Dominican Sister On Oprah

[Cherie]

This was the first time I EVER tuned in to watch Oprah. I know these Sisters very well, as I almost entered their community in 2003. I think they did a fantastic job, and told them so! Yay for the DSMME!!!

[elizabeth09]

Yea, I really can not beleive Oprah. She can not live that way, even if we payed her.

[God Conquers]

I don't think we could afford it hahahha.

[tinytherese]

If only she would donate at least some of her fortune to the community or to women wanting to get out of debt to join a community.

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='tinytherese' date='20 March 2010 - 01:30 AM' timestamp='1269059430' post='2076129']
If only she would donate at least some of her fortune to the community or to women wanting to get out of debt to join a community.
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At one point in my discernment, my mother told me, "You should write Oprah and ask her to donate to help you pay off your student loans!"

For some reason... I just don't think she'd go for it.

Then again, the DSMME did give her a rosary. Maybe some charitable Catholic-graces rubbed off.

[elizabeth09]

[quote name='God Conquers' date='19 March 2010 - 08:14 PM' timestamp='1269047651' post='2076053']
I don't think we could afford it hahahha.
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I was somewhat joking about that.

[tinytherese]

I mean seriously, sometimes she just wastes money. "There's a set of car keys for everyone under their seat to a new car." At least she uses her money sometimes to help people who actually need it.

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

Can I ask a question that shows how little I know about religious orders? BTW--I thought the Sisters came across very well on Ophrah--articulate, and "real" people, not living in a spirtual fantasyland--and Ophrah handled it very well.

But, I noticed one of the Sisters was wearing braces on her teeth. Is it safe to assume that the Sister has braces for a medical reason, such as to correct some physical problem with her jaw, spacing of her teeth, or prevention of future problems?

I normally associate wearing braces with wanting to have straight teeth so you look better, but this doesn't fit well with a Sister having left worldly things. It could be viewed as similar to a nun wearing make-up.

I'll give the Sister the benefit of the doubt, because I assume her Superiors wouldn't have allowed braces for vanity reasons, much less allowed her to go on TV as a representative of the order if vanity was an issue for her.

[Maximilianus]

[quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' date='21 March 2010 - 11:24 PM' timestamp='1269224659' post='2077287']
Can I ask a question that shows how little I know about religious orders? BTW--I thought the Sisters came across very well on Ophrah--articulate, and "real" people, not living in a spirtual fantasyland--and Ophrah handled it very well.

But, I noticed one of the Sisters was wearing braces on her teeth. Is it safe to assume that the Sister has braces for a medical reason, such as to correct some physical problem with her jaw, spacing of her teeth, or prevention of future problems?

I normally associate wearing braces with wanting to have straight teeth so you look better, but this doesn't fit well with a Sister having left worldly things. It could be viewed as similar to a nun wearing make-up.

I'll give the Sister the benefit of the doubt, because I assume her Superiors wouldn't have allowed braces for vanity reasons, much less allowed her to go on TV as a representative of the order if vanity was an issue for her.
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