Aaah, freedom, freedom from the 'confines' of the cloister, as though the cloister must be a negative.
Although Christians in India have been persecuted in recent years, Mother Teresa and her sisters responded to the urgent needs of their time without sacrificing Catholic beliefs or a rich and full prayer life that included Adoration and the Rosary. Perhaps Srs. Helen and Barbara could indeed take a lesson from the good example of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity.
The cloister and a full prayer life and Adoration do not have to be negatives.
This nun, Mother Angelica, and her sisters have done remarkable work, worldwide, in a relatively short time, without divorcing themselves from the 'confines' of the cloister or a rich prayerlife.
