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Sisters savor a shared religious life
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SPIRITUAL LIFE
Dressed casually for summer, name tags dangling from their necks,
the conferees at Emmanuel College last weekend were all women who
identified themselves as members of Catholic orders. Almost 100
strong, they spent four days contemplating their future.
As with any professional gathering, networking was very much on
the agenda of the conference, organized by Giving Voice, a
Massachusetts-based group that publishes a newsletter and promotes
communication among women'...
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