Nuns having fun... minus the sun?

As some of you may know, I am a big supporter of religious vocations. I read various blogs and websites to keep up on various communities. What always strikes me is how amazing these folks are, and yet at the same time *down to earth*. When I mention that I would love if my daughter joined a religious community one day, I usually get eye rolls... 

So for my *doubters* that tell me "Nuns are a thing of the past..." I had to post these pictures:

These photos are taken from the Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey

-Posted by: Joe

As the Catholic Blog-o-world Spins: Link Round-Up

••• New Missal Translation Petitions:

 Mr. Peters over at American Papist has a good post regarding the two petitions concerning the new translation of the Roman Missal.

• Supporting the New Translation - Approx: 4000
• Against the New Translation - Approx: 14,000

As Peters says:

Not to put my hand on the scales here, but I’d hate to think that if an outside observer looked at both petitions, they would conclude that more Catholics want to see us continue using the old, flawed translations conconted in the 70’s, as opposed to joyfully embracing the new, vibrant, faithful translation (which of course, actually brings us closer to the perennial liturgical tradition of the universal Church).

 ••• The Crescast is off to see the Pope... with some help:

One of the bloggers that I find very funny: The Crescat is finally going to take her dream trip to Malta!

She needs a little help though. She plans on going for the Papal Visit, so things will book up quick and she needs some financial support. I can't do that, but I can at least get the word out. She is a good girl, is raising a son and putting herself through nursing school. Every little bit helps!

••• Lent Resources: Aggie Catholics:

Every Catholic blogger and their mom is posting the Aggie Catholics blog post regarding Lent Resources. After reading it, I realized that it was worth posting as well. Plus I didn't want to go against the Blogo-Karma... oh wait... Catholic Karma?

•••Nuns or Sisters? - The Dominican NUNS explain...:

In light of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist being on Oprah, the Dominican Nuns explained how the NUNS weren't on tv, but the Dominican Sisters were. It is a quick primer on what exactly Dominican Nuns are versus Dominican Sisters. They explain that Dominican Nuns are a specific order... and that not all Dominican Sisters are NUNS. 

•••AmP: The Kickbee: Baby tweeting from the womb:

You should probably just read American Papist instead of my blog. But since you are here... AmP posted a cute post about a new product: Kickbee. The most poigniant part of the post is where the AmP posited the question: "So unborn babies can have twitter accounts but not legal rights?" Touche. 

•••Cardinal Mahony Stamps his approval on the New Missal Translation:

I read on Sancte Pater that Cardinal Mahony has endorsed the New Missal Translation on his Blog. This is a powerful endorsement, and we American Catholics should not take it lightly. Go check out the post and check out Cardinal Mahony's Blog as well!

-Posted by: Joe

Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist...

...or I finally know someone who was on Oprah! [Not that it was a goal of mine, I am just saying.]

Lots of Catholic Blogs have been posting about the the Sisters of Mary from Ann Arbor, Mi that were on Oprah today. I unfortunately dropped the ball on that one. I had a post that I started... and life just sort of got in the way. A two week old will do that to you.

But... I do want to say that these women are AMAZING! I had the opportunity more than one to interact with them at their community more than once. As a student at Ave Maria School of Law while it was in Ann Arbor, we often did our new student service days their helping around their grounds, and doing other things to beautify their campus.

The women there are amazing, and their buildings and campus are just stunning. There is something that is a perfect blend of tradition and modernity that just sings of modern glory to God! [I don't mean modern in a pejorative way here either!]

I will definitely be sending my daughters to retreats there, and possibly discernment retreats one day!

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-Posted by: Joe