tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post2224900599590877715..comments2023-06-01T06:48:25.808-04:00Comments on Pursued by Truth: Shame on America Magazine (and all of us really..)Pursued by Truthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083032326434622974noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-84201934708919614582012-08-18T21:40:18.910-04:002012-08-18T21:40:18.910-04:00@Anonymous#1 - Thank you! I am grateful to our fou...@Anonymous#1 - Thank you! I am grateful to our founder and Mother Thecla for our mission in this beautiful order, and the charism of St Paul in the world. It is a beautiful life.<br /><br />I am not sure what Maestra Paula would have thought of our habit changes. I believe wearing a habit is important to our charism of evangelization, but I am not sure the style is of the utmost importance.<br /><br />@Anonymous#2 - By pointing out the truth that the younger generations value fidelity to the Church, I am not denigrating specific religious orders. I respect and admire all men and women who have given their lives to Jesus. <br /><br />I was simply pointing out that the younger generations have one value that unites them and that is faithfulness to the Church. I believe that amid division in the Church, this younger generation is a sign of hope. Despite differences in charisms, values and ideas, we believe our Church unites us in the One Body of Christ. <br /><br />I, like many of the other men and women joining religious life, consider everyone in the Church my brothers and sisters, no matter whether they agree with Church teaching or not. But the simple reality is that we value this and I believe it is a sign of hope for the future. <br /><br />Peace to you,<br /><br />TheresaPursued by Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083032326434622974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-38436307291041980492012-08-18T15:59:54.147-04:002012-08-18T15:59:54.147-04:00Congratulations! Whst are wonderful contribution ...Congratulations! Whst are wonderful contribution to the division in our church! You must feel so proud!<br /><br />I too am wondering about what the expression " fidelity to the church" means. Is it code for some religious orders are better than others? <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-43671175850712693042012-08-14T15:05:43.889-04:002012-08-14T15:05:43.889-04:00I can almost hear Maestra Paula cheering you on fr...I can almost hear Maestra Paula cheering you on from Heaven....she was a STAUNCH advocate of obedience to the Church and to the Holy Father. I don't ever remember any of her meditations deviating from this point. She was well aware what was coming down the road with all this bickering and did her best to keep her Daughters on the right path. I don't think she'd be hip to the way the DSP habit has changed, but it does seem her spirit is still alive in well even in the 'young ones' Good luck with your vocation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-49511824230464656982012-08-12T18:44:54.193-04:002012-08-12T18:44:54.193-04:00Tagnes--How wonderful!Tagnes--How wonderful!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944620839677383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-2000480477330170822012-08-12T16:49:15.802-04:002012-08-12T16:49:15.802-04:00@Maria - I am a prenovice with the Daughters of St...@Maria - I am a prenovice with the Daughters of St Paul!<br /><br />@Lynn - I am so sorry that you had a bad experience with an order. Like I mentioned in my post, orders are like families with varying degrees of dysfunction. Some are much more dysfunctional than others. I have friends who have joined and left orders that had serious problems.<br /><br />I think that this is not related to traditional versus progressive, however. Dysfunction will display itself differently in different environments but it is present everywhere, even in the healthiest of orders because we will always be human! <br /><br />That being said, I do not minimize in any way what you experienced, and I pray that orders with particularly unhealthy dynamics will wake up and see the need for change, because it can do serious damage to the spiritual lives of young women who are trying to follow God.<br /><br />God bless you Lynn, you will be in my prayers.Pursued by Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083032326434622974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-32951434510243716832012-08-11T12:54:38.014-04:002012-08-11T12:54:38.014-04:00Thank you for your viewpoint. I was in formation e...Thank you for your viewpoint. I was in formation eight years ago with a traditional order in the Northeast. It was a life-changing experience, but not in the way I expected. I learned that there is a lot of unhappiness, dysfunction and immaturity behind those smiles, and not a lot of opportunity to grow. Were there healthy vocations? Of course, but much competition, covert aggression, need for attention. I did not find it to be a healthy environment overall. I pray for all women who desire to draw closer to Christ in religious life. Time will tell if the more traditional orders yield healthy and lasting vocations.<br />Lynn AnnetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-82323324591252028162012-08-10T22:20:15.327-04:002012-08-10T22:20:15.327-04:00Well said Sister....thank you for all you do!!!Well said Sister....thank you for all you do!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-38708316427617964272012-08-10T18:44:56.055-04:002012-08-10T18:44:56.055-04:00Hooray for this commentary, Sister. To what order ...Hooray for this commentary, Sister. To what order do you belong?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944620839677383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-80039237077888722712012-08-10T13:33:35.752-04:002012-08-10T13:33:35.752-04:00Fathbeyondwords - You are so right, religious life...Fathbeyondwords - You are so right, religious life is beautiful and there are so many men and women with good hearts choosing to follow Jesus. Your discernment and healing will be in my prayers.Pursued by Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083032326434622974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236279631565691470.post-49014374626504084452012-08-10T12:18:48.395-04:002012-08-10T12:18:48.395-04:00I am a 25 year old woman who was in religious life...I am a 25 year old woman who was in religious life with the Salesian Sisters and has left for a time to discern and heal, but plans to re-enter the same congregation in a few years. <br /><br />I know many people, good friends at that, who have entered religious life looking for the habit, fidelity to the church, wishing to live their charism to the best that they can.<br /><br />There is something absolutely beautiful in seeing a sister in habit living life married to Jesus. Many of my friends called to marriage see it the same way. As a matter of fact, a couple of my married friends say they would have worn the habit if relgious life had been their call. :)<br /><br />There is simply something beautiful immersed in the traditions of the church. I don't like what is being implied by this article you speak about. Thank you for your reflections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com