Sponsa Christi

  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...

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

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

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

Icon of Mary, Mother of the Church, overlooking St. Peter's square “The consecrated woman is a mother, she must be a mother, not a ‘spin...

Dear sister in Christ, Maybe we know each other in real life, or maybe we’ve only “met” over the internet, or maybe you’ve just stumb...

Overall, Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago (ESI), the fairly recent Instruction from Rome’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and S...