St.JosephsRose Posted October 18, 2022 Posted October 18, 2022 https://servantsofthechildrenoflight.org/ I happened upon this community and was wondering if anyone knows Sr. Chiara Therese personally, or has had any experience with the community? Really unique and beautiful Charism!
Feankie Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 I went to the website and was surprised to see only Sr. Chiara Therese pictured. No mention of any others in formation, etc. And there's no photos of any other women that I could fine. Just wondering if she is the only one in this fledgling community thus far. Just curious...no ulterior motive :))
Lady Grey, Hot Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 Is this a new order? North Dakota seems to be a real hotspot for those!
Nunsuch Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 52 minutes ago, Feankie said: I went to the website and was surprised to see only Sr. Chiara Therese pictured. No mention of any others in formation, etc. And there's no photos of any other women that I could fine. Just wondering if she is the only one in this fledgling community thus far. Just curious...no ulterior motive :)) If this is the case, it is not a "community," is it?
truthfinder Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 Their website has the diocesan decree from 2020 which clearly states that it's a Public Associate of the Faithful. "Community" is one of those terms where there's a lay understanding of the word that is often at odds with the canonical understanding; much like "nun."
Feankie Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 My use of “community” was not the best choice of words ?. An oxymoron……a “community of 1”. And no, it has nothing to do with my “understanding” of lay vs. canonical terminology. I’m very well versed in the differences between the two. I’ll blame my brain fog on lack of caffeine this morning!
St.JosephsRose Posted October 19, 2022 Author Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Feankie said: I went to the website and was surprised to see only Sr. Chiara Therese pictured. No mention of any others in formation, etc. And there's no photos of any other women that I could fine. Just wondering if she is the only one in this fledgling community thus far. Just curious...no ulterior motive :)) It’s just her so far!! There are other girls in discernment still, but no one is in formation yet. Still a very new order. Edited October 19, 2022 by St.JosephsRose
Lady Grey, Hot Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Feankie said: An oxymoron……a “community of 1”. So the Trinity, amirite? (I pretty obviously have no theological training, so if this is heresy, please don't burn me at the stake!)
Nunsuch Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 If you read the research from CARA, you will see that very few of such efforts actually evolve into communities. Particularly in a place like North Dakota, with a lot of new efforts but not a lot of people, the likelihood that this will evolve into something is slim. Even if this would-be founder attracts two others who stay (the minimum for an actual community), that doesn't mean that it will survive beyond this initial stage. I don't say this to be discouraging, but to be realistic. If the original poster is interested in a community that works with young children, there are many, many established ones that carry out such a ministry. And most teaching communities would include this among their other apostolates.
HollyDolly Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 You can buy the CARA report. Might just do this. Nunsuch, I understand what you are getting at. There's the School Sisters of Notre Dame, various Franciscan orders, Dominicans, Religious Teachers Fillipini, etc. Many have been around for over 100 years or more like the Ursulines. But I guess it will just be a wait and see situation.
JHFamily Posted October 29, 2022 Posted October 29, 2022 The problem as I see it is that many young ladies who are called to religious life prefer the Tridentine Mass and Office. Many of the established communities do not offer this nor are they even inclined to discern moving in that direction. Suggest as you probably will (because I've seen it before) about discerning outside of this consideration (the Tridentine Mass and Office), it is important to a certain segment and that's all there is to it. She is trying to fill a need -- probably not the best place to do so -- but there is certainly a need nonetheless.
lanpingpug Posted November 25, 2022 Posted November 25, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 8:57 PM, HollyDolly said: You can buy the CARA report. Might just do this. Nunsuch, I understand what you are getting at. There's the School Sisters of Notre Dame, various Franciscan orders, Dominicans, Religious Teachers Fillipini, etc. Many have been around for over 100 years or more like the Ursulines. But I guess it will just be a wait and see situation. Desperate to buy the report but I live in the UK so can't send money to them through the post. I really wish they took PayPal!
Nunsuch Posted November 25, 2022 Posted November 25, 2022 15 hours ago, lanpingpug said: Desperate to buy the report but I live in the UK so can't send money to them through the post. I really wish they took PayPal! You might want to try the Religious Life Institute in the UK for information. https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/avada_portfolio/religious-life-vitality/
lanpingpug Posted November 27, 2022 Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/25/2022 at 4:27 PM, Nunsuch said: You might want to try the Religious Life Institute in the UK for information. https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/avada_portfolio/religious-life-vitality/ Thanks. The link to download their report doesn't seem to be working but I'll contact them.
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