How one Benedictine community evolved through the changes of Vatican II

The opening session of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 11, 1962 (CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Giancarlo Giuliani)

The opening session of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 11, 1962 (CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Giancarlo Giuliani)

Sr. Patricia Crowley, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, entered St. Scholastica Monastery before the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council — and was part of the community when changes resulting from the council were implemented. In this clip from the "In Good Faith" podcast, she shares how her community's life and liturgy evolved and expanded.

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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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