Us Nursing -- Populating New List

[Gemma]

I'm populating a new vocations list for the US based on nursing orders, and would appreciate some help.

Http://cloisters.tripod.com/us_nursing/

With the economy being so bad, more ppl are turning to the nursing orders, but they're merging health systems and congregations with tremendous rapidity these days. Great demand; few workers. Many of the congs say their constitutions permit "clothing appropriate to the ministry" which can include a habit.

I plan another list for the teaching orders.

Blessings,
Gemma

[FutureSister2009]

It's good to know that there are still a lot of nursing orders out there.

[LaPetiteSoeur]

Felician Sisters
Little Servant Sisters of the I.macculate.Con.ceptio.n
Peoria Franciscans
Hawthorne Dominicans

Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. There's an order in Louisiana and based there, but I can't for the life of me remember their name!

[OnlySunshine]

Here are some you can include that have nursing as part of their apostolate(s):

[url="http://www.carmelitedcjnorth.org/"]Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Northern Province)[/url]

[url="http://www.sempercaritas.org/about-us/"]Congregation of the Divine Spirit[/url]

[url="http://www.ssfpa.org/Index.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1"]Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration[/url]

[url="http://www.ssjw.org/"]Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker[/url]

[url="http://www.sistersofjohnthebaptist.com/"]Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist[/url]

I'll research more later. I've got a major headache.

[Strictlyinkblot]

Bon Secour sisters (don't know if they're in America)
Little Sisters of the Poor
Institution of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto sisters) (mainly teaching but I've been assured by them that they also have some nursing apostolates)
Religious Sisters of Mercy (nurses and doctors)

[OnlySunshine]

Here are some more to include:

[url="http://www.olivben.org/"]Olivetan Benedictines[/url]

[url="http://www.sacredheartsisters.org/"]Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus[/url]

[url="http://www.corpuschristicarmelites.org/"]Corpus Christi Carmelites[/url]

[url="http://www.panhandlefranciscans.org/"]School Sisters of St. Francis[/url]

[url="http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/DDC%28HTP%29.htm"]Daughters of Divine Charity[/url]

[url="http://sistersofcharity.com/"]Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church[/url]

[url="http://www.misjonarki-swietej-rodziny.org/en/"]Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family[/url]

[url="http://www.soltsisters.org/"]Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity[/url]

[url="http://www.littleworkers.org/lwsh2/index.html"]Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary[/url]

[salveregina10]

We have many nurses and doctors in our Congregation as well:
[url="http://osb-tutzing.it/"]http://osb-tutzing.it/[/url]
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing

[HopefulBride]

Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, they are originally from Poland and are teachers. However, both US locations have nursing homes and a lot of the sisters are nurses. They run the homes and are very faith to the Church.

Forgot the web address: http://sistersop.com/

[Gemma]

[quote name='FutureSister2009' timestamp='1327802324' post='2376770']
It's good to know that there are still a lot of nursing orders out there.
[/quote]

[i]I [/i]had no idea there were so many who did nursing!

Blessings,
Gemma

[Gemma]

[quote name='LaPetiteSoeur' timestamp='1327805354' post='2376798']
Felician Sisters
Little Servant Sisters of the I.macculate.Con.ceptio.n
Peoria Franciscans
Hawthorne Dominicans

Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. There's an order in Louisiana and based there, but I can't for the life of me remember their name!
[/quote]

Sisters of the Holy Family? I believe they have a hostel for coma patients. We were going to discuss sending our coma nun aspirants to them for practical experience.

Thanks for the list.

Blessings,
Gemma

[Gemma]

[quote name='Strictlyinkblot' timestamp='1327825530' post='2376897']
Bon Secour sisters (don't know if they're in America)
Little Sisters of the Poor
Institution of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto sisters) (mainly teaching but I've been assured by them that they also have some nursing apostolates)
Religious Sisters of Mercy (nurses and doctors)
[/quote]

Yes, Bon Secours is in the US. Mostly New England. I have been in touch with them. Just as I had suspected, the needs have grown, but the membership hasn't. The needs will be growing even more if the US healthcare law is actually implemented.

Loreto Sisters--you're talking about the Bar Convent sisters? The Jesuitesses of Mary Ward? Not the Sisters of Loretto known as Lorettines (although they do nursing, too, come to think of it).

Blessings,
Gemma

[she_who_is_not]

Sisters of Christian Charity, Eastern Province http://www.scceast.org/

[andibc]

Are there any orders that focus more on pediatrics? Just curious.

[Gemma]

Now, I am needing "Health Care Systems".

For instance, I never knew that there was a Benedictine Health Care System in Minnesota.

Blessings,
Gemma

[Gemma]

[quote name='andibc' timestamp='1328759046' post='2384088']
Are there any orders that focus more on pediatrics? Just curious.
[/quote]

Perhaps those communities who run orphanages?

Or, if you go in with a pediatric nursing specialty, they would assign you to pediatrics.

Blessings,
Gemma

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='Gemma' timestamp='1341576019' post='2452807']
Now, I am needing "Health Care Systems".

For instance, I never knew that there was a Benedictine Health Care System in Minnesota.

