Alex T Hey writes he recently learned that nuns take prayer requests online. In order to get the word out, he has compiled a list of websites where one can request prayers from religious communities. He has also included links where one can donate to these communities. Continue reading
Posts Tagged ‘Nuns’
Organic habits: Why nuns are pioneering the green movement
Friday, August 19th, 2016
Catholic sisters have always responded to the pressing need of the historical moment, whether for hospitals, orphanages, and schools, or for peace, justice, and civil rights. Today we live in a world where, in the words of Pope Francis, “any genuine attempt by groups within society to introduce change is viewed as a nuisance based Read more
Bride says gift not enough – asks for more
Friday, May 13th, 2016A bride has caused outrage after emailing a guest complaining a £100 gift cheque was not enough. The unnamed guest posted on Mumsnet asking for advice after the bride – an ex-colleague – told her the financial donation of £100 had left her and the groom “surprised”. The message added: “In view of your own Read more
Little-known nuns helped map the stars
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
The history of astronomy is riddled with underappreciated women who looked to the stars long before their scientific contributions were recognized. But the constellation of early women astronomers is glowing brighter, writes Carol Glatz for Catholic News Service, with the recognition of four once nameless nuns who helped map and catalog half a million stars in Read more
Nuns say mistranslated Vatican paper helped pop star bid
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016An order of nuns says a court ruling allowing singer Katy Perry to buy a Los Angeles convent was based on a mistranslated Vatican decree. The nuns, from the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary order, argued that Perry’s lawyers misled a judge using the document, which had been incorrectly translated from Latin. The Read more
Nuns submit virginity tests to clear accused former priest
Friday, April 29th, 2016Two Spanish nuns reportedly submitted virginity tests in a bid to clear a former Catholic priest who was accused of sexual abuse. Feliciano Miguel Rosendo was arrested in December, 2014 over allegations he forced sisters to take part in orgies and boasted that his semen “contained the body of Christ”. Rosendo led the Mandate and Read more
Four women chart different paths to becoming sisters
Friday, March 11th, 2016
They are consulting with local clergy, taking online vocation surveys, signing up for “come and see” weekends, moving into convents and monasteries for yearlong immersion experiences, and professing solemn vows. They are professionally seasoned or just starting out; unmarried, widowed and divorced; ethnically and culturally diverse. All over the country, women currently discerning a call Read more
Pope Francis condemns killing of nuns in Yemen
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Pope Francis has condemned the attack on a home for the elderly and disabled in Yemen that killed 16 people on Friday, including four nuns of the order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. In a message signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, Pope Francis called the attack an “act of senseless Read more
Role of religious brothers reaffirmed
Friday, December 18th, 2015
The Holy See Congregation for Religious has reaffirmed the vocation of the lay religious brother, emphasising that non-ordained men – and women – exercise a daily priesthood in their work by virtue of their baptism. The document, entitled Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the Church, focuses on the role non-ordained men play Read more
Sister Blandina – friend of Billy the Kid
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015Billy the Kid, a notorious bank and stage-coach robber of the Wild West, met his match in the most unlikely of people when he met Sister of Charity Blandina Segale. According to legend, and to Sister Blandina’s journal and letters, one of Billy the Kid’s gang had been shot and was on the brink of Read more