Episcopal Nuns Join the Catholic Church
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, September 11, 2009 5:10 AM
In a move described by religious scholars as unprecedented, 10 members of the Episcopal religious community All Saints Sisters of the Poor were received into the Catholic Church by Baltimore Archbishop Edwin O’Brien on Sept. 3. The community’s chaplain, Rev. Warren Tanghe, also converted with the nuns.
Members of the order had been considering conversion for seven years. “We were drifting... READ MORE
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Where the Nuns Are: 2009?
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, September 11, 2009 4:54 AM
One of the more interesting findings from the recent CARA study on religious life was the difference in those joining orders associated with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) versus those joining the smaller Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR).
The data found that just 1% of religious orders associated with the LCWR have more than 10 women in the process of... READ MORE
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The Baseball Card Nun
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, August 03, 2009 3:25 PM
We’re smack in the middle of the slow summer season for hard news stories, as well as smack in the middle of the baseball season.
So what better time to link to this article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about the “divine convergence” that resulted in Sister Candace Introcaso, president of Pittsburgh’s La Roche College, “becoming the first ever college president, not to mention... READ MORE
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Sister, Soldier, Doctor
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:25 PM
“Deirdre Byrne wears many hats — quite literally: a scrub hat when she’s doing surgery and a habit as part of her everyday attire.”
That’s how Sister Deirdre Byrne, a member of the community of The Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts in Washington, D.C., is described in this Jan. 25 article published by The Washington Times.
Sister Dede, as she likes to be known, has a truly unique CV.... READ MORE
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