Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Nuns average age 35!

Thanks to Fr Tim for this video about those Nashville Dominicans. There average age is 35! Why are these thriving and others dying?

I think it is something about total committment, and what many communities of women are very uncomfortable with nowadays, the language of espousal, consecration of virginity and sacrifice.

at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

The Lord’s descent into the underworld

At Matins/the Office of Readings on Holy Saturday the Church gives us this 'ancient homily', I find it incredibly moving, it is abou...

  • Abrogation of Summorum Pontificum?
    A French newspaper has reported Pope Francis, once Benedict dies, will abrogate Summorum Pontificum and handover Old Rite's celebrat...
  • Summorum Pontificum Day
    I was at the Verona Opera Festival when Summorum Pontificum was published but it wasn't until All Souls Day that I first attempted to s...
  • ICEL: Ad Experimentum
    In a conversation with our bishop recently, I thought he said that some parishes in the diocese were already using the new ICEL translations...