Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience: Recovering the Vision for the Renewal of Religious Life

by Mary Francis

Among the many topics addressed by the Second Vatican Council was the need for the renewal of religious life. Some forty years later, many religious orders of women are dying out, begging the question: Did the reforms of Vatican II help the religious orders become more fruitful, or did they plant the seeds of destruction?

In writing this work, Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., carefully and prayerfully examined the decree on religious life promulgated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586171194
• ISBN13: 9781586171193
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.0"