RELIGIOUS LIFE
COURTESY OF SAINT MEINRAD ARCHABBEY, IN
FATHER LUKE Waugh, O.S.B. was in his mid40s and had been working in information technology when he joined the Benedictine community of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana.
FAQs about midlife callings and
Brother Ronnie Hingle, S.C. is a Brother of the Sacred Heart. After 10 years in vocation ministry, he now serves as provincial of the Province of the United States of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
by Brother Ronnie Hingle, S.C. Sister Adrienne Kaufmann, O.S.B.
Not all religious communities accept candidates over the age of 40, but some do. Here are answers to questions that mature candidates often have.
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NTERING A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY at any age is a major life shift, but adults who enter in midlife often have concerns particular to their age group—about prior relationships, grown children, health, and more. To learn more about the concerns of mature candidates, VISION talked to two experienced vocation ministers who share their wisdom about what these candidates need to know.
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Sister Adrienne Kaufmann, O.S.B. belongs to the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery, Watertown, South Dakota. She was in vocation ministry for 12 years and now teaches at Mount Marty University’s Watertown Campus.
