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****Hi, I will write EWTN also, but does anyone know of an order that was on there (LOTR and EWTN Live I think) that had doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professionals? They wore a habit but believed in education and encouraged the women to be educated and then work with the community which was poor. One just finished med school and although it was hard, she kept a schedule with her community that included prayer,mass, and time with her sisters. My daughter was attracted to it because she wants to go to college and be in an active type order if she finds her calling is true. She also was discouraged that although there are many funds for priests in training, no one really cares about the nuns/sisters, because their roles are different. It sounds harsh but it is true that they can’t serve in the same way, give the Eucharist, etc. so their roles are both important, but priests are more “needed” for lack of a better word. I don’t know how this was funded, because I was distracted, trying to watch it and talk to someone who needed me on the phone.
She was also attracted to the Sisters For Life in NY. Can you call them and ask to visit most orders if it isn’t a “come and see” time?
 
Ooh, if anyone has information on such an order I’d love to hear about it too.

I do know of a Jesuit, Fr Frank Brennan, who is a well-known human rights lawyer here in Australia, so it would seem they’re open to the idea of combining career and religious life. As far as I know there aren’t any orders of nuns affiliated with the Jesuits though (although some are based on Ignatian spirituality).
 
I wish I could remember, I “googled” it soon after, but there wasn’t a reason to bookmark it at the time, I found it intriguing that they were so spiritual and used their talents to help others.
The only other group that captured me that way were a group of Dominican nuns on EWTN that were starting a grade school, it went up to 5th I think, and their joy was just bubbling over as they spoke of their children and life there.

I liked in the order where the nuns were educated, that they pushed them a little, one was a drop-out of law school, thinking she couldn’t follow her vocation and that, but they encouraged her and she graduated and now she can help the poor that need legal help. How they worked out everything was explained, but I just can’t remember it. I do know prayer was very important and supported what they did on many levels…the money part??
 
Try going into EWTN’s archives to see if you can find the show.
 
THANK YOU! I forgot they had them. I’m sure this was it, I remembered they were in DC and the stethoscope around the nuns neck was familiar.
I don’t think they explain on the site how they work things out, but they do believe in incorporating education and apostalate.

rsmofalma.org/apostolate/apostolate.html
 
debraran said:
THANK YOU! I forgot they had them. I’m sure this was it, I remembered they were in DC and the stethoscope around the nuns neck was familiar.
I don’t think they explain on the site how they work things out, but they do believe in incorporating education and apostalate.

rsmofalma.org/apostolate/apostolate.html
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That’s an order that I’m discerning a visit to. They are so beautiful! 🙂
 
I would like to hear about that…I might order the DVD for my daughter so she can watch it and maybe it would “fill in the blanks” a bit.
My question is how, with money so tight everywhere, they pay for the education, but they were such a vibriant order and I liked that they admired thinking and growing, for God and the people around them. Some are drawn to contemplative orders which is also wonderful, but for others drawn to more active orders, it seemed like a place to check out.
I know years ago, they didnt’ want nuns to be educated, they thought it would make them too worldly, but I think you can do both, priests/brothers do and so can sisters.
 
LilyM said:
I do know of a Jesuit, Fr Frank Brennan, who is a well-known human rights lawyer here in Australia, so it would seem they’re open to the idea of combining career and religious life. As far as I know there aren’t any orders of nuns affiliated with the Jesuits though (although some are based on Ignatian spirituality).
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The Congregation of Jesus (formerly the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary) are, effectively, female Jesuits and follow a broad range of professional careers. They are not cloistered nuns but active sisters.

The following is their English website, and has information about their foundress and apostolates:

cjengland.org/

They are, however, an international congregation. If interested, people can also follow up links to the IBVM or the Loreto sisters. I’ve attended education sessions by some CJ sisters here in the UK and they were wonderful.
 
debraran said:
I wish I could remember, I “googled” it soon after, but there wasn’t a reason to bookmark it at the time, I found it intriguing that they were so spiritual and used their talents to help others.
The only other group that captured me that way were a group of Dominican nuns on EWTN that were starting a grade school, it went up to 5th I think, and their joy was just bubbling over as they spoke of their children and life there.

