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At the 2011 intergenerational Giving Voice conference, Sister Jenn Graus, C.S.J. (right) talks with Sister Cheryl Rose, H.M.
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Six compelling excuses for not becoming a nun— debunked Don’t see yourself becoming a religious sister? Think again.
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Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M.
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e, a nun? But there’s no one my age . . . but I always wanted to be an engineer . . . but I’m going to feel alone.” But nothing! Today’s sisters are a dynamic breed
Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M. is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe, Michigan. She ministers online at A Nun’s Life Ministry, anunslife. org, via a blog, podcasts, a community forum, and other internet technologies to help people discover and grow in their calling and life of faith.
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of educated, creative, community-oriented women who are a breath of fresh air to religious life and to the church and world. Let’s look at some of the common reasons young women give for dismissing the idea of becoming a sister or nun—and why they don’t necessarily hold up.
1. “But most sisters are old.” Think again! We stand on the shoulders not of “old” sisters but of sisters whose wisdom, faithfulness, and experience are leaven for the new ways that God is
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