trial nun??

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can anyone recommend a website with information on staying at convents for a short period of time? does anyone know of a particular convent that is open to this idea, either abroad or in the states? thanks
 
morpheus02g,

I have never heard of an order of Nuns or Sisters that didn’t have a “trial period”. Often times they start with a Discernment Retreat weekend.

My best recommendation to you is to look into the specific orders you have interest in and go from there. You may have to contact some of the orders by snail mail or phone so don’t be discouraged.

I would also recommend you talk to the Vocations director of your Diocese. He or she can help you in this search.

Brenda V.
 
For some it is not canonically possible. For instance if they are cloisted and it is considered a Papal Enclouser then even the local Bishop can’t enter the cloister (for the most part). YOu really should call the vocation director of the particular order you are interested in to see what they can do for you.
 
Another source for information on various orders might be visionguide.info/ We get their magazine every year in the parish. It provides information on a lot of orders around the country and how to contact them. After looking at the options, you could call the orders that interest you about possibly visiting for a period of time.

Good Luck
 
As was noted above, cloistered sisters won’t allow visitors inside.

However, virtually any other group, all you have to do is call them up and ask. You’ll tell them about about yourself, and they’ll let you in. From the guys point of view, I’ve done this with:

Benedictines
Missionaries of the Holy Spirit
Dominicans
Friars of the Renewal
Trappists

Its not uncommon for them at all. Just give 'em a ring!
Josh
 
Sisters of the presentation of Mary, Aberdeen S. Dak have a web site that explains the steps to becoming a nun.

Yes, there is a “trial run” called the Novitiate. After this step the
temporary vows, then after a lengthy period, permanent vows. I had four aunts who were nuns at this convent. One is still alive and ministering in Aberdeen. I have a cousin in the same order residing in Minn. I went to the Catholic school in Aberdeen for 3 years. I remember the nuns with great fondness.

Good luck in your journey.

Love and peace,

Mom of 5
 
Some congregations are beginning pilot programs where you can “be a nun” for a temporary commitment, say 1 year. They would involve aspects of community, prayer, ministry, and spiritual formation, but since you would not be intending to join them, your time would be different than the “lifers” (like a postulancy or novitiate).

These are three I know of:

Sisters of Humility, “Visitation Program”
chmiowa.org/visit.htm

Erie Benedictine Sisters, “Benedicta Riepp Program”
eriebenedictines.org/Pages/MEMBERSHIP/briepp.html

Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
benedictinesisters.org/general/hospitality.html (go to this site, then click on “sand springs”)
 
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Some congregations are beginning pilot programs where you can “be a nun” for a temporary commitment, say 1 year. They would involve aspects of community, prayer, ministry, and spiritual formation, but since you would not be intending to join them, your time would be different than the “lifers” (like a postulancy or novitiate).

These are three I know of:

Sisters of Humility, “Visitation Program”
http://www.chmiowa.org/visit.htm

Erie Benedictine Sisters, “Benedicta Riepp Program”
http://www.eriebenedictines.org/Pages/MEMBERSHIP/briepp.html

Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
http://www.benedictinesisters.org/general/hospitality.html* (go to this site, then click on “sand springs”)*Isn’'t the Erie group the one Joan Chittister is associated with? If so, I would avoid that one.
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PF
 
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WanderAimlessly:
Isn’'t the Erie group the one Joan Chittister is associated with? If so, I would avoid that one.
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PF

Oh, I think you’re right, she is. I was just doing a websearch one day from a topic that came up in our campus religious life discussion group. I had never heard of it before but it sounds like a cool thing for someone like me who isn’t sure if she wants to do grad school, or get stuck in a career somewhere halfway across the country, or just needs to do something radically different for awhile.
 
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