Posted on 03/10/2019 7:00:22 AM PDT by marshmallow
GEORGETOWN — Texas attracted another corporate expansion this year, one that could have an impact on a major institution in this state, and one that flew under the radar of state leaders in Austin. The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist are growing so rapidly, they had to build a second convent for the nuns. And they chose the Hill Country town of Georgetown.
The sisters, who founded their order in Ann Arbor, Mich., might seem like ordinary Catholic nuns, if the word ordinary could ever be applied to someone who takes such extraordinary vows. They wear long, white habits. They keep a regimen of prayer and worship throughout the day. Their mission is to teach schoolchildren. They smile kindly and talk a lot about God's will.
But do not be fooled by their gentle ways. These 140 nuns have tapped in to the earnest energy of a new generation of millennial recruits seeking a sense of community, permanence and joy. As Americans' trust in institutions dims and our skepticism of long-term commitment grows, the sisters have added so many young women to their order that they need more space. The order that was established when four nuns moved to Ann Arbor in 1997 has grown to 140 (average age 32), more than the convent in Michigan can hold.
"We were out of room and so we had to go someplace," said Mother Mary Assumpta Long, prioress general and a founder of the order, in a recent interview at the new facility. "We had property in California, we had property here and you always want to do God's will. Where does God want us to land and build a community? But California we found was too, it was too difficult to build there because of just, issues."
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But California we found was too, it was too difficult to build there because of just, issues.”
“All those rules and regulations,”
Real Nuns. Bravo!
Smart move for the Nuns but my hope is that they don’t end up with a problem like the one Priests are dealing with today.
To bad they are so close to Austin, Kerrville would have been better.
Back in the late 60s, the order had an internal struggle like all orders had after Vatican II. Some in the order wanted to throw off their habits and enter the real world. Mother Assumpta's group fought the good fight and won against the renegades, preserving their heritage of teaching and prayer, and their habits.
A good friend of mine is a Nashville Dominican. They are a great group of nuns.
“To bad they are so close to Austin, Kerrville would have been better.”
Georgetown is just Austin north. Yuck!
Since they built the 180 loop east of Austin I have not had to visit that place in almost a decade. Don’t miss any of it!
The Dominican Sisters of Mary are a daughter order of the Nashville Dominicans. :-) They were founded by Mother Assumpta and 3 other Nashville sisters.
No thanks, concern troll.
Just had to drop a turd in the punch bowl, didn’t you?
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