| Description |
viii, 294 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 291). |
| Contents |
Part I: Dawn -- Matins -- God in 1947 -- Island living -- Puerto Rican adolescence -- Transitions -- Following my vocation -- Lauds -- Entering the monastery -- Within the walls -- The wedding gown -- Becoming a Novice -- Getting thin for God -- Prime -- Lost in a world of sisters -- A mother's scars -- Solemn vows -- Finding my way back -- Your mother needs you -- Part II: Midday -- Terce -- The return -- Waking up -- Sexy feet -- Seeking a friend -- The return to the monastery -- Sext -- Taking care of daddy -- A drive in the country -- The flowering -- Keeping the faith -- Staggered time -- None -- Teaching Vittorio yoga -- Ashes of a vocation -- Falling in love -- Death of my father -- Part III: Dusk -- Vespers -- Italy at last -- Berries at Baiae -- I join the Blue Army -- Back to the priesthood -- Vittorio's Italy -- Together at last -- Compline -- You have cancer -- Pregnant and married -- Baby and business -- A gift from tears -- Into the valley of death -- Living with cancer -- Last rites -- A tree of diamonds. |
| Subject |
Bissell, Beryl Singleton.
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Nuns -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
1582433488: $24.00 |
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9781582433486 |
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