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Becoming the Body of Christ

Part Two of Sr Michael RSM’s guest post on her experience before and after Vatican II. You can read Part One here: In 1954, I entered a pre-Vatican 2  religious community though at the time neither I nor anyone else knew that it was pre-Vatican2! That was the only way we knew. I was ready …

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Posted byTurvey NunsAugust 15, 2021Posted inMonastic

Becoming the Body of Christ

As part of my exploration of the issues underlying Traditionis Custodes, I am delighted to share with you a guest post from Sr Michael RSM, one of the Sisters who taught me at St Anthony’s School, Sunderland. Sr Michael writes about her experience of growing up in Durham and Sunderland in the 1950s. A Personal …

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Posted byTurvey NunsAugust 11, 2021Posted inMonastic1 Comment on Becoming the Body of Christ

Becoming the Body of Christ (6)

“What difference does it make if the bread and wine turn into the Body and Blood of Christ and we don’t?”― Godfrey Diekman OSB PART FOUR Emerging Adult Faith I’ve come to realise that I make very strong attachments to people and places. Moving to London to study held a great deal of trepidation for me. …

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Posted byTurvey NunsAugust 6, 2021January 25, 2022Posted inMonastic

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