Dedicated to God (39 page)

reading and,
156
–
57

vocation and,
43
–
44

Job,
40

Job’s Tears rosary,
4

John Paul II, Pope,
3
,
10
,
65
,
207
,
208

Josephine.
See
Mary Joseph, Sister (Josephine)

joy,
51

Klarka.
See
Mary Clara, Sister (Klarka)

Lane, Bishop Loras T.,
10

Lisa.
See
Ann Marie, Sister (Lisa)

The Little Flowers of St. Francis
,
42
–
43

manual labor,
3
–
4
,
75
,
151
–
52
,
217

Maria.
See
Maria Benedicta, Sister (Maria)

Maria Benedicta, Sister (Maria)

cloistered life and,
75
,
149
,
152
–
53
,
212
–
19

family and,
12
,
203
,
209
–
12
,
214
–
221

habit and,
216

idealism and,
184

life before entering the convent,
12
,
203
–
11

Marian Sisters and,
207
–
13

memories and,
203
–
5

monastic life and,
12
–
14
,
47
,
98
,
101
,
103
–
4
,
106
–
8

prayer and,
142
,
220

vows and,
221

Maria Deo Gratias, Sister (Clare)

as aspirant and postulant,
58
–
60

Blessed Sacrament and,
54
,
58

cloistered life and,
8
–
9
,
56
,
61
–
63

family and,
53
–
62

habit and,
55
,
58
,
185
–
86

idealism and,
183
,
184
,
185
–
87

life before entering the convent,
53
–
58

monastic life and,
34
,
35
–
37
,
46
–
47
,
48
,
100
–
101

oral history project and,
231
–
32

prayer and,
62
–
63
,
140

on technology,
11
–
12

vocation and,
4
,
54
–
56
,
144
,
146
–
47

Marian Sisters,
106
,
207
–
13

married life, vocation to,
59
–
60
,
66
,
127
–
28
,
129
–
130
,
198

Mary (Sister Mary Gemma’s biological sister),
159
–
162

Mary (Sister Mary Joseph’s biological sister),
109
,
112
,
115
-
119

Mary.
See
Mary Monica, Sister (Mary)

Mary Clara, Sister (Klarka)

cloistered life and,
134
–
37
,
144
–
46

family and,
133
–
34
,
136
–
37

with the Felician Sisters,
133
–
36

habit and,
133

life before entering the convent,
133
–
34
,
136
–
37
,
144

monastic life and,
102
,
105
–
6

requests for prayers and,
149
–
151

vocation and,
133
–
37

Mary Gemma, Sister (Teresa)

Blessed Sacrament and,
166

confession and,
125
–
26

family and,
121
–
22
,
126
–
28
,
141
,
159
–
162

idealism and,
184
–
85

illness and,
164
–
67

life before entering the convent,
121
–
22
,
126
–
28
,
141

monastic life and,
34
–
35
,
102
–
3
,
128
–
130

poverty and,
96

prayer and,
140
–
42
,
166

reading and,
121
–
25
,
130
–
31

silence and,
125
–
26

suffering and,
159
–
167

vocation and,
126
–
130

vows and,
129

Mary Joseph, Sister (Josephine)

cloistered life and,
119
,
151
–
52

family and,
109
–
19

life before entering the convent,
109
,
111
–
17

monastic life and,
104
–
5

prayer and,
109

vocation and,
113
–
15

Mary Michael, Sister (Jenny)

cloistered life and,
82
–
83

evangelism and,
179
–
180

family and,
77
–
81
,
82
,
179
–
182
,
188
–
190

habit and,
82

idealism and,
188
–
190

life before entering the convent,
77
–
83
,
179
–
182
,
188
–
89

monastic life and,
99
–
100

prayer and,
80
–
81

vocation and,
80
–
83

Mary Monica, Sister (Mary)

cloistered life and,
152

family and,
19
–
20

life before entering the convent,
15
–
17
,
24

monastic life and,
44
,
105

visits and,
19

vocation and,
15
–
19

vows and,
24
–
25

Mary Nicolette, Sister (Monica)

Blessed Sacrament and,
68
–
69

charism and,
5

cloistered life and,
66
,
68
–
75
,
143
,
148
–
49
,
152
,
153
,
218

evangelism and,
67
,
74

family and,
65
–
67
,
152

habit and,
71

idealism and,
182
–
84
,
187
–
88

illness and,
70
,
163
–
64

life before entering the convent,
65
–
73
,
183

monastic life and,
101
–
2

as Novice Mistress,
13
,
97
–
98
,
216
,
221

as postulant and novice,
48
,
66
,
103
,
163

poverty and,
107
–
8

sacrifice and,
73
–
74

silence and,
152

suffering and,
163
–
64

translation and,
8
,
75

vocation and,
66
,
68
–
74

Mary of Jesus of Agreda,
8

Mary Veronica, Sister,
225
–
27

monastery/cell, dimensions of,
30
,
74

monastic life

adjustment to,
4
,
6
–
7
,
12
,
31
–
33
,
48
–
51
,
98
–
108
,
128
–
130
,
197
–
98

difficulties in,
34
–
37
,
44
–
47
,
148
–
49
,
200

poverty and,
95
–
97
,
105
–
6

See also
cloistered life

Monica.
See
Mary Nicolette, Sister (Monica)

Myriam, Mother (Catherine)

enclosure and,
2

family and,
5

life before entering the convent,
5

monastic life and,
12
–
14
,
44
–
46
,
48
,
103

oral history project and,
229
,
232
–
33

poverty and,
95
–
96

prayer and,
139
,
140

suffering and,
160
,
166
–
67

vocation and,
5
,
229
–
230

mysticism,
205

names,
225
–
27
.
See also
anonymity

news and newspapers,
23
,
153

night vigils,
197

Notre Dame Sisters,
113

obedience,
10
–
11
,
20
–
21
,
35

Offreduccio, Clare.
See
Clare, Saint

Paul (bell),
102

Paul, Saint,
22

penance,
139
–
140
,
150
–
51
,
152
,
167

Pentecost in Pittsburgh,
68

perfection,
4
,
13
,
34
,
45
,
183
–
85
,
220

Peter (bell),
102

Peter, Saint,
225
–
26

Poor Clares

anonymity and,
4
,
5
–
6
,
73
,
102
,
142
,
149

charism and,
5

donations and,
123

habit and,
11
,
71

history of,
9
–
10
,
182
–
83

monasteries and,
11

poverty and,
10
–
11
,
95
–
97
,
105
–
6
,
182
,
183

Rule of Saint Clare and,
113
–
14

vows and,
6
,
10
–
11
,
12
,
24
–
25
,
129
,
216
,
221
,
225
–
27

See also
Corpus Christi Monastery