Article In Time Magazine

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[url="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1558292,00.html"]Time Magazine[/url]

[ruso]

Good article.

[Jennifer]

A most interesting article. The internet has certainly opened up avenues to promote religious vocations and it is lovely to see so many communities using the web..

[awyers]

That's a great article! They quoted Sr Joseph Andrew saying that they are expecting 20 sisters to enter this year and they are going to build a new convent to house all the sisters??? Really??

[BurkeFan]

Interesting, though it is a little sad to see some going more for flash than substance (apparently):

"The marketers then launched a website featuring a blog written by the nuns, along with a [i]slickly produced podcast about a young nun joining the order[/i]."

It's one thing that I don't think the secular media will ever really get... it's not about "flash" or "being hip" or "trendy", it's about fidelity. Unless there is genuine substance behind the flash, all the blogs, songs, ringtones and podcasts won't be worth anything.

[quote name='Piobaire' post='1119807' date='Nov 14 2006, 02:07 PM']
That's a great article! They quoted Sr Joseph Andrew saying that they are expecting 20 sisters to enter this year and they are going to build a new convent to house all the sisters??? Really??
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As far as I know from Sr. JA, the current one is still being completed. I *think* that's what they were referring to...

[veritas99]

Yea, thanks for posting that. I love the Sisters of Life so it was great seeing a pic of them. My friend Suzanne is in the picture which is exciting to see what she looks like in her postulant outfit.

[Veritas]

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Wearing the habit isn't "optional" as this article seems to imply.

[Incarnate Word Postulant]

At the end of the article it says to click to look at profiles of religious and their blogs...I couldn't find where. Did anybody find it??

I have met a lot of the women they quote. (Except for Sr. Joseph Andrew and I'm not sure if I met Sr. Julie Viera)

Sr. Mary Helga

[shortnun]

[quote name='Incarnate Word Postulant' post='1122256' date='Nov 17 2006, 09:06 AM']
At the end of the article it says to click to look at profiles of religious and their blogs...I couldn't find where. Did anybody find it??

I have met a lot of the women they quote. (Except for Sr. Joseph Andrew and I'm not sure if I met Sr. Julie Viera)

Sr. Mary Helga
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I found the link the other day, but can't seem to find it today. I did a search and came up with these links:
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[url="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1559442,00.html"]The Choice Between Dating and Devotion[/url][/b]

[b][url="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1559512,00.html"]So You Want to be a Nun?[/url][/b]

[b][url="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1559503,00.html"]Answering God's Call[/url][/b]

And it also linked to[b] [url="http://nuns2day.wordpress.com/"]this blog.[/url][/b]

[Jabberwocky]

[quote name='BurkeFan' post='1119818' date='Nov 14 2006, 01:23 PM']
Interesting, though it is a little sad to see some going more for flash than substance (apparently):

"The marketers then launched a website featuring a blog written by the nuns, along with a [i]slickly produced podcast about a young nun joining the order[/i]."

It's one thing that I don't think the secular media will ever really get... it's not about "flash" or "being hip" or "trendy", it's about fidelity. Unless there is genuine substance behind the flash, all the blogs, songs, ringtones and podcasts won't be worth anything.
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In saying this, are you saying that the congregation is "going more for flash than substance"? Or the writers of the article in the way they portrayed that congregation? I have met the Sisters described in the above quote, and they are not lacking in substance. The flash and the technology is to help young women explore the life of the order from a distance, and to connect with the Sisters and other young women through the blog entries. Upon visiting their convents, one gets to experience the beauty, simplicity, and mission that their order is based on. The Sisters have modern technology and aren't afraid to use it to spread information, but it is definately not the sole purpose of their being.

All in all, that's a great article! I love nuns.

