What do sisters like

Steve has learned in the mornings to not make eye contact, back away slowly, and leave the coffee where I can reach it. I noticed that you pray the Divine Office… and you do the Examen. Do apostolic orders pray contemplative prayers? I like to sit with a certain Scripture passage for an hour as my prayer.

So if you lived in community would you only pray communally the Divine Office, or would you pray personally as well?

When I was phoning other discerners for a recent weekend gettogether with the Archdiocese the question came up a few times. I know it comes off as a little feminist. As a semi-orthodox Jew somewhere between practicing conservative and lax er orthodox, I also do prayers in the morning, and also find them spiritually uplifting. Jenn, prayer is such a wonderfully dynamic thing. There are so many ways to have a conversation with God, to be still in his presence.

One of the central ways that we Catholics pray together is through the celebration of the Eucharist. This celebration itself holds within it a great variety of ways to pray which involve spirit, mind, and body. It is at the center of our lives as Catholics. Praying the Liturgy of the Hours is something I love because I am in communion not only with God but with my sisters and with all who pray that way. There is a universal, deeply Catholic aspect to it that I love.

I also pray in other ways like the Examen of Consciousness. There are times when I am drawn to contemplative prayer, to being with God without words or images mediating. Those times are pure gift because they are not something I can conjure up. I can dispose myself to them through a regular habit of prayer and opening myself up to God. I also pray through nature. I have always loved the outdoors, animals, the sky, the land — all of it. I find it speaks constantly of the glory of God and the goodness of all of creation.

I pray throughout the day as well. By cultivating a general openness to God, one finds that one slips in and out of prayer throughout the day. Since prayer is so dynamic, it is not limited to one type of religious community or another, nor is it even limited to religious communities. Apostolic religious communities pray in a variety of ways. We do the Liturgy of the Hours when we can communally or individually but in addition to that we pray in many ways.

But we do make prayer a part of our daily lives as well. We prayer individually, in community, with others, and with the parish community.

And one more response for Megan … There are technically no female Jesuits, although the Jesuits have been very instrumental in the foundation of many religious congregations of women.

Thanks for all the comments … a recurring question here has to do with my living situation. I live in an apartment by myself well, my cat lives here too. I think of it as my little convent because I have sisters pass in and out on occasion — always space for hospitality.

The IHM sisters used to have a big convent in this area but it closed about the same time I moved to Chicago. By that time, the dozen or so IHMs in the area had moved to places near their ministry. So we are spread out around the city. Today's Top Stories. The 74 Best Halloween Costumes for Couples. Good Housekeeping con Tom Llamas.

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OK, so I've never had the chance to comfort my sister after a breakup, because the first guy she dated happened to be the love of her life. Adorable, right? However, she's comforted me many times post-breakup, and it's definitely brought us closer together.

In fact, my most recent breakup was so difficult for me that my sister actually drove an hour and a half, with both of her kids in tow, to come stay the night with me in my apartment — and to make sure I had lots and lots of wine , of course.

If you get the chance to comfort your sister after a breakup , or you find yourself in need of comfort post-breakup yourself, then reach out. Take booze or smoke, if that's her thing over to her place and let your sister be an emotional wreck with you. She'll probably be really miserable to be around, but she'll appreciate your presence more than you'll ever know.

And if you two live far apart, call her, text her, and bombard her Facebook wall with funny memes to make her forget about her ex. I would normally never condone lying, but when it comes to your sister, sometimes lying for each other and having each other's back are synonymous.

Since you're not kids anymore, it's time to put your tattle-telling days behind you. So if your parents ever ask why your sister's late for a family brunch, and you know it's because she's hungover AF, feel free to lie for her. Like you need me to tell you, I know. That Chicago trip I was talking about earlier? Since my sister and I share some of our friends, we got to invite them to join us while resting in the knowledge that everyone would get along.