Saint
Therese Couderc speaks often of "the happiness of the religious
life," something that is perhaps not emphasized enough today.
This is not to deny the sacrifices involved, or the difficulties
when unrelated women try to create a harmonious community life. But Cybernun realizes that she would not be who she is today were
it not for her vocation to religious life. She is very
grateful for this fact — and sincerely hopes her community is too.
Why do we enter religious life?
Why
Do We Gather?
(from The Fire in These Ashes, by Sister
Joan Chittister, OSB
Religious Community and the Transforming Journey
by Sister Rose Hoover, rc
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