tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post6643416432026450361..comments2023-10-30T06:22:05.446-04:00Comments on The Cloistered Heart: Revisiting the FenceNancy Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-75002337549310313492017-05-29T17:13:38.391-04:002017-05-29T17:13:38.391-04:00Thanks, Manny. There are opportunities with a numb...Thanks, Manny. There are opportunities with a number of the orders, and isn't that a blessing! I find echoes with many (probably with all, in various ways), and am grateful to be part of a small group in formation.Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-24116279298824385992017-05-29T10:41:19.085-04:002017-05-29T10:41:19.085-04:00Im there with you on the fence. I have a similar d...Im there with you on the fence. I have a similar desire though I know a consecrated religious life is not my vocation. You might want to consider being tertiary in one of the orders. From what I've gathered by your blog you seem like a perfect third order Dominican. But you have to discern for yourself where your personality best fits. God bless. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-48792207078905067722017-05-28T23:07:12.542-04:002017-05-28T23:07:12.542-04:00I know that tug of war, and I like what your spiri...I know that tug of war, and I like what your spiritual director said about it; that it's building up perseverance. Thank you for sharing that!Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-33953350272800561372017-05-28T10:32:32.550-04:002017-05-28T10:32:32.550-04:00YES! I just wrote a post about this similar topic ...YES! I just wrote a post about this similar topic of how to live a contemplative life when you are not called to the cloister. It really feels like a tug of war at times but my spiritual director reminded me that this is part of the spiritual life and it is building up perseverance in me. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670331855264293102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-32830196321046093362017-05-27T22:01:22.847-04:002017-05-27T22:01:22.847-04:00and amenand amenNancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-41154123089477387392017-05-27T22:01:01.945-04:002017-05-27T22:01:01.945-04:00Thanks, Brigitte!Thanks, Brigitte!Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-69332366802133698822017-05-27T15:55:54.654-04:002017-05-27T15:55:54.654-04:00Thank you for an inspiring post. The second Mother...Thank you for an inspiring post. The second Mother Angelica quotation really spoke to me today! I need to stop being a wimp too!Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482216401458287586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-87513599773753473142017-05-25T08:28:17.982-04:002017-05-25T08:28:17.982-04:00Thank you, Aileen!Thank you, Aileen!Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-33368443279836261652017-05-25T08:27:42.446-04:002017-05-25T08:27:42.446-04:00Thank you for sharing this - I love it!! Thank you for sharing this - I love it!! Nancy Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584199691076992017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-34221225622143495662017-05-24T20:59:48.024-04:002017-05-24T20:59:48.024-04:00yes and amenyes and amencathy yoshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584264824812705794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-4037140749144730082017-05-24T13:35:41.505-04:002017-05-24T13:35:41.505-04:00This is me exactly. The wish for more structure in...This is me exactly. The wish for more structure in living for God and without all the distractions. But I live in the world too, and must realize this is my call however hard it can be.Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992807714484812147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509359853321953022.post-25429163238233401882017-05-24T13:18:47.510-04:002017-05-24T13:18:47.510-04:00What a beautiful post and a beautiful image! As a...What a beautiful post and a beautiful image! As a Third order Franciscan (Humilitas) I feel you have read my heart. As a child of maybe 9 or 10 I can remember spending the entire summer mastering balancing snd walking the top rail of the fence that lined a horse Paddock on our farm. I literally had to take a double take when my husband posted this. Somehow, was that actually me? I felt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com