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| Sr Florence Deacon |
Like the sisters of her era, Deacon began religious life in a long, black habit and expected to live a more insular life than she does today.check out the whole article
But the Second Vatican Council changed that, urging women religious to re-examine the original charisms, or missions, of their orders, and to find new ways to apply them in the contemporary world. For Deacon, as a Franciscan, that charism stressed a care for all creation. [I wonder if any of these so called Franciscans have ever bothered to read what Francis actually wrote, not to mention Bonaventure, Duns Scotus, and down the line.]
"We began to see new needs that were not being met - the homeless on the streets and prisoners behind bars," she said. "Sister moved out to new, social ministries to meet the needs of the marginalized."
Many shed their habits - derided [or cheered] by some as a portable cloister - to be closer to the laity. And today, sisters, who once worked primarily as nurses and teachers, are parish administrators, social activists, social workers, lawyers, academics, presidents of hospitals and universities, and more. [Miserere nobis!]
She entered the Milwaukee based Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi when she was only 16 years old.
The article mentions the average age of LCWR members is well into the 70s.
After reading "Sisters in rebellion" over at Renew America, can these orders be entirely to blame for their own demise?
HT Steve Kuhl
4 comments:
Yes BC, I was shocked at reading the "Sisters in Rebellion" piece. I knew some of it but not all of it. Going back to Pius XII...??? So, this can't all be blamed on Vat II...!
One thing that people seem to miss is that the issue with the LCWR is not an 'attack' on all nuns - or even those whose Orders belong to the LCWR. The issues are with the leadership of LCWR. Of course, if the head goes bad, the members are imperiled...
Have you ever read Scotus? They have . . . (and Bonaventure, and . . . )
Yes, but I'm not a Franciscan so I'm not sure why you ask. The reason I make the point is that none of the three "stressed a care for all creation." Chesterton or Tolkien did talk about industrialization. I know another Franciscan order in this state who brought in someone to start teaching them Franciscan philosophy because they had never actually been trained in it. The Franciscan Spirit is akin to the Spirit of Vatican II; a fantasy dreamed up by people who think their predecessors were wrong on doctrine or want to justify non-Christian worship.
Florence Deacon, OSF, following in the steps of a DBQ Franciscan, Pat Farrell, OSF, who has the same wacko ideas that have nothing to do with what St Francis actually taught.
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