Application Process

[Nunsuch]

There used to be an organization called "Sister Moms"--women who are mothers (generally widowed) and also religious. I don't know if it still exists, but I know that Sister Hildegard Pleva, a Redemptoristine who blogs at "Contemplative Horizons" (http://monasticmusingsossr.blogspot.com/) is also a mother and grandmother.

Here is an article from 1998 (National Catholic Register) on the Sister Moms:

 http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/sister_moms_balance_motherhood_and_religious_life/

 

[TheresaThoma]

Our diocese actually just ordained a priest who is a father and now grandfather! (His wife died of cancer). It does happen occasionally but I think there has to be a great deal of discernment on both sides.