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I wonder what she means by entering the religious life. As somebody who was raised Catholic, I don’t believe there was ever a moment where I entered that I reme
by kubb 3y ago
I wonder what she means by entering the religious life. As somebody who was raised Catholic, I don’t believe there was ever a moment where I entered that I remember. The religion was present in my life almost since birth. There were important ceremonies like the first communion and confirmation, but those happened in childhood and adolescence.
- darkerside 3y agoI'm pretty sure she is talking about joining a nunnery or similar
- layer8 3y agoReligious life means consecrated life here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consecrated_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consecrated_life),
- mensetmanusman 3y agoDevout Catholic families that attend weekly mass and have daily family prayer typically discuss vocations enough that teenagers internalize the various adventures in front of them (single life, religious life, married life, etc).
- acuozzo 3y agoMeh, I imagine there are many "devout" Catholic families like mine that go through all of the motions, but never even think of religion outside of the periodic rituals.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoI think people are swimming in it not realizing. Intentional thought is not required. Good lecture by a Greek/Rome Historian: https://youtu.be/cDa4vpkNKeQ https://youtu.be/cDa4vpkNKeQ
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