What country still has lots of Catholic nuns / sisters?
I want to be a nun, but in my country there are many opportunities for this kind of vocation. I live in Canada in the GTA. I've never seen a nun in real life before (except on halloween … but then they were only kids and teenagers dressed, making fun of religious …)
There are [...]
Mark 6:3 says that Jesus had at least 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Why Catholicism Di Maria, a virgin forever?
Catholic Douay Bible says, "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joses, Simon and Judas? And are not also his sisters here with us? "
My brothers and sisters in Christ, today is Ascension How It will be observed?
Today is Ascension Thursday, and the first day of May, which is a special month for Mary to us Catholics. We noticed that our crowning statue of Mary in the garden. Adoration and attended Mass this morning and I'm taking our kids to Mass tonight. How do you see?
Peace be with you,
Debra
A question for Catholic brothers and sisters. Saints?
Uhm I have a simple question that's on my mind. Actually, two questions.
One of them is this: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" 1 Tim 2.5
Now, why do we need Mary / to pray for us .. if Jesus does. I think your [...]
Catholics do bishops, priests and sisters and makes gossip gossip?
I heard no gossip. But what does that mean gossip? Gossip does not mean telling lies?
Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America
From Publishers Weekly
When Wall Street Journal reporter Fialka set out to tell the story of America’s Catholic nuns, he knew he faced a daunting challenge. Church histories contained little about the women he calls “America’s first feminists,” though they built 800 hospitals and more than 10,000 private [...]