Spectacular theology of the bride! The priest is the "alter Christi" and the religious is the "altera Maria." The woman at Christ's sepulchre in Mt 27:61, can be identified (with a bit of scriptural sleuthing), as "the sister" who stood with the Mother of Jesus at the foot of the Cross (John 19:25). This ministry to religious vocations is desperately needed. Thank you Father Burns for your passion and zeal to protect and defend the brides.
What if we begin Diocese sisters? Have a sister or 2 attached to a parish? I also believe we need to change the focus of who becomes a religious sister. I have many ideas on this because I have been thinking about this since 2015 when I first considered becoming a sister. I am an older woman who converted to Catholicism in 2015.
Spectacular theology of the bride! The priest is the "alter Christi" and the religious is the "altera Maria." The woman at Christ's sepulchre in Mt 27:61, can be identified (with a bit of scriptural sleuthing), as "the sister" who stood with the Mother of Jesus at the foot of the Cross (John 19:25). This ministry to religious vocations is desperately needed. Thank you Father Burns for your passion and zeal to protect and defend the brides.
What if we begin Diocese sisters? Have a sister or 2 attached to a parish? I also believe we need to change the focus of who becomes a religious sister. I have many ideas on this because I have been thinking about this since 2015 when I first considered becoming a sister. I am an older woman who converted to Catholicism in 2015.