Ask a Carmelite — Is There a Difference Between a Nun and a Sister?
Dear Sister Timothy Marie, Sister Timothy, are you a nun? Dear Friend, Well, I do wear a long...
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Solanus Casey—Model for Our Times
Venerable Solanus Casey, O.F.M. Cap. was a holy Catholic priest whose faith and passion for the...
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Come, Follow Me…
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Each and every one of us...
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The Power of a Habit
Last week my entire immediate family—8 adults, 8 kids—spent the week together on vacation. My...
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Lessons Learned from Hollywood about the Priesthood and Religious Life
What could Hollywood teach us about the religious life? It’s easy to get discouraged by how badly...
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How do I tell my parents?
Ask A Carmelite Sister — “How do I tell my parents?” The urging in your heart won’t be silenced....
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Lessons in Religious Life Learned… from Hollywood?
What could Hollywood teach us about the religious life? It’s easy to get discouraged by how badly...
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A Chat with the Author of Atchison Blue
Atchison Blue: A Search for Silence, a Spiritual Home, and a Living Faith was a complete surprise...
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Ask a Carmelite — Is There a Difference Between a Nun and a Sister?
Dear Sister Timothy Marie, Sister Timothy, are you a nun? Dear Friend, Well, I do wear a long...
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Dominican Sisters, Mater Eucharistiae, and Awesomeness
I used to think it must be so boooooorrrrrriiiinnnnng to be a religious sister. I mean, what would...
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Why Sister? Why?
by Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles “You...
Read MoreDirty Habits
A few weeks ago, I drove Sister Mary Joseph, one of my Franciscan Sisters, to Chicago to visit one of her relatives. It was a blazing hot day, and let me be the first to tell you – when one wears a long, brown, polyester,...
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