Convent Life: Roman Catholic Religious Orders for Women in North AmericaJoan M. Lexau |
Contents
Why Is a Nun? | 3 |
Who Me God?the Vocation | 9 |
I WOULD NEVER KNOW ANOTHER HAPPY DAYas told | 15 |
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academy active apostolate Aspirancy four Aspirancy three Black habit black veil Blessed Sacrament Blessed Virgin Mary Brown habit Canada Carmel catechetics Catholic Cathy choir nuns cloistered contemplative Convent day nurseries Diocesan Discalced Carmelites Divine Office Dominican Sisters elementary and high established in U.S. foreign missions Founded in France Franciscan Sisters girls high school education home missions hospitals Immaculate Conception Immaculate Heart Italy Joseph juniorate five juniorate three Lady lay sisters Little Sisters live Marillac Mexico Missionary Sisters Mother Mary Motherhouse novitiate orphans and aged Perpetual Adoration Pontifical Poor Clare Postulate nine months Postulate six months pray prayer religious retreats Rosary Sacred Heart school education preferred schools of nursing secular institutes simple vows Sister Formation sisters in U.S. Sisters of Charity Sisters of St social spiritual Teaching elementary Teaching elementary school Third Order U.S. address U.S. provincialate U.S. Teaching vocation White habit women York