Download or read book Jesus and Other Lovers An Intimate Memoir of a Catholic Nun written by Judy Theo Lehner and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jesus and Other Lovers, a Memoir of a Catholic Nun, Judy captures the inner workings of a convent, pointing her lens straight at its rules, rituals, and relationships. We first meet Judy as a high school freshman who is enamored with the beautiful Sister Maureen. Their relationship deepens and becomes daringly physical. Judy enters the convent to be near her beloved. However, the Mistress of Novices has other plans and works diligently to eradicate this passion. Sadly, Sister Maureen and Judy are never assigned to the same convent. Although Judy applies herself to become a good nun in her twelve years of teaching, she finally realizes this lonely life is not for her. With the help of a kind Mother Superior and a colorful outside therapist, she successfully leaves the convent in 1967, the Summer of Love. She then pursues her real passion by enrolling in the California School of the Arts in Berkeley to become an artist. Her memoir shines a light on convent life-institutions that are now dying in the U.S. Those who have attended Catholic schools will especially love this account told with refreshing honesty, humor and insight.
Download or read book The true spouse of Jesus Christ or The nun sanctified by the virtues of her state tr by a Catholic clergyman written by Alfonso Maria de' Liguori (st.) and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Nun s Story written by Mary Jane Masterson and published by American Book Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of five, Mary Jane Masterson's destiny was foretold by a stranger. "That one," said the Brother of Holy Cross, pointing at Mary Jane as he sat comfortably in their living room with her mother, "will be a nun." His prediction, repeated in later years by other friends and acquaintances, became reality when, in 1946 at the age of eighteen, Mary Jane joined the Sisters of St. Joseph and became a "bride of Christ." She adapted quickly to religious life, sharing prayer and living quarters with other nuns, an "elitist group" considered by many in the secular world to have far more than secular access to God's love, a belief encouraged by Vatican I. But as the Second Vatican Council came to a close in 1965, a shift in theology shook Sister Mary Jane to her very core. Had she sacrificed marriage, sex, and children of her own for nothing? Follow Sister Mary Jane on her journey from her calling to the noblest of vocations to her acceptance of how, as a nun, she could affect the world beyond her community and her school.
Download or read book Don t Chew Jesus written by Danielle Schaaf and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with fond recollections and touching stories, these tales from hundreds of contributors pay tribute to nuns—those monochromatically clad monitors of the right, the wrong, and the holy. Catholic nuns are portrayed as devoted and passionate women who, armed with an arsenal of educational weaponry ranging from creative storytelling to psychological terrorism, had the massive responsibility of molding children into model citizens of God. The brief, descriptive anecdotes cover subjects ranging from religious training, habits, and devotion to discipline, pranks, and the always-dicey sex education. Readers are introduced to such legends-in-the-making as baseball-playing nuns, telepathic nuns, gun-toting nuns, and even skinny-dipping nuns. These nuns have seen it all—the silly or the sad, the frightening or sublime—and always keep their gazes directed upward.
Download or read book The True Spouse of Jesus Christ written by Alfonso Maria de' Liguori and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1835 Edition.
Download or read book The True Spouse of Jesus Christ Or The Nun Sanctified by Virtues of Her State written by Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secrets of a Nun written by Elizabeth Upton and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1985 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frank portrait of convent life emerges from this memoir by a former nun, a member of the Social Work Sisters of Immaculate Mary, who recalls her struggles to accept her own needs through twenty years of convent life.
