In this issue we introduce Sister Spirit’s Numb-Nun Yoga Classes, relay four contemplations that will be discussed at the July meeting of SOUL, and include three Gifts of the Spirit you are asked to give. These gifts include your story about a meaningful convent, any events that should be included in our Holy Days of Obligation, and a sharing of your true and false fitness journey. The Order will meet next on Tuesday, July 18. Click to read more.
Read MoreRemembering the Sisters of the Holy Nativity. Last month, our “gift of the spirit” was to bring a hilarious story that captured the lightheartedness and laughter inspired by our Mother Superior, Shirley Jane. This month, our first gift is to bring the story of how the Sisters of the Holy Nativity and their convent touched our lives. As I look at this chapel after the fire that destroyed this holy place, I am struck by all the nuns who knelt to pray here over the many, many decades. I imagine the echoes of their hymns, sung with folded hands and open hearts. This will be an uplifting conversation as each of our spirits have been touched by this convent in transformative ways.
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