Young Nuns - Documentary 2015

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  @sayrayMusic · 8 years ago

  When clara says "If you try something, you've tried your best, there's never really any reason to believe you've failed" ... i felt that in my core. that's true wisdom. and advice that i think we all need in our perfectionistic world.

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  @sandrap.6530 · 6 years ago

  35 years ago I was a young woman traveling by myself across Europe for a summer.  Found myself arriving in outer Milan from a delayed England flight at a small airport with bank closed so no lira & no cabs around taking dollars or pounds.  There was a small car full  of Italian nuns picking up a nun from my flight - all dressed in full habit.  I walked up to them in the parking lot & once they figured out I was alone & scared because it was getting dark, they fit me in their little car & drove me right to the door of my downtown Milan hostel.  I knew no Italian but I hope they knew how grateful I was & how I never forgot their generosity & I have tried to pay it forward over the years.

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  @danni4151 · 7 years ago

  "I don't think it's wrong, it's just not for me." That child has more wisdom than many adults in this comment section.

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  @holliarguelles4073 · 6 years ago

  it's funny I was a Clara. I wanted to be a nun from the time I was little. I didn't have the most robust faith or an insane love for God. There was just something about the nuns in my life that I adored and found healing. I ended up spending 2 years on and off with two separate orders discerning. I have always had a deep affinity for The Sister's of Christian Charity that was founded by Mother Teresa. I was actually blessed by her when I was 5 while she was visiting Washington DC. I discerned mostly with her order and then one other that I really fell in love with. They were the most progressive and their main mission was working in the field of Human rights. I went along to some of their activities when appropriate and it just open my eyes to so much more. Two of the nuns I was close to were actually former victims of human trafficking the sister's had a hand in rescuing. I was ready to sign on the dotted line but when it came down to it the Mother felt I wasn't ready. She didn't deny I had a vocation, just at that time I was doing it out of fear of being in love or being hurt again. She was right,  I had so much hurt and healing to do. It's 14 years later and I wish I could reach out and thank her and the sisters for all they did for me.

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  @shelleysykes5317 · 10 years ago

  Aren't we being told, all the time, that we should accept what others choose for their lives? Well, some people choose to do this; no one should belittle or condemn their choice.

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  @juliea9833 · 8 years ago

  If these women are happy, who are you to judge? I'm Atheist and I appreciate their fierce dedication to something they love and that gives them hope.

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  @katier3700 · 10 years ago

  please pray for me and my Vocation. I'm 19 and will be joining the Sisters of the Resurrection in a little over a year

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  @youweremymuse · 8 years ago

  when that little girl said that makeup was essential to being a girl. Ugh. Broke my heart.

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  @lexisimms · 8 years ago

  In case anyone was wondering- found an update on BBC. clara left the convent and catherine didnt end up applying

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  @JulieWhooly091 · 10 years ago

  I think Clara should not choose an isolated convent if she has a hard time being away from her family. most convents nowadays are open and the nuns are outside doing God's work, so to speak. She would be able to see friends and family and still be a nun. Isolated convents don't really work for many people nowadays.

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  @redeemed2012 · 10 years ago

  Being a nun definitely has a lot of pluses  ̣̣(and some minuses).   In a nut shell, You don't have to worry about bills, mortgages,  broken heart, stress of life in general, all you have to do is charity work, house hold chores and pray.  I once asked a nun how is it that she decided to be a nun, she said because Jesus is a perfect man, and she wanted to love that perfect man and be with him for eternity - fair enough.  God bless all the wonderful nuns.

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  @veran.8661 · 8 years ago

  I myself am a deeply non-religious person. But this was a great insight into another way of living and I have nothing but respect for the young women who choose it. It takes a lot of self-assurance, maturity and stability in one's personality to follow their heart, leave friends and family behind and do what none of their peers do. They will be questioned and even laughed at and yet they still go through with it. Hats off, young ladies, I hope you're all doing very well.

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