Dsmme To Appear On Oprah

[HisChild]

How cool is this!? I'm glad that Oprah isn't afraid to have religious life showcased on her show. It'll be on her anniversary week of 2/9-2/13. I think I'll be taping that!

http://www.catholicvoteaction.org/americanpapist/index.php?p=1037 or[url="http://www.catholicvoteaction.org/americanpapist/index.php?p=1037"]HERE[/url]

[Tridenteen]

JMJ
I hope someone tapes it for all of us TVless people! I love the DSMME!!!

[laetitia crucis]

Whooooa...

At first sight reading the topic, I thought this thread would have been some kind of silly joke, but WOW. I'm totally shocked!!!

So, is she doing the entire episode about religious life or something? (I'd be SHOCKED -- in a very good way -- about that!)

Wow... still shocked regardless... DSMME on Oprah... this is some crazy times.

Definitely need to watch this.

P.S. -- Tridenteen, I think you can watch all of Oprah's shows on abc.com -- ABC usually has all of their television shoes online for free. That's how I caught up on [i]Lost[/i]...

[dominicansoul]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loveletslive]

yeahhh! lisa ling was at the convent and was filming there and two sisters flew to chicago today (i think) to actually film!!

[Guadalupe23]

That's really cool! I never really watch Oprah...but I'll make an exception for that episode!

[MithLuin]

Part of me has to put out a word of caution - it is *extremely* unusual for anyone involved in mainstream media to "get" religious life in any way. Thus, while I'm sure the sisters will do their best and be themselves, don't be surprised if some of the show comes across as...stupid. I think Oprah can be very respectful towards her guests (I haven't seen her show in years, so I wouldn't know), but she is also a very opinionated woman who is not afraid to share her own point of view. I'm not saying she'll come right out and say, "so you don't have sex? really?" but that attitude is bound to show up in some form or other, even as a joke.

So, here's hoping it's a great show, but I don't want people to be shocked/offended by the secular view of religious life, either.

[url=http://www.oprah.com/community/thread/104950]HERE[/url] is a thread on Oprah's own forums about how she handles issues of spirituality.

[tinytherese]

I don't care if Oprah is well...Oprah. This is a special community who will show the joy of religious life and talk about the beauty of religious life. Heck, Oprah might even be the one who feels stupid talking to them.

[HisChild]

I don't know if anyone knows this, but I just went on Oprah's site tonight to try to find out what day this story is on, and it says it's on Tuesday. I didn't particularly want to record the entire week when all I wished to see was one show.

I find it annoying that they call it a 'nunnery'. When Shakespeare said, 'Get thee to a nunnery', there are many who think he meant convent. There are also those who think it meant a brothel, for which nunnery was used as common slang during that time period. I've also heard it said that nunnery means mental institution. Sorry, pet peeve of mine.

[Hilde]

I think it was maybe in the movie black narcissus they called a monastery a nunnery.

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='HisChild' date='08 February 2010 - 02:42 AM' timestamp='1265611339' post='2053200']
I find it annoying that they call it a 'nunnery'. When Shakespeare said, 'Get thee to a nunnery', there are many who think he meant convent. There are also those who think it meant a brothel, for which nunnery was used as common slang during that time period. I've also heard it said that nunnery means mental institution. Sorry, pet peeve of mine.
[/quote]

That has always bothered me as well.

[Saint Therese]

Let's hope she doesn't ruin it with anti-Catholic or anti-nun propoganda.

[Saint Therese]

Let's hope she doesn't ruin it with anti-Catholic or anti-nun propoganda.

Edited February 8, 2010 by Saint Therese

[tinytherese]

Oprah better look out for Sister Joseph Andrew.

[Saint Therese]

Oh, that's right, they're Dominicans!

[truthfinder]

[quote name='Hilde' date='07 February 2010 - 11:45 PM' timestamp='1265611540' post='2053203']
I think it was maybe in the movie black narcissus they called a monastery a nunnery.
[/quote]
I believe that black narcissus is about Anglican nuns, so that might make a difference. I don't know if the English or Anglicans use nunnery more often than convent or monastery.

