A Day in the Life: Visible Witnesses

"I've never talked to a nun before." - a fellow NKU student

    It's kind of funny. Now that I find myself surrounded by Sisters, both from my own community and from other congregations that we meet at various events, I sometimes forget that most people don't see nuns on a regular basis. Most young people today especially have no experience with Sisters at all. So, when I'm on campus or pretty much anywhere out in public, I've really had to get comfortable with being stared at. A lot. It doesn't really bother me much anymore; in fact, most of the time I find it either very amusing or very humbling.

    Being a visible witness is one of the most essential parts of religious life. Canon 537 p. 1 states that those in the consecrated life have been "made an outstanding sign in the Church" to "foretell the heavenly glory." That is the most humbling thing I've ever read. I'm supposed to be foretelling the heavenly glory. Weak, faulty me. Wow. That is a big time examination of conscience.