Dominican Nuns

[TradMom]

+Praised be Jesus Christ!

What wonderful posts, including those that have differing opinions. Sister Praxedes, I am going to print out your message and send it to the Mistress of Vocations at both of my daughters' Monasteries....you are so right, there is something for everyone in our holy Mother Church. And, I hope your time on the internet has been fruitful and a blessing!

Right now, my kids are busy putting together their All Saints Day costumes...this year we have a Saint Michael (that's the one that likes playing with swords!), and we have a St. Francis (he is the one that is in charge of our animals at home - don't ask me about the snake in his room!), and we have a beautiful little St. Cecilia (with a beautiful crown of silk flowers she is making herself! with a hot glue gun - under supervision!), and a fierce St. Joan of Arc, and a darling St. Therese! The baby is being dressed as an angel! This time of year is always a wonderful time for our family to be reminded of the variety within the Church. Of course, the younger ones have received that lesson in watching their two older sisters join completely different Orders, but this reaffirms that lesson.

My husband and I are unoriginal - life has been too busy - so we are using our costumes from last year...St. Margaret of Scotland and St. Thomas More.

Blessings to all...what a wonderful opportunity we have in being able to express opinions, thoughts, reactions, etc. We are lucky indeed to live in this country and have access to this kind of exchange.

TradMom

[osapientia]

[quote name='TradMom' post='1689290' date='Oct 30 2008, 01:57 PM']+Praised be Jesus Christ!
Blessings to all...what a wonderful opportunity we have in being able to express opinions, thoughts, reactions, etc. We are lucky indeed to live in this country and have access to this kind of exchange.

TradMom[/quote]

TradMom, can I come to your house sometime in the next two days? I'd love to see all those costumes...sounds like great fun.

Peace

[Laudem Gloriae]

Yes, Tradmom the Dominican nuns of Menlo Park are mostly a full habited community - 2-3 our of 11 or so only wear the modified veil, the rest are in the beautiful full traditional Dominican habit.

See my separate thread on them that gives a link to a vocation CD-ROM they sent me and that I downloaded. I spent a week with them.

[DameAgnes]

I've appreciated the civility of this thread, too, Tradmom (and your house sounds like a blast at halloween.)

Just one quick thought. I can think of one cloistered nun I am very happy broke her enclosure, and that would be Mother Angelica. She's done a world of good by utlitizing what the world offered, to bring people back to the faith. I'm always reminded, when I think of her, of what St. Benedict said, about how an Abbess or Abbot is permitted to use whatever is before him or her to strengthen the community. Wonderful.

There really is a "community for everyone."