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After a woman takes vows as a cloistered nun, is all contact with her family ceased completely and forever?

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Posted - August 15, 2016

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    Wait, please don't tell us that you're contemplating this move, are you?

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      August 15, 2016 5:27 AM MDT
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    By at least one detailed account, the sisters may not leave to visit family, and family members may visit twice a year, with more generous exceptions made for younger sisters who feel a need to see family more often.

    http://chatteringmind.com/articles/nunsinthecloister.html

      August 15, 2016 5:44 AM MDT
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  • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

      August 15, 2016 7:06 AM MDT
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  • Thank you for this very, very informative blog.

    Reading about the Divine Hours I recall the book "The Name of the Rose".

      August 15, 2016 7:17 AM MDT
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