Mice Nuns, Cloistered Hearts, and More: A Late Summer Reading List
Dive into a collection of book titles, each specifically curated for the "Life After Convent" crowd!
The Cloistered Heart, Part 2
"Heart cloister can be lived by single or married persons, religious or clergy or lay, male or female. Because we carry our enclosure with us, we can be united in heart with God wherever we may be." - The Cloistered Heart Way of Life, by Nancy Shuman
The Cloistered Heart
Cora had assured me that twelve women were presently following this cloistered way of life. She’d also written that the Cloistered Heart was a “call” – something given to a person by God.
Jesus, are you calling me to this way of life? I wondered.
Welcome Valerie Inez!
Our third child, Valerie Inez Kreger, arrived 8 weeks early this February 2023. We are so grateful to God for our "feisty" little girl!
My Two Valentines
I wrote as if I had an audience. As if someone else would someday want to know what had happened to me on November 29, 2013. My heart told me that this little “thing” was the real thing—the first flowering of my betrothal to Christ, and a gift that would never be taken away from me, as long as I lived.
Out of Darkness, New Life
It seemed as if the dark cloud of PMDD hid also a secret gift. The disorder that had caused me so much suffering, was also the very thing that could produce new life.
A Surprisingly Simple Solution
The solution had ended up being so simple, it was almost funny. In the end, my latest piece of healing was a physical one.
Digging Deeper
I studied the month of June with dread. What would happen in two weeks, when I started having those alarming symptoms again? I felt a bit like a werewolf fearing the full moon.
The Search for Peace
“Then you have to find a way to stay calm, even when everything around you is not calm,” I lectured myself.
I needed to find a way to remain at peace during a domestic crisis. But how?
You Are Not Alone
I wondered if Jesus was also trying to show Father Philip that he was not alone. A small band of parishioners were still present, keeping vigil with Father and Our Lord until the very end.