“Though Sister Teresa says that there was a time when she wondered about her contribution to society from behind the convent walls, her worries were soon put to rest: “Once, I was tempted to imagine how my life would be outside [the convent] because I felt I wasn’t contributing anything by being here.”
She adds that it is a concern of many cloistered nuns. After consulting a priest about her feelings, Sister Teresa says “He told me I had a very beautiful vocation; that it’s worthwhile.” “
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That’s the dilemma for me when I read this, but if we were made for worship (as I believe we were), then spending one’s entire life in worship, prayer and praise is completely appropriate - but (as she notes) not for everyone. This from a non-Catholic, BTW.
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They radiate joy and holiness.
Some people are just set aside by God to pray for the world’s troubles and conversion, and to worship with every fiber and moment of their being.
It isn’t something I was chosen to do, but I truly delight in the others who are.
Precisely so. Sister Teresa's religious vocation doesn't devalue my marriage vocation, nor the other way around. We each have our call from God.