Do Dominican communities allow pets?

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I know religious who have pets.

They are members of religious orders and in solemn vows.
 
ainars said:
I didn’t read the replies that follow here, but what I can say from my observations (I also once thought I was “called” to a religious vocation), is that you should DEFINITELY give up listening to all kind of pop music, to all kind of New Age “inspiring” music and the like.
The only music we should listen to is, like, the grogorian chant or charismatic Catholic music, or the classical music, or modern symphonic music, or modern chamber music (like the “Mezzo” (?) channel), but NO radio, NO MTV, NO VIVA, NO MCM etc., especially if you want to cherish your “religious vocation”. Or else, it will be gone.
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I definitely see where you’re coming from. And, I’ve posted on here before that certainly the fact can’t be denied that a lot of genres of modern music lead people away from religion and towards secularism and selfishness… that being said, everyone who posted saying we aren’t restricted to music if we want to be religious are right. You can be very religious and listen to anything.

But, I think a case can be made that some music negatively impacts the spiritual life of the majority of the people that listen to it. I think that’s just common sense.

Anyways, I was just saying that for me music is not just something I enjoy, I often find music to be a significant part of my spiritual life. And, it would be a very hard transition to not have an ipod or a computer to listen to music. My concern is just that I have access to music… I don’t think my musical tastes would be very questionable.
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iloveangels:
No, Br. David has it right. Professed Dominicans, particularly students and professors, have books and computers and phones and things that they need to stay current and do their apostolates. They take plane trips when they need to, ride the bus, drive the community car as needed, etc.

Carmelites generally have the same kind of situation.
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Thank you very much!!! very informative.
 
the Domican sisters here in Stockholm have a cat so I guess it’s ok. Many convents/monasteries have cats.
 
iloveangels said:
No, Br. David has it right. Professed Dominicans, particularly students and professors, have books and computers and phones and things that they need to stay current and do their apostolates. They take plane trips when they need to, ride the bus, drive the community car as needed, etc.

Carmelites generally have the same kind of situtation.

I’m pretty sure that Carthusians at the Grand Chartreux don’t own much of this sort of thing, but they don’t need to own it. They’re not teaching classes and doing work in public.
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I was being sarcastic, I’m well aware they can listen to Bon Jovi (and other music), and can use technological devices 👍
 
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