Episcopal 'Path' Spurs Nuns' Break

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It's been at least 10 years since I visited the All Saints Sisters of the Poor convent in Catonsville, Md., for a personal retreat. Located on 88 acres near Patapsco State Park, it offered plenty of walks for those of us inclined to pray better while traipsing about nature. I stayed in a guest wing, as retreatants were not allowed to mix with the nuns who lived there.

The sisters are well known for their artsy, handmade cards. All Saints was the first place I knew of that had sympathy cards for people who had lost a pet.

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Episcopal 'Path' Spurs Nuns' Break

Even more unusual was their calling as Episcopal nuns in a denomination that had very few religious communities. Their habits were nearly exact replicas of the long, bl...

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