For example, we are in mission in
many different areas of the church
and world, not only in ministries
where you might expect to see nuns,
such as classroom teaching or parish
life. in addition, most of us in apostolic religious life do not wear habits
that visually distinguish us from
other laywomen. Take another look
around. you’ll be surprised by what
you find!
3. “But I’ll be forced to give
up my peeps and tweets.”
Really? Far from abandoning social
media and networking sites, the
Catholic Church encourages women
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School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King
Today’s sisters
rely on blogging,
tweeting, updating their
status, and posting
in their circles in order
to communicate with
others and minister
effectively in a digital age.
“
Build the Kingdom of God
through lives of:
♦ Gospel Community
in Franciscan simplicity
♦ Living Prayer that
animates our spirits
♦ Active Compassion
expressed in a variety
of ministries
and men religious to promote the
gospel by using Facebook, Twitter,
and whatever else the digital world
can dish up. it may not be the way
you are used to interacting with
the online community, but, like
everything else in life, moving into
religious life reorders things. That
can be terrifying, yes, but it is also
the thing that sets us free to engage
wholly in our lives as sisters and
nuns.
Today’s sisters rely on blogging,
tweeting, checking in, updating their
status, and posting in their circles
CONTACT: Sr. Mary Terese, Mount Assisi Convent, 13900 Main St., Lemont, IL 60439
630.257.7524 ♦ vocareosf@yahoo.com ♦ lemontfranciscans.org
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