Anonymous asked:
i almost wish i could be a nun but i have a child
You could do a third order or join a lay community. I guess the question is what appeals to you about becoming a nun and finding where you can get that same satisfaction.
Anonymous asked:
if you lived a good catholic life, but didnt truely believed in god and just did it becaude you were afraid of hell, would that be the same as if you lived the same life but believed in god?
Why believe in hell but no God? That is a sad existence.
I don’t think I can answer this question.
My sister is a hoodoo and generally non catholic spiritual person which is fun when she suggests doing something witchy and I can say “oh let’s make a Yule log” and she gets disappointed she can’t scandalize her nun sister
Anonymous asked:
on the nun/sister thing, what is the difference between an nun's "solemn" vows, and a sister's "simple" vows?
Both nuns and sisters makes simple and solemn vows. The difference is if it is considered a "public" vow recognized by the Church or not. For example, before sisters in our community make perpetual vows, all the vows are simple and "expire." When perpetual vows are made they are recognized by the Church. Some sisters (Shunstat? I can't remember how to spell it but it's German) they only make simple vows and are considered a secular community.
The distinction is important when it comes to canon law. If a sister decided to leave the community after making solemn vows, that becomes a bit of an issue. It's similar to getting a divorce and must be approved by Rome itself. But you must make a minimum of three years of simple vows (not counting the additional years in the convent or community of non-vowed life) before you get to that point.
What is advent? I thought it was just marketing to sell advent calendars, but I started working for a church and they changed their table linens and have special services???
Advent is the liturgical season right before Christmas to help us anticipate the birth of Christ, but also reminds us that we're still waiting for his return. It is also the start of the new year for Roman Catholics and other Christians that use our calendar.
It has gotten a bit consumerist nowadays. But that's all it is.
Anonymous asked:
can i ask what order you're a part of? i wanted to be a sister or nun growing up but never had the opportunity to learn much about how these organizations actually function
I can’t say because it would 100% doxx me but I am Franciscan.
The difference is mainly the charisms of the community. For example, Dominicans are more contemplative so they spend more time in prayer but they also believe in teaching. You won’t find many Dominican sisters as nurses.
There is a difference between a sister and a nun. A nun is cloistered and stays within the convent and the convent grounds. A sister goes into the world and either teaches or becomes a nurse. Both are given the title of “sister.”
Anonymous asked:
Hi, you seem like a good person to ask! I got a (casually) Catholic friend as my secret Santa recipient and while I have their real gift already, I was thinking about getting them a gag gift, and I was wondering if it would be in poor taste to have a shirt made up that says ‘My mom can beat up your mom’ with a picture of the Virgin Mary on it?
Not in poor taste at all. I am extremely jealous and wish I had a shirt like that. (Never mind I have a habit and cannot wear it anymore.)
How have your studies been going? Learn anything new or interesting?
Most of what I’ve been learning is practical day-to-day stuff at the convent BUT I did take a class on the history of the church after Vatican II and oh my goodness. So much went into their sessions but the See was not prepared to redo everything. They also did not anticipate less religious and less priests joining because of the new lax rules.
Anonymous asked:
do you think Carlo Acutis' pokemon will become relics? or just his copy of the pokemon game? or simply the console he played it on?
The NES will definitely end up in a reliquary.
Is me saying Jesus could have been autistic heresy? Just curious
No, not heresy at all. He could’ve been.
- Strong sense of justice (Mark 11:12-25, John 2:15)
- Ignores social boundaries. (John 4:5-26)
Trying to think. It’s just hard to know because if he did flap his hands or what have you, it was not documented. I don’t personally think he was autistic though.
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I am jewish and curious :3
First week of Advent the tree(s) go up and maybe get lights. But they get decorated on Christmas Eve. Maybe a day or two earljer.
I don’t care if you make fun of Catholicism as long as it’s accurate! The best humour has its roots in the truth.
Anonymous asked:
I'm really curious, obviously most catholics believe that the pope speaks for god (that's at least the teaching), but what is the reasoning when the current teachings don't agree with previous ones? In the past there have been rifts where there are two "popes," and obvs there are some people who think the modern popes are all fake, but for your average catholic is it assumed that the previous teachings were mistaken? Or that God gives different teachings based on what is needed at the time?
This is such a difficult question to answer. This is where the idea of "Hermeneutic of Continuity" vs "Hermeneutic of Rupture" comes in. The idea being that there are different interpretations (to scripture) and what is "received." Not from one's own mind, but what is gotten from the spirit.
It's not that other past interpretations are "wrong" but a new development of the interpretation.
When Vatican II happened in the 1960s, it was a very long process. Further lengthened by the rule still in place that all official discussion must take place in Latin. There were still many priests that were almost fluent in Latin and some that only spoke it during Mass. Every "change" must have theological backing. Almost every cardinal during the council brought their priest secretaries and attended all the additional theological lectures. Theologians were shipped to Italy to teach the cardinals about their faith so that each change made was an informed one.
I think the general consensus is that God illumines things at the right time. This is one such topic that people study for years. Exegesis is not easy for me to wrap my brain around. That's why I'm a Franciscan.
Anonymous asked:
what’s the rc belief on animals going to heaven? is there an official teaching?
There is not a consensus. We can't even agree if animals do have their own souls or not. The only thing certain is that animals do not have human souls.
After death, we don't know for sure. I guess we'll all eventually find out.
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weeee bungee jump
therapist: bungeesus isn't real, he can't hurt you
bungeesus:
[Image description: A crucifix that has been altered so that Jesus is hanging on by a wire connected to his ankles to the cross. He looks as if he is flying. End description.]
I showed this picture to a cloistered sister. I prefaced it saying, “I am going to show you something potentially sacrilegious.” She looked skeptical and when I turned my phone around she laughed but then looked sheepish, ashamed that such an image of Our Lord, her husband, could evoke such a response.
Anonymous asked:
In regards to graven images, if exodus asks for them but also forbids them, then numbers asks for them again, how should this be interpreted? Also general question to when there's similar instances in the Bible as a whole.
When Exodus takes place, people were worshipping statues themselves. And we also have the benefit of reading and interpreting the New Testament as well.
This is why it’s so important to not interpret things so literally with the Bible. You have to take the whole of it into account.
Again, I am not a theologian. Talking to them would be better than asking me.