Sisters of Charity of Nazareth - BW

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth - BW Ever wonder if God might be calling you to become a Catholic nun or sister?You've landed on the right page...

We Sisters of Charity of Nazareth are an international Congregation in a multicultural world. Impelled by the love of Christ, in the tradition of Vincent de Paul and the pioneer spirit of Catherine Spalding.

18/03/2015

Let's talk,I want your opinion.What do you understand about being a sister?

The love of Christ impels us... Kanye Junior Certificate completer's come and see, it was nyc hosting you young ladies!
12/03/2015

The love of Christ impels us... Kanye Junior Certificate completer's come and see, it was nyc hosting you young ladies!

The harvest is plenty but labours are few... Kanye JC completers come and see, it was nyc hosting you young ladies!
12/03/2015

The harvest is plenty but labours are few... Kanye JC completers come and see, it was nyc hosting you young ladies!

Kanye Come and See... we had great time with these four wonderful young ladies. do u feel God is calling to religious l...
10/12/2014

Kanye Come and See... we had great time with these four wonderful young ladies. do u feel God is calling to religious life??? Well contact us to know more about SCN

10/12/2014

lets share, according to you what is concencrated life! is a religious sister a concencrated being?

Can anything Good come out of NAZARETH??? COME & SEE!!!!
04/07/2014

Can anything Good come out of NAZARETH??? COME & SEE!!!!

05/06/2014

Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd. Christ invites people to be co- shepherds with Him, to care for his people who are in need of loving care. We are the hands and feet of Christ in today's world and serve the suffering humanity

15/05/2014

Six basic steps to becoming a catholic sister

4. Contact a Religious Community

You'll know when it's the right time for you to move from learning about sisters and religious life to formally exploring religious life with a specific community. It can be a leap of faith making this transition, but remember, just because you contact a religious community doesn't mean you are signed up for life. Religious communities know that it can take a while for people to get to know them and religious life in general. They welcome you where you are at and are there to help you discern if God is calling you to their particular community.

So how do you do contact a religious community? If you know a sister in the community you are attracted to, ask her. She'll be a good companion (if you want her to) along the way and will introduce you to the Vocation Director and other sisters if you so desire. If you don't know a sister personally in the community, contact the Vocation Director of the community directly. You can find her name and contact info on the community's website. You can also contact the Vocations Office in your diocese. They have tons of info to help you discern and find a community that "fits" for you...any questions?

15/05/2014

Six basic steps on how to become a catholic sister or nun
3. Talk with a Mentor

There's nothing like saying something out loud to make it really real! So start talking to trusted people about your attraction to religious life. These mentors could be family or friends. You might have a dear aunt or a close cousin that you can share you thoughts without fear of being discouraged. Talk with friends whom you know that will be supportive of you while you explore religious life and this feeling of being called to become a nun.

You may also consider talking with someone like a nun or a priest or a chaplain. There are many leaders in parishes and schools that are there to listen and encourage you on your spiritual journey. A more intense way of doing this is by looking into spiritual direction. A spiritual director is someone who is trained to help you discern, think, and pray about how God is moving in your life. Most are familiar with religious life (many in fact are religious) and can be great mentors and sounding boards as you consider where you are and where you are going.

15/05/2014

Six basic steps to becoming a catholic sister/nun
2. Meet Nuns

Do you know any real nuns? Do you have nuns at your parish or school? Do you work with nuns? Getting to know nuns personally is a very important step in becoming a nun because each one is an example of how to live religious life "for real". Also, interacting with nuns gives you a chance to begin to imagine yourself as a nun and see how it "fits". You don't even have to tell the nuns that you are scoping them out! I spent a good amount of time doing "nun surveillance" before ever saying anything to them (well, just one of them) about what I was thinking. Some nuns "fit" with how I felt God calling me; others, while stellar examples of religious, didn't quite fit me. I learned that that was okay and that religious life is very diverse, and along the way I found that I was called to the SCN way of religious life.