I liked in the order where the nuns were educated, that they pushed them a little, one was a drop-out of law school, thinking she couldn’t follow her vocation and that, but they encouraged her and she graduated and now she can help the poor that need legal help. How they worked out everything was explained, but I just can’t remember it. I do know prayer was very important and supported what they did on many levels…the money part??
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Perhaps if you could narrow down the time frame a little bit? Perhaps come up with an order or way of life? even color of habit may help? I am sure there must be some phone number for EWTN… it may take a bit of help to find out but keep trying

As for funds and helping young women enter religious life… it is always a challenge… yes it does seem that vocations to the priesthood are supported more than perhaps women’s vocations or other vocations such as to be a deacon or brother. Don’t be discouraged though. Investigate… ask questions … make connections.

I have often thought how nice it would be if a few parishes could get together and adopt a seminarian and a few could get together and adopt a young women entering religious life. At any rate I do hope you find the group you are looking for.

Perhaps if you do? You could let us know who they are?*
 
debraran said:
I wish I could remember, I “googled” it soon after, but there wasn’t a reason to bookmark it at the time, I found it intriguing that they were so spiritual and used their talents to help others.
The only other group that captured me that way were a group of Dominican nuns on EWTN that were starting a grade school, it went up to 5th I think, and their joy was just bubbling over as they spoke of their children and life there.

I liked in the order where the nuns were educated, that they pushed them a little, one was a drop-out of law school, thinking she couldn’t follow her vocation and that, but they encouraged her and she graduated and now she can help the poor that need legal help. How they worked out everything was explained, but I just can’t remember it. I do know prayer was very important and supported what they did on many levels…the money part??
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I believe the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist just founded a grade school, but I may be wrong… sistersofmary.org/
 
Poor_Clare_tobe said:
Perhaps if you could narrow down the time frame a little bit? Perhaps come up with an order or way of life? even color of habit may help? I am sure there must be some phone number for EWTN… it may take a bit of help to find out but keep trying

As for funds and helping young women enter religious life… it is always a challenge… yes it does seem that vocations to the priesthood are supported more than perhaps women’s vocations or other vocations such as to be a deacon or brother. Don’t be discouraged though. Investigate… ask questions … make connections.
[In reading this over this morning… I didn’t mean to imply priestly vocations weren’t important of course…just that sometimes its much easier to find support or help in getting to formation… Wish I had ideas on how to begin a foundation to help woman… anyway just wanted everyone to know… that I was agreeing with the statement that vocations to the priesthood seem to have a bit more help… ]*
I have often thought how nice it would be if a few parishes could get together and adopt a seminarian and a few could get together and adopt a young women entering religious life. At any rate I do hope you find the group you are looking for.

Perhaps if you do? You could let us know who they are?
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I believe the nun you saw was Mother Dolores Hart of the Benedictine Monastery of Regina Laudis in Bethleham, Pennsylvania. I’m giving my age away, but I remember when she was actress Dolores Hart who made a few movies with Elvis Presley way back when.

There is a wonderful book entitled Mother Benedict about the founding of her monastery. It’s really a must read for anyone discerning a Benedictine life. Mother Benedict, the foundress, was an American and a medical doctor who entered a Benedictine monastery in France before the second world war. I’m telling you, pick this book up and you won’t be able to put it down until you are done.

There is also a super great novel by a wonderful authoress named Rumer Godden that is about an older woman (late forties) who enters a Benedictine Convent in England. It is called In This House of Brede. I must have read my copy ten times! There has also been a movie made of the book, but it is not as good as the book. Movies never are! :o

Hope I’m right about all this. But check out the Benedictine Monastery of Regina Laudis anyway. It doesn’t get more beautiful than that! 👍
 
debraran said:
****Hi, I will write EWTN also, but does anyone know of an order that was on there (LOTR and EWTN Live I think) that had doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professionals? They wore a habit but believed in education and encouraged the women to be educated and then work with the community which was poor. One just finished med school and although it was hard, she kept a schedule with her community that included prayer,mass, and time with her sisters. My daughter was attracted to it because she wants to go to college and be in an active type order if she finds her calling is true. She also was discouraged that although there are many funds for priests in training, no one really cares about the nuns/sisters, because their roles are different. It sounds harsh but it is true that they can’t serve in the same way, give the Eucharist, etc. so their roles are both important, but priests are more “needed” for lack of a better word. I don’t know how this was funded, because I was distracted, trying to watch it and talk to someone who needed me on the phone.
She was also attracted to the Sisters For Life in NY. Can you call them and ask to visit most orders if it isn’t a “come and see” time?
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sorry. My post was lost.

