DameAgnes Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 [url="http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress/2009/08/09/when-your-daughter-becomes-a-sister/"]http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchor...comes-a-sister/[/url]
InHisLove726 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) It's always incredible when 1 daughter or son decides to join the "God Squad." But it's even more impressive when God calls not 1, but 2, 3, 4,... family members into the same order or a different order. (I'm thinking St. Therese's family). I have a friend in my CYA group that has several brothers and sisters in the Servants of the Home of the Mother. I think that is just...so cool! Edited August 10, 2009 by InHisLove726
eagle_eye222001 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Wow! ---------------- Now playing: [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/incubus/track/stellar"]Incubus - Stellar[/url] via [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/"]FoxyTunes[/url]
VeniteAdoremus Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 Oh my. (I was going to comment on the blog but it wouldn't let me! I'll try with FireFox later.) He's so honest. How beautiful. He doesn't gloss over the element of waste that people will always see (even if it's not actually there - you know what I mean). The SSVM have many siblings in their ranks, for some reason. And as this father described, they all have individual calls. It helps, of course, to see the example of someone close, but they're different people, different vocations, not just "following along". I think it's too much to hope that my Buddhist brother becomes a Dominican though (And I love his girlfriend.)
TradMom Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 +Praised be Jesus Christ! Great link! Thank you for directing our attention to this! Pax, TradMom
the lords sheep Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 That is incredibly beautiful. I've met both Sisters, they're lovely. As VA said, there are many sets of siblings in the IVE family, and even a number of sets of twins (which I think is cool!)
Luigi Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 When a man's daughter marries, he becomes the father-in-law to the groom. If the daughter becoems a bride of Christ, does that make God/Jesus the groom? Does that make the nun's father God/Jesus' father-in-law? Jist curious.
InHisLove726 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Luigi' post='1945672' date='Aug 10 2009, 06:47 PM']When a man's daughter marries, he becomes the father-in-law to the groom. If the daughter becoems a bride of Christ, does that make God/Jesus the groom? Does that make the nun's father God/Jesus' father-in-law? Jist curious.[/quote] Jesus is the Divine Bridegroom to all souls. When a daughter becomes the bride of Christ in religious life, she embraces that mystery completely. She becomes the bride to the Divine Bridegroom. I like to think of Jesus' adoptive father, Joseph, as being the father-in-law to my parents when I enter religious life. I can't really comprehend God being the father-in-law as He is Father to all. St. Joseph is much easier to see in that role.
Luigi Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 St. Joseph is much easier to see in that role. I agree - St. Joseph is very approachable, very easy to see in most roles. He's a good guy.
InHisLove726 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 [quote name='Luigi' post='1945679' date='Aug 10 2009, 06:56 PM'] St. Joseph is much easier to see in that role. I agree - St. Joseph is very approachable, very easy to see in most roles. He's a good guy.[/quote] LOL, that reminds me. On Facebook, I'm a member of "Every girl wants a St. Joseph in her life." If I were getting married instead of becoming a nun, I'd want someone like St. Joseph. I'm sure Jesus thought he was an amazing father.
MissyP89 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 That was so beautiful, and fantastically written. I love his bluntness about his feelings.
loveletslive Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 in my diocese we have a few sets of brothers that are priests. one family has 3 sons that are priests (2 are at my parish!) and one of their daughters was in religious life for awhile.
Archaeology cat Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 My confirmation was done by 2 priests who are brothers from Ireland.
elizabeth09 Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I have a great-great (maybe three greats) uncle who was a priest.
Vincent Vega Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I had my first encounter with the SSVM when I was in Toronto this past summer. I didn't recognise their habits, so I went to their table (we were at a restaurant - I was on my way out and they had just sat down) and asked them what order they were. They were a very lovely group of ladies, both young and younger ( ) and told me a bit about their group and told me to look them up. They all had thick accents so it was hard to understand them...I believe they may have been Argentinian (which would make sense, considering the origins of the order).
InHisLove726 Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 I keep forgetting to mention the two CFR brothers from Australia. They are twins! [img]http://www.franciscanfriars.com/images2/twins.jpg[/img] The other was invested in his habit recently.
laetitia crucis Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 [quote name='DameAgnes' date='10 August 2009 - 02:16 PM' timestamp='1249881403' post='1945097'] [url="http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress/2009/08/09/when-your-daughter-becomes-a-sister/"]http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchor...comes-a-sister/[/url] [/quote] Thanks for posting this -- beautiful article! I know both of those sisters and they are absolutely wonderful -- and now missioned in Italy teaching at a university. In addition, there are also many sets of siblings in the Franciscans of the Immaculate.
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