Teaching nuns in 1960 were “the most educated sisters in all Catholic history,” he said in a lecture at Purdue University Feb. 8. “They had been going to summer schools since the 1920s … The...

Jan 14, 1983 · Fourteen years ago, Mary Gilligan stepped out of the convent where she had trained to become a nun. The training or formation, as it is called, commenced in 1961 at the headquarters of a...

Jan 30, 2021 · A new Sundance documentary ‘Rebel Hearts’ reveals how a renegade sisterhood of nuns in the ‘60s fought the Catholic Church’s misogyny and altered society along the way. Any good Catholic —or...

Apr 20, 2012 · The “angry feminist nun” seems to be a citizen of the modern era. Once it seemed that the life of a Sister was a life of piety and prayerful service, not theological dissent and left-wing political causes.

Jun 3, 2024 · 1960s graduate Sister Mary Michael remembers, “Our nuns were tough but fair.” They didn’t put up with any foolishness and wanted the best from us. Even though it was difficult, we came to value the structure and discipline they offered.” Parochial schools of the 1950s and 1960s were known for their high academic standards.

Life of nuns in the convent of Saint Laurence near Belper in Derbyshire 1960's Worship. Charity work. Day to day gardening, cleaning and so on.

Jun 17, 2011 · The ’60s changed almost everything in American culture: rock music, literature, the youth culture, the rise of the feminist movement, the civil rights movement, the antiwar movement.

Dec 6, 2017 · In the ‘60s, a Roman Catholic religious order, the Immaculate Heart Sisters, created a new vision of a religious community.

Feb 10, 2021 · Meet the trailblazing nuns who took on the patriarchy of the church in the 1960s A new documentary tells the story of the Los Angeles nuns who stood up for the people and faith they served, paying a high price for change.

Mar 6, 2012 · When Dolores Hart, 73, walked the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards, no interviewer asked who made her dress. She was wearing her nun’s habit from the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis...