{"id":3641,"date":"2006-03-28T23:30:14","date_gmt":"2006-03-28T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/sisters-for-life.html"},"modified":"2006-03-28T23:30:14","modified_gmt":"2006-03-28T23:30:14","slug":"sisters-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/sisters-for-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Sisters, for Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I understand this photo was featured in the NYTimes yesterday? Front page, was it?<\/p>\n

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NYT11) NEW YORK — March 26, 2006 — NUNS-ROLLERBLADE-FLOATER — Sister Mary Elizabeth, left, and Sister Immaculata, with the Sisters Of Life, St. Frances DeChantal Convent in the borough of the Bronx, N.Y., enjoy some exercise on roller blades on the pathway along the West Side Highway in lower Manhattan on an overcast and drizzly Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2006. The nuns roller blade on a regular basis. (Tyler Hicks\/The New York Times)<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Link to source<\/a><\/p>\n

Nice. Sisters of Life website.<\/a>  One of their apostolates:<\/p>\n

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S<\/span><\/strong>acred Heart of Jesus convent<\/span>, located in the heart of Manhattan, has been welcoming pregnant women in need as guests since early 1999. <\/p>\n

A \u201cHoly Respite,\u201d<\/span> it provides pregnant women an opportunity to be nurtured as they live side-by-side with Sisters, immersed in a deeply spiritual setting. This \u201cspiritual tent\u201d allows women a place to rest, to \u201cget their feet on the ground again\u201d and to grow in their authentic identity as women and mothers. After giving birth, guests are invited to remain at Sacred Heart for another four to six months to plan and prepare for a new beginning with their child. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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