Blessings,
Gemma
[/quote]

Then I would suggest the Religious Sisters of Mercy in Alma, MI. They offer services in practically EVERY healthcare spectrum.

[Chiara Francesco]

I started this thread, "Nursing Sisters: Messengers Of Mercy - Servants Of Mary, Ministers To The Sick" at this link:

http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/120943-nursing-sisters-messengers-of-mercy-servants-of-mary-ministers-to/

[Sponsa Christi]

Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I came to this forum. Several years in fact. So let me introduce myself again. I am a 49 year-old female discerning a religious vocation for the past decade. Have tried many contemplative orders and have a conservative, traditional outlook. Over the past two years, I've been in nursing school and I'm supposed to graduate in May 2013. I have been feeling more and more that I should do something that involves both religious life and healthcare, but I have looked into religious nursing orders and most of them are way too liberal for me and do not even wear the habit anymore. I long for the full traditional habit and would love to serve as a nurse or be involved in some sort of health care for those who are in need. What do you think about the possibility of creating a new nursing order? Anyone? I visited the Hawthorne Dominicans once and wrote them last fall, but I never heard back from them... maybe that just wasn't meant to be. I've found a small group called the Franciscan Daughters of Mary, but I don't know if they are approved/recognized by the Vatican and they only have five sisters. I'm not sure what to do at this point.

[emmaberry]

Sponsa Christi: The FDofM are a-okay, orthodoxy-wise. I would also try contacting the Domnicans again, as they seem like a beautiful community, and communications-even for vocations-can sometimes fall through the cracks.

I would look into your options thoroughly before thinking of starting a new community. Make sure that you don't have a vocation to both, and then you will be more free to think of founding your own community. As I am sure you know, this is very difficult. The much easier road would be to join a group of existing sisters. However, God calls each one as He wills.

God bless!

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='Sponsa Christi' timestamp='1342927701' post='2457747']
Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I came to this forum. Several years in fact. So let me introduce myself again. I am a 49 year-old female discerning a religious vocation for the past decade. Have tried many contemplative orders and have a conservative, traditional outlook. Over the past two years, I've been in nursing school and I'm supposed to graduate in May 2013. I have been feeling more and more that I should do something that involves both religious life and healthcare, but I have looked into religious nursing orders and most of them are way too liberal for me and do not even wear the habit anymore. I long for the full traditional habit and would love to serve as a nurse or be involved in some sort of health care for those who are in need. What do you think about the possibility of creating a new nursing order? Anyone? I visited the Hawthorne Dominicans once and wrote them last fall, but I never heard back from them... maybe that just wasn't meant to be. I've found a small group called the Franciscan Daughters of Mary, but I don't know if they are approved/recognized by the Vatican and they only have five sisters. I'm not sure what to do at this point.
[/quote]

From my personal experience, email for the Hawthorne Dominicans can fall through the cracks so it's best to call them instead of writing. If you are still interested in them, I would give them another go. They are a beautiful order and, at one time, I considered them myself.

As far as other religious communities that accept belated vocations and have ministry in healthcare, these are some I'm aware of that wear the habit and are obedient to Holy Mother Church:

[url="http://www.rsmofalma.org/"]Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, MI[/url]

[url="http://db.religiouslife.com/reg_life/irl.nsf/org/384"]Olivetan Benedictine Sisters[/url]

[url="http://sistersofcharity.com/"]Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church in Baltic, CT[/url]

[url="http://db.religiouslife.com/reg_life/irl.nsf/org/118"]Sisters of Life[/url]

[url="http://www.fsecommunity.org/index.htm"]Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist[/url]

[url="http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/OSSHJ.htm"]Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus[/url]

[url="http://www.sistersofstrita.org/"]Sisters of St. Rita[/url]

[url="http://www.franciscansisterspeoria.org/index.htm"]Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis[/url]

[url="http://www.soltsisters.org/index.html"]Sisters of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT)[/url]

[url="http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/SLVM.htm"]Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara (SSVM)[/url]

[url="http://www.resurrectionsisters.org/"]Sisters of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ[/url]

[url="http://www.briarbank.com/divine_charity.htm"]Daughters of Divine Charity[/url]

[url="http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/SCC.html"]Sisters of Christian Charity[/url]

[url="http://www.corpuschristicarmelites.org/"]Corpus Christi Carmelites[/url]

[url="http://www.dillingenfranciscansusa.org/"]Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary[/url]

[url="http://sistersofstbenedictcenter.org/index.html"]Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary[/url]

[url="http://www.littleworkers.org/lwsh2/index.html"]Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts[/url] (heavy pro-life healthcare work as doctors and nurses)

I would recommend contacting the RSMs of Alma first as I visited them in November 2011 and I know for sure that they have a VERY strong healthcare apostolate and place a greater emphasis on higher education. They are a beautiful order and are fiercely loyal to the Church. They accept women into their 50s or 60s. Hope this helps!

Oh, and my friend who is 51 years old, was admitted to both the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church and the SOLT Sisters. She also entered the [url="http://www.graceandcompassionbenedictines.org.uk/"]Benedictine Sisters of Grace and Compassion[/url] in the UK, but I'm not sure if you are interested in overseas orders.

Edited July 22, 2012 by MaterMisericordiae