Read the full article on Crisis Magazine by Gretchen Erlichman.
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Cor Orans reflects on the observance of “Cloister” within the broader framework of the whole monastic life of nuns, restoring a proper balance in understanding the observance of cloister.
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Can life really be “merry” inside a Poor Clare cloister? This classic book written by Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., reveals the challenges, cares and joys of that cloistered life from an “insiders” view.
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Cloistered life has a whole vocabulary of its own. As you read about nuns, you may wonder why they sit in choir, rather than singing in choir. And you may have no idea what a hebdomadarian is.
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The smallness of the world did not stifle the Incarnate God. Rather, he brought his infinite love into the cramped quarters of our fallen world and transformed it into a truly boundless place.
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On July 22, 2016, the Holy See issued the Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei Quaerere on women’s contemplative life. The Holy Father called for reflection and discernment on twelve aspects of monastic tradition.
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