Safia Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) A good friend of my family's is a priest from Poland, and we spoke on the phone last night, and he asked me to help him with two questions, as he has a niece interested in pursuing this type of life. Can anyone help me answer his questions? 1. Is there an official term for Sisters who don't wear habits, or for orders whose Sisters don't wear habits? 2. Can anyone direct me to any of these types of orders that are 100% in communion with the Church (were not negatively influenced by VII), especially in the Midwest? Starting my discernment, the only thing I knew is that I wanted a traditionally habited order, so I've not once taken a look at the other side of the coin. Thanks! God bless! Edited June 6, 2012 by Safia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 There is no specific term that I am aware of for any order which does not have the habit. Active orders of sisters are that, they are all sisters with or without the habit...... I am not too brilliant on the rest of your question about directing you to orders but I am sure there are many here who can and will - and there are lots of lovely orders too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Daughters of Charity Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida (not the Sisters of Charity, they are part of the same family, but the sisters under St. Joan Antida are kosher. Some sisters wear a habit, others do not) Felician Sisters (some wear a habit, some do not) IHM Sisters There are several others, I just have to check to make sure I spel their names correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) I've heard only positive things about the Apostles of the Interior Life, who are in Kansas among other places. Edited June 6, 2012 by Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmenchristi Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 [quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1339006427' post='2441826'] I've heard only positive things about the Apostles of the Interior Life, who are in Kansas among other places. [/quote] I met some of them in Rome... I got some good vibes and think they would be worth checking out. I'm cautious about new things, but they seemed really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatitude Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Little Sisters of Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I've a soft spot for the Loreto sisters as they taught me in school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Marie Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 [quote name='LaPetiteSoeur' timestamp='1339005998' post='2441825'] Daughters of Charity Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida (not the Sisters of Charity, they are part of the same family, but the sisters under St. Joan Antida are kosher. Some sisters wear a habit, others do not) Felician Sisters (some wear a habit, some do not) IHM Sisters There are several others, I just have to check to make sure I spel their names correctly. [/quote] There are a few different IHM congregations: Monroe, Scranton and Immaculata/Philadelphia are "related" but are not the same congregation. Then there are other IHMs who are completely different congregations - I think there are 2 others. The IHMs in Monroe and Scranton do not wear habits. Immaculata/Philadelphia IHMs do. I was in Monroe last summer and stayed with the IHMs there - it was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlmom Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 These sisters have a habit that is very simple and neutral in style, so almost "without habit". They are very loyal to the Church. Their website is being updated, so the link I'm posting is actually to their older site. Sister Joanna's vocation story sounds a lot like many of our PM'ers. [url="http://sacredheartsisters.com/whoweare/indexwhoweare.html"]http://sacredheartsi...exwhoweare.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 [quote name='stlmom' timestamp='1339011028' post='2441863'] These sisters have a habit that is very simple and neutral in style, so almost "without habit". They are very loyal to the Church. Their website is being updated, so the link I'm posting is actually to their older site. Sister Joanna's vocation story sounds a lot like many of our PM'ers. [url="http://sacredheartsisters.com/whoweare/indexwhoweare.html"]http://sacredheartsi...exwhoweare.html[/url] [/quote] My friend's wife was a member of this order for 5 years. She had nothing but good things to say about it. She said they helped mold her into the woman she is today -- caring, loving, compassionate, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I was thinking of the Socieity Devoted to the Sacred Heart as well, but saw their website was down. I'm glad you found a working info page. They were founded without a habit, because they were founded in Eastern Europe (I don't remember which country) under the Communist Block restrictions. They are a good, solid community. There are many of them out there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantellata Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) The Servants of God's Love are a fabulous community in Ann Arbor Michigan - they have a "dress code" of sorts but no uniform habit. If you are familiar with Renewal ministries - Sr. Ann Shields is well known and is the former superior of this community. [url="http://www.servantsofgodslove.catholicweb.com/"]http://www.servantso...atholicweb.com/[/url] [img]http://home.catholicweb.com/servantsofgodslove/images/DSC_05791.jpg[/img] Edited June 6, 2012 by mantellata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 [quote name='Safia' timestamp='1339003532' post='2441804'] A good friend of my family's is a priest from Poland, and we spoke on the phone last night, and he asked me to help him with two questions, as he has a niece interested in pursuing this type of life. Can anyone help me answer his questions? 1. Is there an official term for Sisters who don't wear habits, or for orders whose Sisters don't wear habits? 2. Can anyone direct me to any of these types of orders that are 100% in communion with the Church (were not negatively influenced by VII), especially in the Midwest? Starting my discernment, the only thing I knew is that I wanted a traditionally habited order, so I've not once taken a look at the other side of the coin. Thanks! God bless! [/quote] My former pastor had a Cenacle Sister as part of the parish staff before she retired. He invited another one to give a retreat during Lent and she was wonderful. I know they don't wear habits -- just a cross pendant. They have a convent located in Chicago, IL. [url="http://www.cenaclesisters.org/provincial/about-the-cenacle-sisters/"]Cenacle Sisters [/url] There are the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate (SSMI) that were begun in Poland and do not wear distinctive dress. They have it in their constitutions, I believe, that habits are not part of the order. Their website is very beautiful. They possess the Franciscan spirituality. They are also part of CMSWR which is known for their adherence to the Church teachings. [url="http://www.ssmiusa.com/SSMI2/Home.html"]SSMI Sisters[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berenike Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Send him this link: http://www.mariowka.sluzki.opoka.org.pl/Ameryka.htm A "honorackie" congregation with a US province. Perhaps some of the other unhabited/habitless Honoration congregations have US houses too - the Felicians do, but they're not habitless. I don't really know the congregations myself, but I know someone who preaches to and confesses them, and he's excellent. Here is a list of some in Poland - he could look to see which ones have US houses. http://misjonarkiszkoly.blogspot.com/p/zgromadzenia-bezhabitowe-w-polsce.html - the hosting congregation (St. Catherine of Siena's Union of School-Missionary Sisters) are in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I would also recommend the Daughters of Charity of the Emmitsburg, MD province. They allow women to wear distinctive garb, but it's not required. [url="http://www.thedaughtersofcharity.org/"]Daughters of Charity[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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