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DO
YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A SISTER AND A NUN?
Did
you know there was one???
Hint:
It has more to do with where they live and
what they do than with what they look like!
NUNS
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SISTERS
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Contemplative
Religious Life |
Apostolic
Religious Life |
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Communities
like:
Poor Clares, Trappestines, & Cloistered Dominicans
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Communities
like: Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of the Precious
Blood, & Sisters of Mercy |
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Primary ministry
(work): full-time PRAYER for the
needs of our world.
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Prayer is important,
but their primary works DIFFER
according to the NEEDS of the
people of God. |
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Live in ONE
PLACE: a convent or monastery apart from society. |
Available to go where
they are needed....living AMONG
God's people. |
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BOTH
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Respond
to God's call rooted in BAPTISM.
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Are
called SISTER, and are
called to be a prophetic voice in the Church.
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Live
in COMMUNITY, discerning the
call to this lifestyle for 5-9 years before making a permanent
commitment.
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Live
the VOWS of poverty,
obedience, and celibate chastity.
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