[shortnun]

[quote name='shortnun' post='1122287' date='Nov 17 2006, 10:45 AM']
I found the link the other day, but can't seem to find it today. I did a search and came up with these links:
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[url="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1559442,00.html"]The Choice Between Dating and Devotion[/url][/b]

[b][url="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1559512,00.html"]So You Want to be a Nun?[/url][/b]

[b][url="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1559503,00.html"]Answering God's Call[/url][/b]

And it also linked to[b] [url="http://nuns2day.wordpress.com/"]this blog.[/url][/b]
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[b][url="http://gashwingomes.blogspot.com/2006/11/nuns-with-blogs.html"]Another blog[/url] [/b]talked about this time article and links to other sites.

[BurkeFan]

[quote name='Jabberwocky' post='1122309' date='Nov 17 2006, 12:10 PM']
In saying this, are you saying that the congregation is "going more for flash than substance"? Or the writers of the article in the way they portrayed that congregation? I have met the Sisters described in the above quote, and they are not lacking in substance. The flash and the technology is to help young women explore the life of the order from a distance, and to connect with the Sisters and other young women through the blog entries. Upon visiting their convents, one gets to experience the beauty, simplicity, and mission that their order is based on. The Sisters have modern technology and aren't afraid to use it to spread information, but it is definately not the sole purpose of their being.

All in all, that's a great article! I love nuns.
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I was speaking of the writers.

[Jabberwocky]

[quote name='BurkeFan' post='1122406' date='Nov 17 2006, 01:03 PM']
I was speaking of the writers.
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Yes...all in all, though, I'd say that the article was good. And hopefully the young women who look into the orders are looking for the substance, and not just the flash described.

[-I---Love]

The quote below notes that the one sister is still a pharmacist. The question that comes to my mind is does Target offer contraceptives? I seem to recall that they do? Then the further question is do they allow each individual pharmacist to abstain from fulling such prescriptions against their wishes?

Anyone happen to know?

"In 2003 she joined the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Mankato, Minn., who do not mandate a habit or discourage her from continuing to work as a pharmacist for Target. Schreifels gave up her Subaru Forester and apartment and moved into a house with the sisters, but her work is considered part of the order's mission to serve the community; her salary goes to support the sisterhood. "

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[quote name='-I---Love' post='1123291' date='Nov 18 2006, 02:55 PM']
The quote below notes that the one sister is still a pharmacist. The question that comes to my mind is does Target offer contraceptives? I seem to recall that they do? Then the further question is do they allow each individual pharmacist to abstain from fulling such prescriptions against their wishes?

Anyone happen to know?
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It is most likely that Target does offer contraceptives (probably as part of Medicaid Part D benefits), though I haven't gone to find out personally. Whether a pharmacist may abstain from filling a prescription for contraceptives may vary based on state law, but there was a case out of IL this summer, I believe, holding that a pharmacist cannot refuse to fill a prescription based on personal morals/ethics. Rather unfortunate. Whether Target or any other particular pharmacy would enforce that is unknown. I suppose that it may be easier for them just to hand the piece of paper to someone else than to worry about literally enforcing it. But it would obviously be a bigger issue in a mom-and-pop type pharmacy, particularly in more rural areas where that is the only pharmacy for many miles.

[HeavenlyCalling]

This is a link to [url="http://http://actjustly.blogspot.com/"]an other nun [/url] (novice, accually) with the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Peace (I think we talked about them a while back, let me see...) I think the article is four posts down from the top, it is called 'this nun has a blog but no veil' or something close. The article seems to have gotten quiet a bit of respounces from women religious, it seems.

[shortnun]

[b][url="http://startingafreshfromchrist.blogspot.com"]Sr. Eva-Maria, FSGM[/url] [/b]writes about the TIME articles and has her own personal reflection on the matter.

[cathoholic_anonymous]

I got really excited about the link to [url="http://www.vocations-network.org"]Vocations Network[/url] that is given in the article. It contains a detailed quiz that is meant to match you to your perfect community. Evidently they don't think we have any perfect communities on this side of the pond, as even though I ticked the box marked 'Europe' (that's EUROPE! ) ninety percent of the communities it recommended to me were based in America and had no convents at all over here. Humph.

The article itself is encouraging, though.