Any Good Religious Communities

[babygirl]

i want to discern with a good religious catholic communty in the uk.
are there any good ones you can recommend.

[cmotherofpirl]

I moved this to the vocations board since you are more likely to get the answer here, and it isn't a debate. Welcome to phatmass phamily

[elizabeth09]

carmelite sisters of the divine heart of jesus

http://www.carmelitedcj.org/

They are awsome.

[By His Grace Alone]

Are you interested in an active apostolate or a contemplative order? The Tyburn Benedictines are in London for a start, but they are cloistered.

[littlesister]

The Little Sisters of the Poor have two places in London. Inquiries are always welcome. (Granted, I'm prejudiced.)

[laetitia crucis]

[quote name='babygirl' date='16 October 2009 - 01:21 PM' timestamp='1255710067' post='1986461']
i want to discern with a good religious catholic communty in the uk.
are there any good ones you can recommend.
[/quote]

The [url="http://www.dominicansrs.co.uk"]Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph[/url]

They're in Hampshire.

And they're having a [url="http://dominicansrs.co.uk/News/news1.htm"]weekend "Come and See"[/url] November 20th - 22nd.

[Digitaldame]

[quote name='babygirl' date='16 October 2009 - 06:21 PM' timestamp='1255710067' post='1986461']
i want to discern with a good religious catholic communty in the uk.
are there any good ones you can recommend.
[/quote]


Can I suggest three places where you might begin your search on the web?

1. The UK National Vocation Office gives guidance on the different types of religious life and gives links to some communities thought particularly helpful/useful. [url="http://www.ukvocation.org/callings/consec.html"]UK National Vocation Office[/url].

2. There is also a list of some of the more orthodox or "traditional" UK communities, both active and contemplative, [url="http://www.faith.org.uk/Links/ReligiousCommunitiesLinks.htm"]here.[/url] (Not that I mean to imply other communities are not orthodox or traditional, it's just that it isn't always quite so obvious with some as with others.)

3. Deoestgloria's lists are fairly comprehensive. For example, see the list of Benedictines [url="http://www.deoestgloria.com/uk.o.ben.html"]here[/url].

The fact that the community to which I belong is listed on all three is, of course, entirely coincidental! Seriously, we will keep you in our prayers. You can be quite sure that God will lead you though there may be some surprises and perhaps set-backs on the way.

[babygirl]

Well i am looking for community that a bit comtemplative and active-made connect with the francisan sisters of the immanculate,they are really cool and humble.
But I wonder why these communities outside the uk are flourishing with loads of vocations to the point of putting up new buildings,while in the uk they are struggling to even get one postulant a year.

[Gemma]

[quote name='babygirl' date='11 November 2009 - 06:24 AM' timestamp='1257935049' post='2000594']
Well i am looking for community that a bit comtemplative and active-made connect with the francisan sisters of the immanculate,they are really cool and humble.
But I wonder why these communities outside the uk are flourishing with loads of vocations to the point of putting up new buildings,while in the uk they are struggling to even get one postulant a year.
[/quote]

Oulton Abbey: http://cloisters.tripod.com/uk_osb_oulton/

Cloister Outreach also sponsors a yahoo group for UK & Europe-- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catholic_vocations_uk_europe/

I just posted a link on that group regarding a young Brit lady entering a convent after a life of partying.

We need to get the links section of the group built up, but with all that's going on in my life, I've not had the time. (Mom just moved to nursing home--she's slowly dying of an inoperable brain tumor). There are other Brits and Europeans on the list, and the vocations crisis you've just described is one thing that we're trying to figure out.

Blessings,
Gemma

Edited November 11, 2009 by Gemma

[zunshynn]

[quote name='babygirl' date='11 November 2009 - 03:24 AM' timestamp='1257935049' post='2000594']
Well i am looking for community that a bit comtemplative and active-made connect with the francisan sisters of the immanculate,they are really cool and humble.
But I wonder why these communities outside the uk are flourishing with loads of vocations to the point of putting up new buildings,while in the uk they are struggling to even get one postulant a year.
[/quote]

I have no familiarity with orders in the UK... but perhaps it is more due to the religious climate in general in Europe, right now, than a problem with the communities themselves.

[babygirl]

[quote name='Gemma' date='11 November 2009 - 01:05 PM' timestamp='1257941107' post='2000601']
Oulton Abbey: [url="http://cloisters.tripod.com/uk_osb_oulton/"]http://cloisters.tri.../uk_osb_oulton/[/url]

Cloister Outreach also sponsors a yahoo group for UK & Europe-- [url="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catholic_vocations_uk_europe/"]http://groups.yahoo....ions_uk_europe/[/url]

I just posted a link on that group regarding a young Brit lady entering a convent after a life of partying.

We need to get the links section of the group built up, but with all that's going on in my life, I've not had the time. (Mom just moved to nursing home--she's slowly dying of an inoperable brain tumor). There are other Brits and Europeans on the list, and the vocations crisis you've just described is one thing that we're trying to figure out.

Blessings,
Gemma
[/quote]
I am so sorry about your mum,i hope God gives you strength especially spiritually during this period. God bless you.

[humbleheart]

[quote name='babygirl' date='11 November 2009 - 11:24 AM' timestamp='1257935049' post='2000594']
Well i am looking for community that a bit comtemplative and active-made connect with the francisan sisters of the immanculate,they are really cool and humble.
But I wonder why these communities outside the uk are flourishing with loads of vocations to the point of putting up new buildings,while in the uk they are struggling to even get one postulant a year.
[/quote]

Hello babygirl,

Roughly ten per cent of Britain's population is Catholic, which sounds like a lot until you remember that this figure includes nominal Catholics and church-twice-a-year-Catholics. The number of practising Catholics on the Continent is much higher, which at least partially accounts for the flourishing convents and monasteries in traditionally Catholic countries such as Poland.

In any case, try not to think about why other people are not responding to God's call in their lives. It's rarely productive. Just be sure that you answer yours.

I suggest you take a look at the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham, the Sisters of the Gospel of Life, the Franciscan Sisters Minoress, and the Corpus Christi Carmelites. All of them have websites. (I would dig out the links for you, but I am very tired tonight and my computer is extremely slow.) God bless and good luck.

[elisa]

[quote name='babygirl' date='11 November 2009 - 01:24 PM' timestamp='1257935049' post='2000594']
Well i am looking for community that a bit comtemplative and active-made connect with the francisan sisters of the immanculate,they are really cool and humble.
[/quote]

Now Francisan sisters of Renewal are in [url="http://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/d_news/fullstory.php?newsid=1154 "]Leeds[/url]!
They must be wonderful. Unfortunately I have met ony friars, but you folks here say that they are equally amazing!

[Guest abuna]

[quote name='babygirl' date='16 October 2009 - 12:21 PM' timestamp='1255710067' post='1986461']
i want to discern with a good religious catholic communty in the uk.
are there any good ones you can recommend.
[/quote]

[Guest abuna]

[quote name='babygirl' date='16 October 2009 - 12:21 PM' timestamp='1255710067' post='1986461']
i want to discern with a good religious catholic communty in the uk.
are there any good ones you can recommend.
[/quote]
Try the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph in Lymington. EXCELLENT community.