Comments on: Question Box http://salesiansisters.wordpress.com For and with the Young! Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: fmavoc http://salesiansisters.wordpress.com/question-box/#comment-9 fmavoc Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:51:56 +0000 http://salesiansisters.wordpress.com/question-box/#comment-9 Vicky asked if I had any tips for "nun-hunting". I would have to say that it is very important to understand what you like to do, what your talents and strengths are, and what your natural inclination is. Some young women will feel a call to nursing, so they would look at nursing orders and try to figure out which one's lifestyle seemed best suited to them. Staying with a community for a few days can be a big help in trying to figure these things out. The Salesian sisters are educators, but we are different from all of the other teaching orders in that our mission, our work extends beyond the classroom. Rather than being seen only in the classroom, we are everywhere with young people and have no "office hours". We exist for them and love them so much. Other orders function more like a traditional teacher who is just in the classroom, but for us the kids are our life! Distinctions like that are helpful in seeing where you feel comfortable and "at home" with an order. Hope that this helps! Vicky asked if I had any tips for “nun-hunting”. I would have to say that it is very important to understand what you like to do, what your talents and strengths are, and what your natural inclination is. Some young women will feel a call to nursing, so they would look at nursing orders and try to figure out which one’s lifestyle seemed best suited to them. Staying with a community for a few days can be a big help in trying to figure these things out. The Salesian sisters are educators, but we are different from all of the other teaching orders in that our mission, our work extends beyond the classroom. Rather than being seen only in the classroom, we are everywhere with young people and have no “office hours”. We exist for them and love them so much. Other orders function more like a traditional teacher who is just in the classroom, but for us the kids are our life!

Distinctions like that are helpful in seeing where you feel comfortable and “at home” with an order. Hope that this helps!

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