Apostolic Visitation

Just last week there was a news conference announcing that there will be what’s called an “Apostolic Visitation” of over 400 congregations of apostolic religious women in the United States. There have been many follow-up articles in newspapers around the country as well as blog posts by those who write about these topics. One newspaper already called our office but we can only respond to questions based on the information available to us. There’s a very comprehensive website explaining the process. If you want to learn more, a good place to find links to these resources is at the February 2, 2009 post on the blog called “A Nun’s Life:” http://anunslife.org/2009/02/01/apostolic-visitation-of-institutes-of-women-religious/

This graphic from the Apostolic Visitation website shows the goals of the visititation. I don't know too much more about this visitation other than what's on this website. All I can say is that apostolic women religious continuously seek to deepen and intensify our commitment to God, our faithful living of the vows, and our vigilance to addressing the needs of the Catholic Church and the world. Opportunities such as Our Congregational Gathering and the Weaving Relationships weekends that I wrote about in previous blogs are just a couple of examples. We believe that women are still being drawn to a vowed life of prayer and service and we welcome any information that will help young Catholic women know that apostolic religious life is an option for them.