Download or read book The True Spouse of Jesus Christ Or the Nun Sanctified by the Virtues of Her State Tr by a Catholic Clergyman written by Alfonso Maria de (st ) and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book The True Spouse of Jesus Christ written by Alphonsus M. Liguori and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saint himself tells us that his book is suitable not only to nuns, but also to all members of the religious state, in that which refers to the observance of the vows, regular discipline, and the perfection of their state. As for the practice of Christian virtues, the work will be found highly useful even for seculars. We add that this volume should with greater reason be serviceable to ecclesiastics, especially to those that are charged with the difficult task of directing souls in the spiritual life; they may draw therefrom lights that may not perhaps be found as clear and as sure elsewhere. CONTENTS THE APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION 6 NOTICE 7 THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE 10 CHAPTER I. - THE MERIT OF VIRGINS WHO HAVE CONSECRATED THEMSELVES TO GOD 11 1. They become like the Angels, and are the Spouses of Jesus Christ 11 2. How much more Happy are Virgins than Married Women even in this Life 13 3. Excellence of Virginity 16 CHAPTER II. THE ADVANTAGES OF THE RELIGIOUS STATE 26 CHAPTER III THE RELIGIOUS SHOULD BELONG ENTIRELY TO GOD 41 CHAPTER IV. THE DESIRE OF PERFECTION 55 CHAPTER V. THE DANGER TO WHICH AN IMPERFECT RELIGIOUS, WHO IS BUT LITTLE AFRAID OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF HER IMPERFECTIONS, EXPOSES HER SALVATION 68 CHAPTER VI. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME SUBJECT 78 CHAPTER VII. INTERIOR MORTIFICATION, OR ABNEGATION OF SELF-LOVE OBEDIENCE 89 I. Necessity of combating Self-love. Practical Rules 89 II. Detachment from Self-will 98 III The Merit of Obedience 105 IV The Obedience Due to the Superiors 110 V. The Obedience due to the Rule 118 FIRST EXCUSE 119 SECOND EXCUSE 121 THIRD EXCUSE 122 FOURTH EXCUSE 124 VI. The Four Degrees of Perfect Obedience 131 THE FIRST DEGREE 131 THE SECOND DEGREE 133 THE THIRD DEGREE 134 THE FOURTH DEGREE 136 CHAPTER VIII. EXTERIOR MORTIFICATION 142 I. Its Necessity and Advantages 142 II. The Mortification of the Eyes, and Modesty in General 150 1. MORTIFICATION OF THE EYES 150 2. MODESTY IN GENERAL 155 III. The Mortification of the Appetite 159 IV. The Mortification of the Sense of Hearing, of Smell, and of Touch 169 CHAPTER IX. RELIGIOUS POVERTY 173 I The Vow of Poverty, the Perfection of Poverty, and Community Life 173 II. The Degrees and the Practice of Perfect Poverty 182 FIRST DEGREE 182 SECOND DEGREE 183 THIRD DEGREE 188 FOURTH DEGREE 190 CHAPTER X. DETACHMENT FROM RELATIVES AND OTHER PERSONS 193 I. Detachment from Relatives 193 II. Detachment from Seculars, and even from the Sisters. 200 CHAPTER XI HOLY HUMILITY 208 The Advantages of Humility 208 II. The Humility of the Intellect or of the Judgment 214 III. Humility of the Heart or of the Will 221 IV. Continuation of the Same Subject, and especially Patience, in bearing Contempt 229 CHAPTER XII FRATERNAL CHARITY 240 The Necessity of this Virtue, and its Practice in our Thoughts and Sentiments 240 PRACTICE OF CHARITY IN OUR THOUGHTS AND SENTIMENTS 243 II. The Charity to be Practised in Words 246 III. The Charity to be Practised in Works, and towards Whom it is to be Practised 254 CHAPTER XIII. PATIENCE 263 Patience in General 263 II. Patience in Sickness, Poverty, Contempt, Persecutions, and Spiritual Desolation 273 I. PATIENCE IN SICKNESS 273 2. PATIENCE IN POVERTY 276 3. PATIENCE IN CONTEMPT AND PERSECUTIONS 278 4. PATIENCE IN SPIRITUAL DESOLATION 279 5. A FEW PRACTICAL COUNSELS 281 III. Patience in Temptations 283 CHAPTER XIV. RESIGNATION TO THE WILL OF GOD 292 I. The Merit of Resignation to the Divine Will 292 II. In what Things we Ought, in a Special Manner, to Resign Ourselves 298 CHAPTER XV. MENTAL PRAYER 306 CHAPTER XVI. SILENCE, SOLITUDE, AND THE PRESENCE OF GOD 324
Download or read book The True Spouse of Jesus Christ written by Alphonsus Ligouri and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is another edition of this work in reprint, which is incomplete, ending at chapter 16. This edition has the complete work of Saint Alphonsus. Although originally written for nuns, lay people, both men and women, have found much good spiritual advice in these holy pages.
