You Know You're On Vs A Lot When...

[Maximilianus]

you see this guy's pic and think Cistercian.

[img]http://www.pewsitter.com/uploaded_img/news/0801-d112539fe0ef.jpg[/img]
[size=2]Harvard Professor Subramanian Swamy[/size]

Edited August 2, 2011 by Maximilianus

[MargaretTeresa]

when your prayer list extends out to four pages and you can talk about the differences in Poor Clares, Carmelites and a myriad of other orders

[she_who_is_not]

When you know the news from communities you've never discerned with and feel surprised when your real life friends don't know what you're talking about.

[HopefulBride]

You hear terms like SD, VD, NM and prioress and totally get that they are not states, cities or anything else while your friends are scratching their heads.

[HopefulBride]

You walk around buildings picturing it as a convent, you've envisioned where the chapel goes, the refectory and even the layout of the cells.

[MargaretTeresa]

you are planning your reply to the Rev Mother Abbess of a Poor Clare Colettine community and are practically counting down the half days until your nun run.

[Deus te Amat]

You're*

[Maximilianus]

[quote name='Deus_te_Amat' timestamp='1312676495' post='2282635']
You're*
[/quote]

Just add it to the list, I'll make up for it later.

[LaPetiteSoeur]

You're driving on the highway, see a really old building and think "Hey, someone should totally make that a convent..."

[FutureSister2009]

When you're praying for people's Vocations. I literally check VS every day for updates

[faithcecelia]

[quote name='FutureSister2009' timestamp='1312721856' post='2282923']
When you're praying for people's Vocations. I literally check VS every day for updates
[/quote]

Yes me too!


When you get that really mixed feeling when you know someone is entering a community - joy for them, sadness it isn't you.

[i<3franciscans]

[quote name='HopefulBride' timestamp='1312673870' post='2282625']
You walk around buildings picturing it as a convent, you've envisioned where the chapel goes, the refectory and even the layout of the cells.
[/quote]
I do that all the time.

[Deus te Amat]

When you inundate someone's message box in response to a simple question because you keep thinking of more things to say.

[LaPetiteSoeur]

[quote name='Deus_te_Amat' timestamp='1312772639' post='2283217']
When you inundate someone's message box in response to a simple question because you keep thinking of more things to say.
[/quote]

Don't worry! It's fine. I enjoyed all three messages!

[dominicansoul]

when you visit threads like this one, and you aren't even discerning religious life anymores