How does a habit rosary represent a community?

A 19th-century illustration of a nun in habit holding a rosary (Wikimedia Commons/Internet Archive Book Images)

(Wikimedia Commons/Internet Archive Book Images)

Listener Dave is putting together exhibits on the history and work of various congregations of women religious, and he's looking for samples of the rosaries sisters used to wear on their habits. In this clip from "Ask Sister," Immaculate Heart of Mary Sr. Maxine Kollasch and Franciscan Sr. Shannon Schrein offer some other ideas on how to show the charism of a community.

Click here to listen to the full "Ask Sister" podcast where this clip is from.

GSR shares clips from our friends at A Nun's Life Ministry. Check out full episodes of all their podcasts (Ask Sister, In Good Faith, Random Nun Clips and more, like the archived Motherhouse Road Trips) on their website, ANunsLife.org.

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