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more about #nuns more comments β CollegeCamel: This makes me happy for many reasons, a big one being that, should she reach the level of saint, bigoted Christians will have to come to terms with th... more » Ailatan: she's on the track to sainthood! let's pray for Sister MarΓa Alfonsina more » UnicornZiva: Even though I'm not Catholic, I love hearing about nuns being beatified. It always seems like a proper reward for women who works selflessly to help ... more » rodmanstreet: That's wonderful news! Hearing what good these women do makes me remember why I became a nun. Just kidding, I'm not a nun. I've thought about it, t... more » TransFat: "Women love these fierce invalids home from hot climates." more » BetteD: Beatified has got to be one of the best words in the English language. more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: This warmed my heart. My grandmother was in a lot of discomfort in the hospital before she died-- I know she received good care, but just the nature ... more » MIXED: I hope I can die with my dignity, surrounded by friends and family. My mom and I just had a pretty morbid conversation the other day about what each ... more » OneTwoPunch: Beautiful piece, showing a better, more humane alternative to dying. I know I would much prefer this when it's my time, if I had the choice to make. more » shorty63136: I do find solace in knowing that my mom passed away at home with my uncle's partner who was an RN who my mother adored as well as a hospice nurse to h... more » Yahtzii: My grandfather passed away just a couple of weeks ago, so I have the (un)fortunate experience of knowing that this is true. He suffered from leukemia ... more » sciencerules: My grandmother chose this option, and died in her home under hospice care. Although it was hard to watch her wither and waste in the same place she'd... more » hamburgerhotdog: This is so true. I remember someone telling me years ago that brownstone house stairways were built wide enough so they could accomodate a casket, sin... more » librariesare4lovers: I hope this serves an example of why this country needs more comprehensive medical care. I don't see how anyone can deny the benefits of hospice care ... more » Santos L Halper: As someone who has worked in both hospice and a hospital, this is the ideal model for a dignified death, in my experience. Nothing was more painful f... more » -
#livesofthe
Beatitudes
Sister Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas, a Palestinian nun whose Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem continues her work of educating Arab girls, has been beatified. [MSNBC] -
#teachingmoment
Nuns Teach One Another, Us, As They Lay Dying
The nuns at the Sisters of St. Joseph convent near Rochester are — like many compatriots — aging and dying. But how they're choosing to do so could provide a model of live, and death, for the rest of us. More » -
#sisteract
Original Sin: "Feminist Nun" Promoted For Sainthood
After centuries of dismissal as a heretic, a radical 17th Century nun is finally getting recognition. More » -
#leftovers
Swiss Farmers Create Beefcake Calendar β’ Drew Peterson Phones In Jokes From Jail
β’ In attempts to improve German-Swiss relations, the Swiss Farmers' Union has created a calendar of half-naked farmer hunks. "We want to show Switzerland in its best light, the countryside and a bit of its culture," says photographer Tina Steinnauer. β’ More » -
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#leftovers
Sexist Beer Ad Gets The Boot β’ "To Kill a Mockingbird" Named Most Inspirational Book
β’ The advertising overlords have ruled that this ad for Courage beer suggesting that a man needs a drink to gather the "Dutch courage" to tell a woman her ass looks fat, is unacceptable. β’ More » -
#oblatesistersofprovidence
Sister Act
Baltimore's Oblate Sisters of Providence, which celebrated its 180th birthday this year, was the first Catholic order in American to accept Black women as sisters.
