A bit of housecleaning [Updated 3/9]

As I was adding our newest ring member...

A NEW and DIFFERENT Monastic Musings...

Sr. Edith, OSB writes from Duluth, Minnesota and is a Benedictine of St Scholastica Monastery and a sociologist. Her blog looks quite picturesque and interesting... check it out y'all!

I noticed a great many of our member sites do not have the SisterBloggers Ring Code on them. I am not sure if this is something that was lost when y'all converted from the Old Blogger to the New Blogger, but there were about a dozen sites that either no longer exist, or do not contain the ring code.

I have moved the following sites out of active membership and removed their links from the sidebar of this page. If there has been some mistake, never fear, you can easily have your status restored. Simply re-add the webring code to the sidebar of your MAIN BLOG page, then leave a comment to this post, and I'll get ya re-added.

No code

The Ear of Your Heart

Evening Beaches

Flavor of the Month Welcome Back Sr. CJ!

In the Footsteps of Mary

The Life of a New Sister

"The Original" Monastic Musings a.k.a Contemplative Horizon

Naisei Saru

Open Wide the Doors to Christ! Welcome back 3/12!

sexy, innocent child-woman [Updated URL; no code]

404 error (entire site is MIA)

God's Little Pen

Pray.Seek.Live

This is also a time to let us know if your blog has moved to a new home. I'm not worrying about long-time inactive blogs just now (there seem to be at least a couple of those), but I'm going to ask that everyone who wants to be a ring member to get that code on your blogs and let me know so I can reinstate you.

It's a round-up!

Sr. Lorraine is thinking there's something more about Mary: taking time to answer comments and explore Marian theology.

Sr. Julia offers some best Catholic books for the new year.

Cathy has moved over to typepad for a test drive. She's reporting on the shenanigans of her small charges. I especially loved the escape artist story!

Our redemptorist sister is pondering the Epiphany and encouraging us all:

Do not rest until you have found your Beloved, the God of your heart.

Evening Beaches is exploring the nature of the vows she has taken. Careful there's some mud over there... :-)

Ah, Sr. Claire Joy, I think that anger virus is certainly out there. So glad you were able to sleep it off.

Lisa is sending prayers and blessings and asking for the same for communities she treasures. And it looks like whatever city fits her best is a warm one!

FutureIHMNJ is contemplating St. Faustina in her own words.

Susan Rose requests action on the Iraq situation, shares the amazing life span of a treasured friend and informs us of national de-lurking week! I'll be right over to comment, Susan.

Sr. Steph hasn't joined us yet in 2007. I'm sure she will soon, though.

Sr. Diane is still celebrating....

Sr. Anne is in Boston at the provincial chapter of her community. Keeping them in my prayers... won't you too?

Our techie nun is asking us to listen. What a concept!

Ashley has moved to the house of formation and is deeply saddened to learn the truth about her hero, Sr. Mary Martha. Oh, and it's a sad, sad truth.

And here's a miracle! Seeking Something links to a ministry begun by a friend of mine of whom I had lost track. How providential! She also shares an invitation to a discernment weekend.

Jen is breaking into the new year slowly.

Sarah shares her reflections on the new year and peace... the finding of it by letting it go.

Sr. Nicole shares a moving reflection on the founder of her order, Adele de Batz de Trenquelleon.

Anne has moved in with the sisters. We await the news, breathlessly! Prayers for the transition, Anne.

Natty, who celebrated a birthday last week (Happy Belated, Nat!) has also transitioned to a new living in community as well. Two and a half Nuns, indeed!

Naisei Suru ponders reasoning and the ability to use it.

Sister Christer is pondering how long it takes to do a round up and how impressive the group of sisters here is. What a treat to be able to visit you all! Thank you.

Also wondering what's happened to our friends at:

• Abiding on the Fringes
• Compelled by Love
• In the Footsteps of Mary
• NunKnits

Some time this week, I'm telling you...

Good evening! I'm planning to do a round up this week sometime. I really am planning to! I think by writing it here, I'll be able to hold myself more accountable to y'all. So, let's see how that works. Be visiting all soon. Blessings, Christine

Welcome new SisterBlogger!

Please join me in welcoming Sr. Sandy, CSJ, our newest SisterBlogger. A "religious cousin," of sorts, to our own Sr. Susan Rose, CSJP. Sr. Sandy is a member of the Baden, Penn. CSJ's.

She calls her blog NunSuch - the adventures of a techie nun. She's got several really engaging posts so far, and I look forward to getting to know her better through her writings. Read more about her at her about me page.

Welcome Sandy, and as always, thanks for your patience with our busy-ness as moderators! :)

Can it be???? A Sisterblogger roundup?

Miracles do happen. And as proof, I give you my first Sister Bloggers ring update from my room here in the Novitiate! My computer time is limited, so it will not be a complete update but it's a start!

Sr. Claire Joy discusses prayer requests.

Lisa & yours truly blogged about the 26th Anniversary of the death of the American Church women in El Salvador. (So did Julie but she's not a member of the ring, although she should be!)

Sr. Nicole celebrates the ordinary.

Sr. Lorraine is waiting.

Diana over at nunbytes is relaxing.

Sister Christer explores the colors of Advent.

Natty has found her joy just in time for Advent!

Futureihm is in the middle of an Immaculate Conception Novena.

Contemplative Woman contemplates what nuns are really about.

Sr. Steph contemplates the end/beginning of another (Church) year.

Whew! Lots going on in the sisterblogosphere.

I tag our newest moderator Sister Christer to do the next update at her leisure!!!

Advent Blessings to you all,
Sr. Susan (see my post to understand the emphasis)

Thank you for your patience!

Ok, dear Sisters (and wanna-be Sisters, and discerners, as well as the just plain curious who lurk about...), I've finally had a chance to get down to the ground floor where there's wireless internet access. It's a blustery Friday night, and the wind and icy snow are whipping and whirling outside here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. What a better time to get all curled up on a comfy couch with the heat from my laptop and introduce our two newest ring members:

Nun Bytes is the alter ego of Sr. Diana Seago, OSB, a Benedictine from Mount St. Scholastica in Atchinson, Kansas. With an eye for design and a penchant for computers and networking, I'm sure Sr. Diana will be a welcome addition to the ring!

In the Footsteps of Mary is the blog of "an orthodox 15 year old Catholic who is discerning a vocation to the religious life." I seem to remember an email from her saying that she was having trouble getting the ring code added to her blog. I've gone ahead and added her, and will try to work with her to get the code put on in the coming days.

A thousand apologies for how long it's taken me to get to this. I recently moved in with my own Groovy Sisters (I'm still a "pre-candidate," but I'm that much closer to hopefully entering, and am feeling quite at home among "my nuns" once again!). I also started a new job just over a month ago that's been a bit challenging these past few weeks.

Sister Christer has kindly volunteered to lend a hand with the ring, and while I haven't yet "spoken" about this yet with our foundress, Sr. Susan Rose, I'm guessing that she, busy Novice that she currently is, will have no objections. So welcome aboard to our newest members and our newest co-moderator!

It's good to be back online myself!

I.O.U.

Three new potential ring members are in the queue, but I haven't gotten around to checking them out or adding them yet. So if you've recently applied to join the ring and are wondering just where everyone is, it's my fault, and I apologize. I hope to have you approved and added by the end of the day Sunday.

Peace, y'all!