd be visiting the Cistercians in Wisconsin (the community I'm discerning), the Nashville Dominicans, Mother Angelica's Poor Clares, and possibly a few others on the way. Please pray that this trip can become a reality! I'm worried about asking permission from my father. Please pray! Kathleen |
Awesome! Mother Angelica's nun's (The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration) are my #1 perspective order
May I suggest that you also visit the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word while you're in Alabama? They're totally faithful, an awesome order, and only one hour from Mother Angelica- right by EWTN.
God bless!
I second that thought about the Sister Servants!
I'm going back down there during one of my spring break weekends. I told my parents I was applying to them, and my dad looked at their website, and said, "You're not going to be a glorified hotel maid, are you?" So I said, why don't I bring mom down and she can get a view of what it's like.
So we are going to drive down, and go see them!
I'm so incredibly excited!
I'm going back down there during one of my spring break weekends. I told my parents I was applying to them, and my dad looked at their website, and said, "You're not going to be a glorified hotel maid, are you?" So I said, why don't I bring mom down and she can get a view of what it's like.
So we are going to drive down, and go see them!
I'm so incredibly excited!
i am upset guys eerr i mean girls. You know i have been talking about going to the Dominican monastery down i LA. well i really feel that is where God is calling me right now i feel such utter joy and peace about the whole thing like none i have ever felt before. But as my happiness and excitement and joy and peace grows my mother becomes more and more adimant(sp?) that this is not what God is calling me to. She says she feels no peace about it at all. it makes me want to cry all the time. i dont know what to do. because my priest and my sister both are like "you know God uses parents to speak to us" so i am sad and depressed alot about this i dont know what to do. I can't bear not have my mother support me. 
Please pray. I realize that God may not be calling me to this place but right now this is where i feel He is telling me to go. oh dear it makes me so unhappy.
Please pray. I realize that God may not be calling me to this place but right now this is where i feel He is telling me to go. oh dear it makes me so unhappy.
Dear Karin,
It is often very difficult for parents - something I used to resent, but now I suppose I see that it is painful for them to lose their children. However, you must do what you think the Lord is calling you to do. He gave you your perception for a reason. Be brave. Ask the Lord to make it clear to you in some other way if it's not what he intends. He knows how confusing it all is to us, so He won't fail to make sure you know if it is against His will.
Yes, He works through people, but often you'll get conflicting ideas and inspirations from other people. In my case, people have said I'd make a good teacher, others a good nun and still others a good scientist, but, ultimately, I'm following the joy the Lord gave me in response to people mentioning religious life to me. Perhaps you could ask the Lord if the suffering you have now can go towards helping your Mum with coping with your vocation to that community, or at least your decision to pursue it?
God bless you and your family,
avemarisstella
It is often very difficult for parents - something I used to resent, but now I suppose I see that it is painful for them to lose their children. However, you must do what you think the Lord is calling you to do. He gave you your perception for a reason. Be brave. Ask the Lord to make it clear to you in some other way if it's not what he intends. He knows how confusing it all is to us, so He won't fail to make sure you know if it is against His will.
Yes, He works through people, but often you'll get conflicting ideas and inspirations from other people. In my case, people have said I'd make a good teacher, others a good nun and still others a good scientist, but, ultimately, I'm following the joy the Lord gave me in response to people mentioning religious life to me. Perhaps you could ask the Lord if the suffering you have now can go towards helping your Mum with coping with your vocation to that community, or at least your decision to pursue it?
God bless you and your family,
avemarisstella
Karin,
While the Lord may choose to speak to us through our parents, He also chooses at times to make their disapproval a test of our faithfulness and love for Him. Seeing as you are young, though, it is our duty to be obedient to our parents. Take some quiet time for you and your mom. Say a rosary together. I can not talk enough about the abundant graces that flow from the rosary! Really sit down and listen to each other's opinions. Take it to Adoration. Talk to Sister Mary Imelda about it. Be as open with your feelings as you can be, and pray, pray, pray.
God bless you Karin! You're a very strong young woman!
Kathleen
While the Lord may choose to speak to us through our parents, He also chooses at times to make their disapproval a test of our faithfulness and love for Him. Seeing as you are young, though, it is our duty to be obedient to our parents. Take some quiet time for you and your mom. Say a rosary together. I can not talk enough about the abundant graces that flow from the rosary! Really sit down and listen to each other's opinions. Take it to Adoration. Talk to Sister Mary Imelda about it. Be as open with your feelings as you can be, and pray, pray, pray.
God bless you Karin! You're a very strong young woman!
