No Good News At Olam?

[DameAgnes]

I occurred to me today that I haven't read any good news out of the PCPA's at OLAM in quite a while. No investitures for 2008, at all among the 2007 postulants, so far. Perhaps we can all say a prayer in particular for the postulants and novices in formation in that house?

[sunnysideup]

[quote name='DameAgnes' post='1638248' date='Aug 25 2008, 10:31 PM']I occurred to me today that I haven't read any good news out of the PCPA's at OLAM in quite a while. No investitures for 2008, at all among the 2007 postulants, so far. Perhaps we can all say a prayer in particular for the postulants and novices in formation in that house?[/quote]

I know that one postulant was invested in January, but she left this spring... Also there was supposed to be another investment at the beginning of August... maybe they just havent gotten around to posting pics yet. There have been a couple of new postulants though, and a first profession-pics on the website olamshrine.com

[Veritas]

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Consider also that there is no room for new individuals at OLAM until current individuals leave. So, if you are not hearing much -that is okay! It means individuals aren't leaving.

[dominicansoul]

How many other convents have sprung from the OLAM?

[rosamundi]

[quote name='dominicansoul' post='1638603' date='Aug 26 2008, 05:07 PM']How many other convents have sprung from the OLAM?[/quote]

Two founded wholly from there, [url="http://www.desertnuns.com"]Our Lady of Solitude[/url] and the very new one at Our Lady of the Atonement Church in Texas.

They also helped re-found the founding monastery in France (along with nuns from other PCPA monasteries), and sent sisters to help with St Joseph's Monastery as well.

Edited August 26, 2008 by rosamundi

[DameAgnes]

The Texas foundation sounds exciting. I wish the AZ sisters were having better luck attracting novices. But I think it must be difficult when some see how daunting it is to begin a foundation.

[chesterton]

They will be having another investiture on January 21, God willing. And several of the sisters are up for final profession next year, I believe. God bless OLAM

[sunnysideup]

Do you know if Sr. Sandra was invested? I met her once and she was soo sweet!

[chesterton]

[quote name='sunnysideup' post='1639175' date='Aug 26 2008, 11:02 PM']Do you know if Sr. Sandra was invested? I met her once and she was soo sweet![/quote]
Not sure--she was still a postulant when I saw, but everyone talked like her investiture would be one of the next ones coming up. She is really sweet--I just love her!

[Era Might]

When a new convent is founded, do they remain part of the original convent, or do they become independent?

[Veritas]

[quote name='Era Might' post='1639230' date='Aug 26 2008, 11:27 PM']When a new convent is founded, do they remain part of the original convent, or do they become independent?[/quote]

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I believe all PCPA communities remain autonomous.

[Guest kasburn]

Good to see that Sister Isabella's profession date is announced. How is Sister Faustina doing?

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='Veritas' post='1639239' date='Aug 26 2008, 10:39 PM']+

I believe all PCPA communities remain autonomous.[/quote]

That's correct

Until the community is official, though, there is still some connection with the founding community and its superiors.

Edited August 31, 2008 by Totus Tuus

[sunnysideup]

NEW POSTULANT!

Sr. Sarah Marie from Minesota entered on July 16, 2008.

YAY and prayers for her!

[Veritas]

[quote name='sunnysideup' post='1650897' date='Sep 8 2008, 07:01 PM']NEW POSTULANT!

Sr. Sarah Marie from Minesota entered on July 16, 2008.

YAY and prayers for her![/quote]

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FANTASTIC!! Does anyone know what diocese she's from?

[DameAgnes]

Rec'd a newsletter from OLAM this week, and so, a little update:

It appears that OLAM now has 7 postulants, with two recent entrants. God willing, one (Sr. Giselle) should be invested in December, and another (Sr. Anne) in January. No news at all of Sr. Sandra, so perhaps the Lord called her elsewhere. The Photo Gallery at the OLAM shrine site does not appear to be updated for these latest postulants, or for a recent first profession. Sr. Mary Veronica wrote a lovely piece about the graces of the novitiate. The sisters all look quite happy and busy in the pictures.

Also, only slightly off topic, I have the latest book of Mother Angelica's lessons to her nuns, "Private and Pithy Lessons from Scripture" and it's really great.

[RosaMystica]

[quote name='DameAgnes' post='1713295' date='Nov 28 2008, 11:37 PM']I have the latest book of Mother Angelica's lessons to her nuns, "Private and Pithy Lessons from Scripture" and it's really great.[/quote]

I second that. Mother Angelica is amazing!

[DominicanPhilosophy]

I have a question - When these communities [the ones that spring from the original ones and become autonomous] are founded, do the sisters of the original convent (is it called a motherhouse or no, since it isn't really to all the sisters who will leave to found new convents) have any say in whether or not they go to help start a new one? If they are bound under obedience to Mother Superior, I'd imagine they would be able to object if there were really a problem as far as location and health or something, but other than that..
that is intense obedience and trust to be able to not know whether you'll be living the rest of your life with the community and Superior in whose hands you professed vows to God with.

Excuse my ignorance with the PC's and many orders outside the Dominican realm.


And a note..I have [i]Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality[/i] and absolutely love it! I read it in two sittings on the way to and from the March for Life last year. What a beautiful, inspiring book! Mother Angelica ROCKS..God bless her and her nuns!

+JMJD

Edited November 29, 2008 by DominicanPhilosophy

[the lords sheep]

In regard to your question about obedience, my impression is that the Superior of an order would ask the Sister if she would go, after really praying about who has the gifts and who God is calling to make this new foundation. The Sister, in obedience, agrees to go, but it is never under mandate. She is not ordered to go, because then it wouldn't be as much of a free choice to obey or not, it would be a choice made out of a feeling of obligation.
Just my thoughts, though.

[DameAgnes]

That is also my understanding. I know that at least as far as Benedictines are concerned, an abbess or abbot has no right to command a vowed religious to leave the abbey, even if it is to establish another or assist one that needs support. A Benedictine is vowed to that house, in their vow of stability, and the abbot or abbess has no "right" to order them elsewhere...but they can ask them to - in generosity - make the sacrifice of going to the other house. I'm pretty sure the same would be the case for other orders. Monastics join a particular community because they feel called to it, and thus called by God, it would take a pretty nervy superior to [i]order[/i] a vowed member to go elsewhere.

I know Mother M. Francis, who was one of the founders of the Poor Clares in Roswell, [i]volunteered[/i] to be part of the foundation.