Amanda Kern writes that ”one day, in junior year, the idea popped in my head “maybe I’ll become a nun”. The thought terrified me. But every day, walking those slate steps to and from classes, I passed a painted nun with a tender face that told me “Look, this is what your life could be…” I mostly tried to [...]
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Peace is more than just words
In “Drink Deeply My Daughter” Amanda Kern concludes a reflection on Vincent and Peace with ”Vincent teaches us that peace is not words. You won’t find eloquent or flowery words from Vincent about peace. You will, however, find action, which as Vincent shows us, is the only way of truly being a Christian who stands for [...]
Amanda learns from a Daughter of Charity enshrined in Cuba
Sitting in a Communist country on top of a monument to fallen firefighters, is a Daughter of Charity immortalized in stone. Her face is somber, clutching a cross to her chest, and she sits with a mother pelican and her two babies. A Daughter of Charity Postulant writes in her blog about what she learned. The [...]
A postulant finds her place and says thanks
Amanda begins this simple reflection with “In the middle of Mass one day, I shut my eyes and was overwhelmed, downtrodden by all the doubts and insecurities that surrounded me. And then I saw something. In my mind’s eye, I saw the pews in front of me full of Sisters kneeling. To my left, Saint [...]
A vocation within a vocation – Serving Hispanics
“Yet I also believe there is a vocation within the vocation of a Daughter of Charity. Serving the poor makes our heart come alive. My own vocation as a Daughter of Charity means that treasure that holds my heart is the poor, yes, but there is another “treasure within a treasure” that is special to [...]
Let’s Face the Truth – reflection of a postulant
Amanda in Drink Deeply My Daughter posts the views of a postulant and some constructive thoughts about the average age of sisters today. ”Let’s just admit something straight up – Sisters are getting older. The average age of the majority of religious communities is increasing, rather than decreasing. Convents are closing, schools and hospitals are [...]
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