What are some ways you can do nun surveillance or interact with nuns?

attend Mass or a prayer service at a religious community's Motherhouse or convent
go on retreat held by or led by nuns
participate in a "nun run" (an event in which you travel from convent to convent with other discerning women in order to check out communities and get to know a variety of nuns)
take a course or workshop taught by a nun
pretend you have a problem with a paper you're writing for your nun professor so you get one-on-one time (I had this mastered, but then I think she figured it out -- she never let on!)
invite a nun out to dinner or a movie
help a nun fix her computer or start a page
volunteer at a convent by helping with transportation needs or by organizing a craft experience or by shelving library books or by participating in some kind of social justice advocacy with them
get a spiritual director who is a nun
attend an event at which there is likely to be a high population of nuns
If you are in a place where there are no nuns around, you can do online nun surveillance.

read A Nun's Life and check out other Blogs by Catholic Nuns and see what the nuns are like -- lurk all you want
visit religious communities' websites (VISION Vocation Network has a great directory of Catholic religious communities online) -- many sisters' websites feature personal stories as well as info on the community itself
sign up for Facebook and friend a nun (I'm on FB and would be happy to be friended!)Even here in Botswana there is a book that has contact details of religious congregation that are already operating in the diocese of Gaborone and the vicarate of Francistown or consider taking a visit to the bookshop, surely you won't regret the move!
Again do yourself a favour and find websites of ministries run by or sponsored by nuns to get a feel for their ministries...

14/05/2014

Six basic steps on How to Become a Nun
1. Pray

The most important place to begin is to pray (or continue praying) about this call you sense. Your feeling that God is calling you is not some fluke or self-conjured up idea; it is a gift from God, an invitation into a deeper relationship with God. No matter how your vocation ends up expressing itself (nun, spouse, parent, teacher, advocate, etc.), you are being called right here, right now, to draw closer to God.

Be open to listening to God, no matter how crazy or confusing it feels. Embrace the possibility of whatever God has in mind for you. It may be a radical shift to a different way of life than you imagined for yourself, or it may be something you've kinda known all along. And it could be both!

Remain faithful to pray even when it is difficult or feels like it is going nowhere. Spend more time in prayer and/or be more intentional in the prayer time that you already have. If you are used to praying first thing in the morning, consider praying again before you go to bed. Review your day and ask God to help you see how God has been with you in the daily stuff of life. If you are drawn to the Rosary, consider praying the Rosary with the specific intention of knowing more deeply how Mary and how Jesus responded to their calling.

Read scripture, particularly the stories of people trying to figure out how God is calling them and how they can respond. Here are some of those stories (for more check out this listing of Bible stories from vocations.ca):

Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
Ruth (Book of Ruth 1:15-18)
Disciples (John 1:35-50)
Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1: 4-10)
Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-10; 49:1-6)
Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1-21)
John and Peter (Matthew 4:18-22)
Paul (Romans 1:1-7; Acts of the Apostles 9:1-19)
Imagine yourself in the story. How would you respond? What words is God speaking to you?

Pray with others. Participate in the Eucharistic Liturgy, attend to a bible study or faith-sharing group, pray with others who can encourage and support you.like I said feel free to comment or ask a question.

14/05/2014

How to Become a Catholic Nun
Ever wonder if God might be calling you to become a Catholic nun or sister? Don't know where to begin now that you feel drawn to looking into religious life?

You've landed on the right page. Here you'll learn about how to become a Catholic sister or nun. You'll get a general idea of where to start, what the general logistics are, and some helpful hints from sister who's been there and are now a Catholic sisters. The intention here is just to get you started on your way. As you move towards checking out a religious community, check in with vocation director who can give you specifics about how that particular community goes about the steps for becoming a nun. Also, be sure to check out the "general Prerequisites for Becoming a Catholic Sister or Nun" on the upcoming posts as days go by and please feel free to comment or ask any question...

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