tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709785.post3696704975812120270..comments2012-01-17T17:25:44.334-05:00Monialeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033902695799768919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709785.post-88125980066871452092012-01-17T17:25:44.334-05:002012-01-17T17:25:44.334-05:00

The Master of the Order certainly emphasizes the importance of women in the order. He is very upbeat and also realistic as to the challenges that face religious orders today. Excellent letter.

Rosanne Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051733824013607492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709785.post-17052039979108870612012-01-17T05:18:49.588-05:002012-01-17T05:18:49.588-05:00

I love this part, and imagine you do too, dear nuns: "The places of prayer and of sisterly/fraternal communion, of contemplation and hospitality, which are the monasteries of the Order, are the foundational stones of the preaching. In these places, the cries and the needs, the distress and the hope of the whole world are brought into the prayers of the sisters and presented to God, the

Jane OBrienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02470238486846759120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709785.post-55929796465856486652012-01-16T22:00:58.626-05:002012-01-16T22:00:58.626-05:00

Thank you Sister for this! A beautiful reflection.

Katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302787216928298296noreply@blogger.com