The story of the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who converted to Catholicism, became a nun, and now may be canonized

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Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the great American authors.

She died quietly in her sleep in 1942 after selflessly serving the poor for 30 years. The religious community she started, also called the Hawthorne Dominicans, continues to serve the poor afflicted with cancer today. Her cause for canonization was opened in 2003. (from Rose Hawthorne Lathrop - The GIVEN Institute )

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Thank you, @mdgspencer. That is a fascinating life story.
 
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It IS a great and fascinating story - thx for the share.

I wonder how she felt about “The Scarlet Letter” written by her father? Just a thought…we’ll likely never know.
 
Nathaniel Hawthorne, child of Puritans, was highly influenced by religion and interested in it, as all his books show. He had many questions about the Calvinistic morality underlying New England’s faith tradition. Living in Italy for a time, he absorbed something of Catholicism–his last novel, The Marble Faun, features a Catholic confession scene. So there must have been a lot of dialogue about religion at his home as Rose grew up. And then her failed marriage gave her a great deal of suffering and ultimately propelled her into the Church.
 
Remarkable story about a saintly woman. I’d like to read the book she and her husband wrote called “The Story of Courage” about their conversion from Unitarianism to Catholicism. She certainly did have her share of personal tragedies including the death of her only child that led to the dissolution of her marriage. She rose above all this and chose to serve God by caring for those afflicted with cancer. If she could be canonized it would be great. Thanks for sharing this.
 
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I wonder how she felt about “The Scarlet Letter” written by her father? Just a thought…we’ll likely never know.
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I read it and marveled at how he could take such a juicy, salacious premise and turn it into a major snooze-fest.

I love “Young Goodman Brown”. I still think about the theme in it, when the faithful people I admire screw up.

And “Rappaccinis Daughter“ is some good science fiction.
 
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