Jul 1, 2024
Cathy Clark buys sensible shoes before entering a Marist convent
(Grey Villet. 1962)
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Cathy Clark buys sensible shoes before entering a Marist convent
(Grey Villet. 1962)
So if I were to write a Great Library whump fic, would anyone be interested in reading it?
Because, uh, I kind of did. Yesterday. 🤣
Russian postulant. Maria Magdalane Monastery, Jerusalem, 2014.
Photo: Yahalom Bovete.
I am so excited for Sunday! It is visiting weekend at the SIsters of Life Postulant house and I get to visit my friend who entered in September and I am just so overjoyed and so excited and I cannot wait!
You know she is playing hard to get when she applies to be a postulant
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A Reflection on Psalm 16
The world feels like it’s holding its breath.
Everything is loud and sharp and exhausted. You can feel it in your shoulders. In your social feeds. In the way everyone either avoids eye contact or stares a little too long. It’s not just our neighbors—though, sure, them too. It’s everywhere: friend groups, group chats, congregations, grocery stores, entire nations.
There’s a low-key background dread humming underneath everything. And honestly? Same.
So I’ve been sitting with Psalm 16, trying not to spiral. One line keeps pulling me back to center:
“My body shall rest in hope.”
Quote of the day, 21 October: St. Teresa of the Andes
Saint Teresa of the Andes shares her profound joy as a Carmelite postulant, living in unity with Jesus in prayer, love, and sacrifice.
I am the happiest person with my vocation and never tire of thanking God for having brought me to this little corner of heaven. I live for God alone. My sole concern is to know Him that I may love Him more. I have begun the life of heaven here on earth, a life invented and thought of by God through all eternity; a life of love alone and of ceaseless praise. If you could see but for an instant…
Quote of the day, 15 February: St. Edith Stein
On this day in 1934, St. Edith Stein completed her six months of probation and asked to receive the Carmelite habit. In a letter, she expressed gratitude for the love and support she received. Learn more about the trials she expected!
Edith’s six months of probation passed quickly. On 15 February 1934, she knelt before the assembled community and asked to receive the habit of Our Blessed Lady of Mount Carmel. Teresia Renata Posselt, O.C.D. Edith Stein: The Life of a Philosopher and CarmeliteChapter 14: In the School of Humility (excerpts) Very Reverend and dear Mother, Many sincere thanks for your new gifts of love. Our…
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