Kathleen
| QUOTE (jgirl @ Feb 13 2005, 11:44 PM) |
| I second that thought about the Sister Servants! I'm going back down there during one of my spring break weekends. I told my parents I was applying to them, and my dad looked at their website, and said, "You're not going to be a glorified hotel maid, are you?" So I said, why don't I bring mom down and she can get a view of what it's like. So we are going to drive down, and go see them! I'm so incredibly excited! |
Awesome
I'm going up in April to visit I sure hope all goes well with your mom!
| QUOTE (karin @ Feb 13 2005, 11:59 PM) |
| i am upset guys eerr i mean girls. You know i have been talking about going to the Dominican monastery down i LA. well i really feel that is where God is calling me right now i feel such utter joy and peace about the whole thing like none i have ever felt before. But as my happiness and excitement and joy and peace grows my mother becomes more and more adimant(sp?) that this is not what God is calling me to. She says she feels no peace about it at all. it makes me want to cry all the time. i dont know what to do. because my priest and my sister both are like "you know God uses parents to speak to us" so i am sad and depressed alot about this i dont know what to do. I can't bear not have my mother support me. Please pray. I realize that God may not be calling me to this place but right now this is where i feel He is telling me to go. oh dear it makes me so unhappy. |
Time will help, as will prayer.
You have our prayers
thanks guys. it is so hard for me your prayers are very appriciated. My mother is just aaahh. anyway.. Just pray i can discern what God wants and not what my mom wants. I do wish the two would be the same though.
Karin,
Don't get disocuraged! You're still pretty young, so you have about 2 years until you're 16 and could possibly enter. A lot can happen with your mom over that time. If she isn't too keen on the idea of you entering that early when it comes aorund, then maybe waiting could be good.
When I talked to my mom this weekend, she was saying how glad I didn't enter at 18. She said that I didn't quite know what I wanted then, and I wouldn't have been as mature. My mom would have had a heart attack if I entered right out of high school, but being 5 years out, she's not as concerned because she knows I am choosing it. The important thing is that your mom is looking out for you. An probably, she isn't ready to give you up to the cloister at 16.
Jen
Don't get disocuraged! You're still pretty young, so you have about 2 years until you're 16 and could possibly enter. A lot can happen with your mom over that time. If she isn't too keen on the idea of you entering that early when it comes aorund, then maybe waiting could be good.
When I talked to my mom this weekend, she was saying how glad I didn't enter at 18. She said that I didn't quite know what I wanted then, and I wouldn't have been as mature. My mom would have had a heart attack if I entered right out of high school, but being 5 years out, she's not as concerned because she knows I am choosing it. The important thing is that your mom is looking out for you. An probably, she isn't ready to give you up to the cloister at 16.
Jen
Hello to all my sisters in Christ! I need to ask for some prayers. Tomorrow, I will be driving to Holy Annunciation Monastery (PA) to spend 4 days with the Carmelite Nuns. I feel with about as much certainty as I think is possible this side of Profession, that Our Lord is calling me to enter Carmel. The peace and joy is overwhelming. I'm struggling to know what obedience requires of me in regards to my parents desire that I get a college education first though. 
Anyway, a Hail Mary would be appreciated! Know of my prayers for you all as always!
I'm struggling to know what obedience requires of me in regards to my parents desire that I get a college education first though. Anyway, a Hail Mary would be appreciated! Know of my prayers for you all as always!
Awesome! I will say a prayer for you! I hope you have an awesome and fruitful visit!
How wonderful! I will deffinetly say a prayer for you.
Definitely prayin'!! hope you have a GREAT visit!
Thank you all SO much for the prayers! It was an absolutely amazing visit...our Beloved is so good!
Sweet!
| QUOTE (jgirl @ Feb 8 2005, 12:57 PM) |
| "Sure!" I said, "But it's not for a PhD prgram!" "Good for you!" "It's not for a job!" "What in the world are you applying for, the CIA?" I said, "No, the convent." His reaction was, "WOW! I'm surprised, but not shocked or disturbed by that" Hopefully telling my parents will be that smooth, especially since that one is coming with a money request! |
Hey! Wow, he sounds like an awesome professor!! You haven't told your parents yet? I am sure they will back you up, I was really nervous when I first spoke to my parents about my discernment... Wow... Tee hee... I recall as I was about to go tell my mom, I turned back and ran upstairs and cried for a while in the bathroom... then I went back down to talk with her, then ran back upstairs crying again in secret. Then I finally told her, made it brief, ran upstairs and cried again.
I must be really weird, hee hee... Anyway, I just get emotional about things like that, when I start talking about God and stuff, I get so excited and emotional... Ha ha...
You are in my prayers!! Love in Christ, Marjorie.
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