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Oprah Show takes a
look inside the Convent
On February 9, 2010, the Oprah Show interviewed the
Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Lisa Ling spent a day with the sisters and reported on her
experience.
Lisa says she was surprised by the freedom the sisters felt. "I
think the perception of sisters and nuns is that they lead very
strict existences," she says. "So many of the women whom I met,
they had successful lives and careers, but they never felt like
they could be skinny enough or consume enough. They always felt
this underlying insecurity and they wanted more out of life. So in
a way, rather than being very strict, their lives are actually
much more liberating."
This series of three videos was posted on Oprah's website after
the show. They can only be viewed on Oprah's website, so you
have to click on the link to see the videos of the Sisters on
Oprah's show:
Video 1: A Day in the Life of the Dominican Sisters of Mary,
Mother of the Eucharist
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Spends-a-Day-in-the-Life-of-Nuns-Video
(check out the floor hockey after lunch---quite a kick save!)
Video 2: Lisa Ling shares her experience of an overnight in the
convent
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Spends-the-Night-at-a-Convent-Video
Video 3: The sisters talk after the show with Oprah about the
need for silence today
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Nuns-Reflect-on-Silence-After-the-Show-Video
For the entire transcript of the show, click here:
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lisa-Ling-Goes-Inside-a-Convent/1
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