Benedictines Of The Immaculate Conception

[TotusTuusMaria]

I thought the website is much like a fan-site. I don't see how it could hurt or offend the community. It is only spreading the word about the community, with information the person making it already has about the community. It is no more different then us posting information about certain communities on the web here at phatmass. We don't ask their permission, however you will often see posting about the lives and customs of certain communities we know about. I don't see how what we do here is any different then what Gemma has done.

[Gemma]

[quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1704298' date='Nov 18 2008, 07:47 PM']Yes, I do too. If I were you Gemma I don't know if I just would have left altogether. I am glad you didn't, however.

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Thank you for the kind words, all of you.

In response to this one in particular, I kept in mind what Fr. Gambari's book about founding orders said--founders are not to respond to such criticism. Their silence attests to the Spirit being in the foundation.

But I also have a job to do where the vocations are concerned. In that case, I kept in mind a scene from the movie "Gandhi," where the non-violent protesters kept going up in front of the cops and got billy-clubbed. I knew the Adversary was trying to sow dissension, so I just laid low until the Spirit said, "Get back in there."

As I said before, I'm here for discerners, not critics. I have two spiritual directors now, one of whom is a Dominican involved full-time in formation for his province, and a hermit with 40 years eremitical experience who also does full-time formation for his hermitage. The Dominican used to be involved in the now-defunct Fellowship of Emerging Communities.

Our Cloisterite Hermits begin their formation in earnest this Friday, which is the date of the Pro Orantibus. [url="http://cloisters.tripod.com/cloisterites/"]http://cloisters.tripod.com/cloisterites/[/url]

Here are my blogs:

[url="http://jivihermitage.blogspot.com/"]http://jivihermitage.blogspot.com/[/url]
[url="http://cloisteroutreach.blogspot.com/"]http://cloisteroutreach.blogspot.com/[/url]
[url="http://reparatrixanchoresses.blogspot.com/"]http://reparatrixanchoresses.blogspot.com/[/url]

Thanks again & blessings,
Gemma

[Studiumecclesiae]

You know what? I heard of this community through this unofficial website, and now I am just mad about this community. It deserves to be better known and to have vocation because it's just such a TREASURE, honestly.
I just contacted Gemma to update the website so that we can add information. There's nothing wrong with a "fan website".

God bless the Oulton Nuns!!!

And I can tell you they are enclosed because I've been with them several times. Of course, there's a bit of time in the nursery as well and with the residents in the home, but it's to bring them to God. You just can't go out whenever you like. There are lots of lay people all around, working there, nurses, carers for children...