The Group "Sisters for Christian Community" - Anyone familiar?

[JourneyToPeace]

I am currently reading a book called "Forever and Ever, Amen: Becoming a Nun in the Sixties" by Sister Karol Jackowski. She explains that in the late 60s/early 70s, nuns were breaking away from convents and from official religious groups to form their own independent groups. The one she ended up joining was called "Sisters for Christian Community".

From a March 20th, 1972 Time Magazine article ( Religion: The New Nuns - TIME ) about the group, I gathered that they are a "fringe" Catholic group that doesn't appear to be in any alignment with the Vatican or the official Catholic church. But aside from that article, I can't find a lot.

Does anyone know about this offshoot group? I am interested only for curiosity's sake. Until now, I wasn't aware that there were groups of nuns splitting off like that back then.

Thanks.

 

[Fantine]

She has a website. A blog. Lots of other books.

She sounds like someone I'd like to know. A blog quote:

May creativity always be the drug that saves your soul.
Until next week, think about this: “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” –Ferdinand Foch

Be the Keeper of Your Own Creative Flame - Whole Living Daily : Whole Living

If she has been dispensed from her vows from whatever order she belonged to in the 1960's she is free to choose whatever living arrangements she wants.

I knew several former priests and sisters in NY who were married to one another. So many people were leaving ministry in that area that there were support groups--and both of these couples met one another in support groups for former priests and religious.

 

[JourneyToPeace]

She has a website. A blog. Lots of other books.

She sounds like someone I'd like to know. A blog quote:



Be the Keeper of Your Own Creative Flame - Whole Living Daily : Whole Living

If she has been dispensed from her vows from whatever order she belonged to in the 1960's she is free to choose whatever living arrangements she wants.

I knew several former priests and sisters in NY who were married to one another. So many people were leaving ministry in that area that there were support groups--and both of these couples met one another in support groups for former priests and religious.

From the book I am reading, she seems like a very interesting person, and one full of fun, too. I hadn't heard of her or the group she's with at all, before now.

Thanks for the link. I'll check her site out sometime, and maybe another of her books. "Good Cooking Habits" looks neat.

 

[Eucharisted]

The most powerful weapon is prayer, and we shouldn't be listening to dissents for faith or morals. We have the Church for that, and she is infallible. And if you listen to dissents, they will say something that is against Church teaching, and what will you do than? You will be crushed.

 

[JourneyToPeace]

The most powerful weapon is prayer, and we shouldn't be listening to dissents for faith or morals. We have the Church for that, and she is infallible. And if you listen to dissents, they will say something that is against Church teaching, and what will you do than? You will be crushed.

Well, I was curious about this group in particular because I'd never heard of them, and wanted to know more. It's definitely clear to me that they're not officially affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in any way. They certainly consider themselves Christians, and even Catholics.... but I know that they don't align themselves with the official Church, from what I can tell. So if they say something that's against Church teaching, I'd be checking what they said with the actual Church. No "being crushed". I was curious. I think my curiosity's satisfied enough now to say "oh, okay, that's what the group's about"... and just leave it there.

I find Jackowski an interesting, funny, caring person, but I see she calls herself a Sister, although she is currently not a "nun" or a "Sister" as we'd commonly understand the term.

No worries, I am not taking instruction from them on faith or morality or anything else. I am definitely not trying to read anything that'll confuse or mislead me, either.

For the record, the book I'm reading isn't about this new order she's in now. It's about her joining a valid, Roman Catholic Church-aligned convent and the process she went through as an 18 year old going in, up until when she took her Orders. While reading it, I got curious and came across the name of the unfamiliar group.

As an aside...I am also looking for books to read about the experiences of other women who have joined valid religious orders. If anyone knows any good ones, feel free to chime in.

 

[Fantine]

Jackowski can be a devout Catholic and still choose to live in an informal group with other like-minded women.

She can call these other women "sisters" and pray with them and still be a devout Catholic.

They aren't representing their "group" as an officially recognized religious order--it's just their living arrangement.

They're not breaking any rules.

 

[Eucharisted]

Jackowski can be a devout Catholic and still choose to live in an informal group with other like-minded women.

She can call these other women "sisters" and pray with them and still be a devout Catholic.

They aren't representing their "group" as an officially recognized religious order--it's just their living arrangement.

They're not breaking any rules.

Provide the canons from Canon Law that state this.

 

[Eucharisted]

Well, I was curious about this group in particular because I'd never heard of them, and wanted to know more. It's definitely clear to me that they're not officially affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in any way. They certainly consider themselves Christians, and even Catholics.... but I know that they don't align themselves with the official Church, from what I can tell. So if they say something that's against Church teaching, I'd be checking what they said with the actual Church. No "being crushed". I was curious. I think my curiosity's satisfied enough now to say "oh, okay, that's what the group's about"... and just leave it there.

I find Jackowski an interesting, funny, caring person, but I see she calls herself a Sister, although she is currently not a "nun" or a "Sister" as we'd commonly understand the term.

No worries, I am not taking instruction from them on faith or morality or anything else. I am definitely not trying to read anything that'll confuse or mislead me, either.

For the record, the book I'm reading isn't about this new order she's in now. It's about her joining a valid, Roman Catholic Church-aligned convent and the process she went through as an 18 year old going in, up until when she took her Orders. While reading it, I got curious and came across the name of the unfamiliar group.

As an aside...I am also looking for books to read about the experiences of other women who have joined valid religious orders. If anyone knows any good ones, feel free to chime in.

Well I'm glad she's back with the Church and God is keeping you safe

 

[Fantine]

Provide the canons from Canon Law that state this.

I don't think that Canon Law covers the private living arrangements of formerly vowed religious legally dispensed from their vows living celibate lives in a community that they aren't representing to be any kind of official Church organization.

She is no longer a sister. She's a layperson, and she can live as she wants. Get over it.

People have lived in extended families and communities throughout history. Even here in the US today, lots of college students and young people share housing with a group of unrelated people.