I tried using EWTN archive and didn’t get anywhere.

–do you know approximately when the program was? Anything about the nuns?

Regina Laudis is cloistered. I don’t think the Alma Mercies are in DC, are they?

I don’t think any order will pay for education unless you’re in the order, pretty far along, past the novitiate anyway. Nashville Dominicans train their own sisters to be teachers but mainly for elem school; ditto Ann Arbor MMOE’s (Mary Mother of the Eucharist). And the order is not obligated to promise to educate their members up front as far as I know–the sister vows under obedience to take what work is assigned and the education that goes with it. I am sure these days that the sisters’ interests are consulted.

There are foundations that help pay off pre-entry debt for sisters, but I don’t know what shape they’re in, and I’m pretty sure they don’t finance education. There are always local community colleges and university branches and the military for medical school.
 
anode said:
sorry. My post was lost.

I don’t think the Alma Mercies are in DC, are they?
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I attended George Washginton Univeristy in DC. There was a Mercy Sister attending the medical school there.
 
Lilllabettt said:
I attended George Washginton Univeristy in DC. There was a Mercy Sister attending the medical school there.
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Off-topic:

Lillabet,

–are you planning to return to GW this fall? I hope that your convalescence is going well.

ON topic,

Alma Mercies have a habit, ‘regular’ Mercies don’t , so that may have been an Alma Mercy in the program.

EWTN has a terrible search engine, but there may be something on the ‘Alma Mercy’ search words.
 
debraran said:
****Hi, I will write EWTN also, but does anyone know of an order that was on there (LOTR and EWTN Live I think) that had doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professionals? They wore a habit but believed in education and encouraged the women to be educated and then work with the community which was poor. One just finished med school and although it was hard, she kept a schedule with her community that included prayer,mass, and time with her sisters. My daughter was attracted to it because she wants to go to college and be in an active type order if she finds her calling is true. She also was discouraged that although there are many funds for priests in training, no one really cares about the nuns/sisters, because their roles are different. It sounds harsh but it is true that they can’t serve in the same way, give the Eucharist, etc. so their roles are both important, but priests are more “needed” for lack of a better word. I don’t know how this was funded, because I was distracted, trying to watch it and talk to someone who needed me on the phone.
She was also attracted to the Sisters For Life in NY. Can you call them and ask to visit most orders if it isn’t a “come and see” time?
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I think that there’s a good chance the nun you saw was an Alma, MI Mercy nun.

rsmofalma.org/

Check out that distinctive cross. Was she wearing it? Their tunic (no scapular or cape) is black or lt. blue, simple black veil, no liner. Big emphasis on ‘higher learning’ and health care with a couple of sisters in white coats w/ stethoscopes.

The Nashville Dominicans and Srs of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist in Ann Arbor, MI are growing rapidly and have a lot of YOUNG applicants, right after high school, and so have to educate them for their teaching, which is mainly in elementary schools. I suspect a lot of those sisters go to Aquinas College in Nashville. Is your daughter interested in teaching?

The Sisters of Life require a college degree.
 
That was the order, I spoke to a sister there, they do have a thriving community and this sister was going to school also to be a teacher. I asked about the money and I will try to look up the answer, they seem to get sponsers and I think it’s wonderful.
The Dominican Sisters who also teach are growing too…I miss seeing Sisters working and in the public eye. Contemplative are very needed and I love them also, but we need visiable examples. Many smart, capable women become nuns/sisters and they should use all their talents.
 
anode said:
Off-topic:

Lillabet,

–are you planning to return to GW this fall? I hope that your convalescence is going well.

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Yes, I am going back, the last day of August. Thank goodness for Pell Grants.
It is going well, thank you. I am better every day.
 
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