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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Reviving the blog

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My apologies to long-time readers for the long silence! Over the past two years, my “real life” has been very eventful, and unfortunately th...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Quick Question: Are consecrated virgins called to pray for priests?

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Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: Prayer for priests per se isn’t necessarily the central aspect of our vocation, although consecrated ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

A brief explanation of the new canon 604 §3

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This past Friday, on February 11, 2022, Pope Francis issued a motu proprio modifying some of the canons in the Code of Canon Law .* One of ...
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Sunday, January 16, 2022

Some Basic Advice for Discerners

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  One of the most common questions I’m asked as a relatively seasoned consecrated virgin is whether I have any advice for women discerning t...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Quick Question: Can an Eastern Catholic woman become a consecrated virgin?

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Simi Sahu, the first Syro-Malabar consecrated virgin  in the United States Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: Yes, but it’s a little comp...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago and Formation, part I: Basic Principles

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Image: The consecrated virgin St. Marcellina with her brother, St. Ambrose. St. Marcellina was encouraged by her brother to help guide young...
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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Quick Question – Are consecrated virgins “laywomen”?

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Short answer: No. Longer answer: It depends on what exactly you mean by “lay.” In various Church documents, the words “lay” and “laity” ar...