tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post8507094326516652294..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Someone didn't get the anti-Catholic memo at NYTFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-19772401879249080542009-08-13T16:18:59.773-05:002009-08-13T16:18:59.773-05:00You are right Annie, the religious life is a merci...You are right Annie, the religious life is a merciless filtering process and few people are equipped to see it through and drop out. The point here is that people discerning a call aren't even considering finding that out in the tradition-shedding orders. Why would anyone?Scott W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-17357816665133960672009-08-12T14:02:00.769-05:002009-08-12T14:02:00.769-05:00Those interested in authenitc religious life shoul...Those interested in authenitc religious life should visit the websites of the Institute on Religious Life, and the Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-13205188141213004302009-08-12T13:11:08.449-05:002009-08-12T13:11:08.449-05:00The Catholic "News" Service article did ...The Catholic "News" Service article did NOT mention 'habits' at all, and only mentioned 'traditional' once:<br /><br />http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0903603.htmDad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-9232869448097804942009-08-12T03:07:02.106-05:002009-08-12T03:07:02.106-05:001) whoa...the MSM is nice to the Church?? did you ...1) whoa...the MSM is nice to the Church?? did you write that on the calendar?<br /><br />2) WHAT??!! you mean you haven't been magically transformed into a holy person??? geez. what a rip off.<br /><br />;-)MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-7869119188140026342009-08-11T22:27:52.498-05:002009-08-11T22:27:52.498-05:00I actually read an article recently too that point...I actually read an article recently too that pointed out that while orders that wear habits and are more traditional may get more initial vocations, they also have extremely high drop-out rates, so that in the end there is no real difference between membership numbers. One order had 18 postulants, and 7 years later only 3 were left. The habits might make people more curious to try religious life, but the vocation itself always transcends incidentals and must be deeper than an attraction to habits, or even to tradition. <br /><br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-92105910427454200042009-08-11T15:07:55.421-05:002009-08-11T15:07:55.421-05:00"Of the new priests and nuns who recently joi..."Of the new priests and nuns who recently joined religious orders, two-thirds chose orders that wear a habit all the time or regularly during prayer or ministry, the study found. [This is all fine by me, so long as these new recruits understand that the habit will not magically transform them into holy people.]"<br /><br />You are correct in saying that a habit does not magically transform someone into a holy person. However, clothes can influence a person's behavior. When one tends to dress with the distinction of wearing a habit, this can cause them to "stop and think before acting" just as those in positions of leadership, if they are wise, are quicker to stop and think before acting. Although this is an imperfect way to begin moderating behavior, it is a start and a good start as consecrated life gives one additional graces necessary to live the path they are on.Anastasiahttp://kyrieeleisonme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com