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A little humor...

theidolhands wrote in catholicism Jul 02, 2012 00:40

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This is pretty cool.

aota wrote in catholicism Dec 23, 2011 18:19

Nun famous for kissing Elvis prays for miracle

Group of Nuns needs some work done on their Abby to get it up to code. One of them was an actress before she join the order and kissed Elvis.

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Hildegard von Bingen to be canonized . . .

hagazusa wrote in catholicism Dec 17, 2011 12:41

and made a Doctor of the Church. Exciting news!

http://www.chantcafe.com/2011/12/hildegard-von-bingen-to-be-canonized.html

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your daily dose of heartwarming

dustthouart wrote in catholicism Nov 08, 2009 14:47

When Sister Veronica entered her convent, the Poor Clares of Lerma, it had not had a new vocation in 23 years.

Now, under the 43 year old Prioress, the community is 140 strong with a median age of 35! And 100 women waiting to enter!

Click to view

The video is from an Italian television station so the women are dubbed into Italian. The Franciscan is Father ( Read more... )

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Doubt, the film

hagazusa wrote in catholicism Aug 19, 2009 19:15

I wondering what people's views were on the recent movie, Doubt ( Read more... )

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US nuns facing Vatican scrutiny

hagazusa wrote in catholicism Jul 03, 2009 17:08

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/us/02nuns.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&th&emc=th

Thought this article might provide food for discussion.

ETA: some of the comments are interesting also. nuns