Download or read book Unruly Catholic Nuns written by Jeana DelRosso and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the voices of current and former Catholic nuns as they share their lived experiences with Catholicism, both in accordance and in conflict with the institutional Church. Unruly Catholic Nuns explores the voices of current and former Catholic nuns and, by doing so, contributes to the global conversation about the role of women in the Catholic Church today. Through autobiography, fiction, poetry, and prose, Sisters and former nuns write about their lived experiences with Catholicism, both in accordance and in conflict with the institutional Church. Through their stories we learn how these women act out their missions of social justice, challenge cultural and governmental policies, and attempt to reconcile their unruliness with their religious orders and the strictures of the church hierarchy. At a time when questions of gender, religion, race, and sexuality are provoking intense debate within Catholicism and other Christian traditions, and when religion is frequently invoked in political rhetoric, these stories provide a vital corrective to our contemporary understanding of the role of women and nuns in the Roman Catholic Church. I love this book! I swear I do, for though my Sister-teachers taught me not to swear, they also winked me permission to dare. In Unruly Catholic Nuns, these Sisters are unveiled: we get to hear voices long repressed by a religious hierarchy which relegated them to meek handmaidenship and silent subservience. Many stayed and fought to reform this patriarchy from within; others renounced their vows in order to pursue a more liberating spiritual path. God bless this sassy book for (finally) giving voice to an engaging chorus of lively, spirited storytellers. Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies and, most recently, Where Do They Go? They want the trappings, you want the marrow. This line from Ann Breslins essay in Unruly Catholic Nunshighlights the struggle running throughout these accounts by women fighting to uphold the values of their faith. They are radical, wild, and loving in the face of an unresponsive institution. Through this rich collection of personal reflections, these brave women show themselves to be the beating heart of the Catholic Church. Sonja Livingston, author of Ghostbread Unruly Catholic Nuns would be an important book in any time but at this time its absolutely vital. We need models of daring women compelled to speak and live their truths. Unruly Catholic Nuns is a hand at my back saying, Yes, you can do the work youre called to do; against all odds, I have. This is a book for those who follow the faith and those who dont because within these pages we can all find courage, determination and wisdom. At a time when womens strength and leadership is going to be imperative, here are stories to gain strength from, to help us move forward in both small ways and big. Patrice Vecchione, author of Step into Nature: Nurturing Imagination and Spirit in Everyday Life
Download or read book Romance of a Protestant Nun written by Pamela Reeve and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I've found a new Lover," she declared. "With you, it's over!" He turned and walked away. With that, a fiercely loyal twenty-three-year-old architect turned her back resolutely on a man . . . and on a world of promise for an independent woman in 1940 New York. Her heart had been lured away by someone else. And she had fallen madly in love. Young Pamela Reeve's decision soon plunged her into a spiritual wasteland with no end in sight. But this was only her new lover's path to the greatest lesson of her life. Thus began the decades-long romance of a Protestant Nun--the true story of Pam's utter devotion to Jesus and her impact on thousands who count themselves among her spiritual offspring. Pam's Lord is wooing you as well. Come and share in . . . Her extreme devotion, His extravagant love.
Download or read book Creative Sexuality written by Barbaralie Stiefermann and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-18 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is my attempt to broaden the traditional Catholic teaching of the purpose of sexuality; namely, “procreative and unitive to creative and integrative” no matter what our walk in life. I hope my life as a celibate subtly and implicitly exemplifies the integrative and creative sexual energies as seen through my relationships and experiences portrayed in my memoirs. Without minimizing the procreative and unitive, I invite you, the reader, to see human sexuality through a wider lens and value this precious gift. To the Christian and as a sister, it transcends the temporal and becomes sacramental. “Love one another as I love you.”
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Download or read book The True Spouse of Jesus Christ Or The Nun Sanctified by the Virtues of Her State written by Alfonso Maria de' Liguori, Sai and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Nun and the Priest Love Celibacy Passion written by Evelyn McLean Brady and published by Nfb Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now, when celibacy for Roman Catholic priests is being questioned as never before, Evelyn McLean Brady shares a memoir of her own lived experience. Based on her journals and Father Hugh Brady's love letters written from 1965-1970, Evelyn intimately chronicles the interior conflict between her desire to become a Catholic nun to "live only for God to serve others" and the unexpected attraction she feels for the handsome, charismatic Father Brady. When this novice and priest finally confess their feelings for each other, the mystery of human love unfolds, as do tests and trials they could not have imagined. The tension between Evelyn and her mother also adds unexpected turns and detours to the tale. In the tradition of Abelard and Heloise and St. Francis and St. Clare, this is a love story of two celibates who desire to follow the ways of God yet are lured by the pull of the human heart.
Download or read book Unconventional Women written by Marie Therese Gass and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
