Sisters W/o Habits (& Best Orders?)

[berenike]

Site of US province of that first congregation to which I linked:

[url="http://www.ssmiusa.com/SSMI2/Home.html"]http://www.ssmiusa.com/SSMI2/Home.html[/url]

edited - ha, someone had the same thought before I did, our posts crossed earlier and I never noticed.

Edited June 7, 2012 by berenike

[LinaSt.Cecilia2772]

Congregation of Holy Cross in Notre Dame, Indiana, and the congregation of Divine providence in San Antonio, Texas. Those are the ones that come to my mind, and I know several of the sisters in each of those orders.

[Gemma]

[quote name='Safia' timestamp='1339003532' post='2441804']
A good friend of my family's is a priest from Poland, and we spoke on the phone last night, and he asked me to help him with two questions, as he has a niece interested in pursuing this type of life. Can anyone help me answer his questions?

1. Is there an official term for Sisters who don't wear habits, or for orders whose Sisters don't wear habits?

2. Can anyone direct me to any of these types of orders that are 100% in communion with the Church (were not negatively influenced by VII), especially in the Midwest?

Starting my discernment, the only thing I knew is that I wanted a traditionally habited order, so I've not once taken a look at the other side of the coin.

Thanks! God bless!
[/quote]

1. Sisters

2. Any specific states? Midwest covers a large area.

Three that came to mind are:

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston, TX
[url="http://www.amormeus.org/"]http://www.amormeus.org/[/url]

However, if you read their page "The Earth" it does have overtones of paganism.

Franciscans of Oldenburg, Indiana
[url="http://oldenburgfranciscans.org/"]http://oldenburgfranciscans.org/[/url]

Benedictines of Ferdinand, Indiana
[url="http://www.thedome.org/"]http://www.thedome.org/[/url]

Adrian Dominicans used to have Latin chant on their homepage:
[url="http://www.adriandominicans.org/"]http://www.adriandominicans.org/[/url]

IHMs, which have already been mentioned.

Fabulous architecture as well.

The Daughters of Charity are a Society of Apostolic Life and have never been obligated to wear a habit.

Many of the communities have constitutions which give them the option of a habit, or more precisely "clothing appropriate to the ministry" which is almost straight out of the VatII docs on updating religious life. Many of them wear civies "because it's easier."

One has to pay attention to their attractions. I cannot completely vouch for these communities which I have posted, but the first two attracted me, so I am seeing why (not that I can pursue anything right now, but I'm still going to read up on them).

I wear distinctive garb for the Cloisterites on Sunday and First Friday, and one non-Catholic man actually said, "Glad to see the Catholic Church is doing that again." I also keep getting asked "Why did the nuns disappear?"

Blessings,
Gemma

Edited June 7, 2012 by Gemma

[Thijs]

I totally agree. they are giving spiritual directions to 2 of the best best Catholic campus ministry in the US; the st Mary's Catholic Center of Texas A &M University and the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center of the University of Kansas. I believe they used to minister as well to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where Sr Debbie join..and they have lots of young vocations among other things]

[somethingfishy]

[quote name='MichaelKoenigTalidong' timestamp='1339145712' post='2442464']
I totally agree. they are giving spiritual directions to 2 of the best best Catholic campus ministry in the US; the st Mary's Catholic Center of Texas A &M University and the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center of the University of Kansas. I believe they used to minister as well to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where Sr Debbie join..and they have lots of young vocations among other things]
[/quote]

By "they" I believe you mean the [url="http://www.apostolevitainteriore.it/apostlesofil/index.html"]Apostles of the Interior Life.[/url]

[Thijs]

[quote name='somethingfishy' timestamp='1339188435' post='2442680']
By "they" I believe you mean the [url="http://www.apostolevitainteriore.it/apostlesofil/index.html"]Apostles of the Interior Life.[/url]
[/quote]Yes. Apostles of Interior Life it is

[Thijs]

They're not in the US but you you take a look on Sisters Adorers Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity

http://www.adoratrices.com/quienes/biografia.php?lang=en

and their amazing vocation video
http://www.adoratrices.com/propuesta/?lang=en

[Thijs]

Missionary Sisters of Saint Columban if you are called for mission and evangelization
http://www.columbansisters.org/index.php

or Comboni Sisters
http://combonisisters.tripod.com/cms_a.html

[ToJesusMyHeart]

[quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1339006427' post='2441826']
I've heard only positive things about the Apostles of the Interior Life, who are in Kansas among other places.
[/quote]

An Apostle of the Interior Life is my spiritual director. She is beautiful and very orthodox, and loves Mama Mary and the Eucharist with all her dear heart. If I were called to a non-habited community, I'd join them. They're fantastic. Their apostolate is spiritual direction and evangelization to their local communities.