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The Calling : A Year in the Life of an Order of Nuns

Catherine Whitney

3.5/5 ( ratings)

On a hilltop north of Seattle, overlooking the glorious vista of Puget Sound and the white-capped Olympics, stands Rosary Heights, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of the Holy Cross. The story begins here, with a catastrophic storm that shifts the ground beneath the motherhouse and threatens to send it crashing into the waters below. In a single act of nature, a moment of truth, the order is forced to rethink its place in the world and its purpose. With Rosary Heights as the backdrop, Catherine Whitney takes a personal journey inside the order that ran the school she attended as a child, the order that, for a short time, she contemplated entering herself. Her quest is to come to terms with what it means to be called to the religious life. What is the secret these women hold that makes them - no matter how diverse - perform common rituals, celebrate the same Mass, and serve the same God?

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Crown

Release: March 16, 1999

ISBN: 051770854X

ISBN 13: 9780517708545

The Calling : A Year in the Life of an Order of Nuns

Catherine Whitney

3.5/5 ( ratings)

On a hilltop north of Seattle, overlooking the glorious vista of Puget Sound and the white-capped Olympics, stands Rosary Heights, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of the Holy Cross. The story begins here, with a catastrophic storm that shifts the ground beneath the motherhouse and threatens to send it crashing into the waters below. In a single act of nature, a moment of truth, the order is forced to rethink its place in the world and its purpose. With Rosary Heights as the backdrop, Catherine Whitney takes a personal journey inside the order that ran the school she attended as a child, the order that, for a short time, she contemplated entering herself. Her quest is to come to terms with what it means to be called to the religious life. What is the secret these women hold that makes them - no matter how diverse - perform common rituals, celebrate the same Mass, and serve the same God?

Language: English

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Crown

Release: March 16, 1999

ISBN: 051770854X

ISBN 13: 9780517708545

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