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May. 27th, 2013 10:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
terrypurple73The news of these days is that I've officially applied for co-membership with the Loretto Community. I've loved the Lorettos for a long time- Sister Anna, who runs the Catholic Worker out here, is a Loretto, and has been after me to think about co-membership for years. I asked for information on it a few years back, and then never did anything with it. This time, especially with the craziness that my employer is bringing to the table, I'm more in need than ever of a supportive Catholic community. Loretto brings a Catholic perspective to peace and justice issues, and a justice and peace perspective to Catholic issues.
Co-membership is a process that takes several years, and it's a formal commitment to the Community. It's not about taking vows of chastity or whatever- it's a way to be connected and a part of the group and the group's goals, whether members feel called to vowed membership (the nuns) or not (the co-members). Co-membership feels like the right step for me, and I'm really looking forward to the process and the final result.
Anticipated result, I should say. I've submitted my original application, which included questions like, "How do you practice your spirituality/faith?" and "What do you like about your life? What, if anything, would you like to change?" and "What are 10 values/qualities that are most important to you?" And if you haven't had to write essay-ish things about yourself for several years, these are even tougher. I mean, I had to write about my values for my CVV application (as well as do this: http://terrypurple73.livejournal.com/100711.html), but that was a lot of years ago. But the co-membership coordinator (Lisa, who I worked with on the Angela Davis event committee) said it was a joy to read my application, and she and my soon-to-be contact person will be in touch more soon. They already sent me home from our lunch/meeting with a stack of three Loretto books.
I'm excited to get this going. I need some spiritual support in my life, and this sounds like the place to be.
http://www.lorettocommunity.org/belong/co-members-of-loretto/
Co-membership is a process that takes several years, and it's a formal commitment to the Community. It's not about taking vows of chastity or whatever- it's a way to be connected and a part of the group and the group's goals, whether members feel called to vowed membership (the nuns) or not (the co-members). Co-membership feels like the right step for me, and I'm really looking forward to the process and the final result.
Anticipated result, I should say. I've submitted my original application, which included questions like, "How do you practice your spirituality/faith?" and "What do you like about your life? What, if anything, would you like to change?" and "What are 10 values/qualities that are most important to you?" And if you haven't had to write essay-ish things about yourself for several years, these are even tougher. I mean, I had to write about my values for my CVV application (as well as do this: http://terrypurple73.livejournal.com/100711.html), but that was a lot of years ago. But the co-membership coordinator (Lisa, who I worked with on the Angela Davis event committee) said it was a joy to read my application, and she and my soon-to-be contact person will be in touch more soon. They already sent me home from our lunch/meeting with a stack of three Loretto books.
I'm excited to get this going. I need some spiritual support in my life, and this sounds like the place to be.
http://www.lorettocommunity.org/belong/co-members-of-loretto/
