Tag Archives: Vows

Will You Take the Next Step?

by R I Posted on November 25, 2009

by Therese Ivers, JCL An individual who had heard me introduce myself to a group as a consecrated virgin spoke with me at a table. He asked me whether I was thinking of “taking the next step”. Startled, I asked … Continue reading →

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Private Vows Of Poverty, Chastity, And Obedience

by R I Posted on February 29, 2008

by Therese Ivers For centuries people have been embracing the evangelical counsels and binding themselves to observe them by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.  The most common example we have of persons making these vows are the men … Continue reading →

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Three Characteristics of Religious Institutes

by R I Posted on September 23, 2007

What makes monks, nuns, sisters and brothers religious? There are three elements of their lives which make their form of life a distinct one in consecrated life. The three elements are the profession of the evangelical counsels, separation from the … Continue reading →

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