Tag: veil
Dirty Habits
A few weeks ago, I drove Sister Mary Joseph, one of my Franciscan Sisters, to Chicago to visit one of her relatives. It was a blazing hot day, and let me be the first to tell you – when one wears a long, brown, polyester, habit (double layered with the scapular) along with a black [...]
A Wedding Veil, an Ironing Board and Plenty of Prayers
It is just a few hours before my youngest niece’s wedding. I am in my sister’s house in Oklahoma City, where chaos is spreading like wildfire as last-minute preparations are underway. There are too few shower stalls for the people who need them, and not enough mirrors. The bride and her sister are huddled in [...]
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