[DevotedtoHim]

I am sure I will have the most unpopular opinion here but I have to say that I really wish they didn't go on. Oprah has delved into lots of weird spiritualities and things like "The Secret" which she has used her show to promote, not to mention even weirder stuff, and I don't watch her because of that. I am sure a lot of people here will say that this is for the greater good, but really, I sort of don't see that because by picking a "new" order that came from an order that continues to thrive, it is once again highlighting young beautiful "girls," I thought the article that her magazine did on the Abbey of Regina Laudis was really good, but I guess I am just old fashioned. I cringe when I see all the blogging nuns, and yeah, I know the Holy Father just urged religious communities to make use of the internet but there is a difference between taking goofy pictures and hosting videos of novices singing wacky songs and blogging seriously. And of course I haven't seen the show and I am sure I am going to pretty cynical, but how much do you want to bet they are going to show the nuns playing volleyball or soccer? I am so tired of "photo ops" for religious. Whatever happened to being modest and religious?!

For full disclosure, I was discernment with the DSMME for a while. If anybody wants more information about my experience, I would be glad to share it privately.

[brightsadness]

I hope Oprah gives them lots of money. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif[/img] Maybe they can set up a fund to help aspirants with school debt?

[laetitia crucis]

Article from CNA:

[url="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/dominican_sisters_to_appear_on_oprah_winfrey_show/"]Dominican Sisters to Appear on Oprah[/url]

[quote]Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb 8, 2010 / 02:52 am ([url="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com"]CNA[/url]).- The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist have made waves across the nation for their rapid growth and their devout orthodoxy. Now, they are once again in the national spotlight, being featured on the popular Oprah Winfrey Show.

“They phoned us and asked if they could do a program on us with Oprah. That's all we know!” Sister Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz, OP, vocations director for the community, told CNA in an email.

The show featuring the sisters will air on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. The same day happens to be the congregation’s 13th anniversary. The coincidence is “amazing, as they did not know this when they chose the date -- but God did!” exclaimed the vocations director.

When asked why they chose to accept the invitation and appear on the show, “Oprah is powerful -- we entrust this endeavor to Mother Mary for the greater glory of her Son! It's truly been a lot of fun as 'the world' does not begin to understand our life,” the Dominican said. “Hopefully, this will inspire more people to love God and serve Him in the manner He invites each of us -- and get the Gospel on the airwaves!!”

The Dominican Sisters of Mary were founded in 1997 by four Dominican sisters responding to John Paul II’s call for a new evangelization. In the 13 years of their existence, they have grown to almost 100 members. Their newly constructed motherhouse is already filled to capacity.

Currently, the average age of the sisters is 26 and the average age of their postulants is 21.

“Young people, inspired by John Paul the Great and Pope Benedict XVI, are generous and desirous of living sacrificial, authentic lives as God asks of them,” Sr. Joseph Andrew said.

“We agreed (to be on the show) because it will further understanding of Religious Life,” she added. “The Catholic Church is alive, well, and thriving as is authentic religious life,” she added. [/quote]

[DameAgnes]

"So tired of photo-ops for religious."

That's a big topic here on the threads. I personally hold that every community has the right to be themselves. If some are more austere and "hidden" and some are more to the fore, they both serve the Lord, and the Holy Spirit will use them to his purposes. Since the world is full of noise and distractions, perhaps the Holy Spirit wishes to counter some of it with the joyful noise and images of these sisters, and turn a few hearts and minds along the way. Why put God in a box and say He is only "this" big or the church only well-represented in "that" way? The Holy Spirit trumps all of our preferences with perfect wisdom.

This article says that co-incidently the show is airing on the anniversary date of the order's founding. No accidents.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/dominican_sisters_to_appear_on_oprah_winfrey_show/

Edited February 8, 2010 by DameAgnes