2007-12-26 10:38:32 · 15 answers · asked by franj 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Only if that was what I truly wanted.......
2007-12-26 11:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kentucky Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If from the very beginning I felt the calling, or if being a widow I discover a new meaning in the word "service," then I might seriously consider becoming a nun, with ample guidance from the religious. But if I just felt alone as a widow and simply needed a support group, I would not think the convent life would be the right one for me.
I've known a lot of widows who became nuns. St. Rita of Cascia got married, had children, then got widowed, then was admitted as a nun, but from the very beginning she felt the call.
But of course I say this only as a matter of discussion, since I will never become a widow or a nun. I'm a man.
2007-12-26 18:50:08 · answer #2 · answered by SQUALENEBOY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Becoming a nun entails so much. It means I would have to give up my home, my family, and my career. Nuns give up all personal possessions, all money, and become a bride of Christ. They live lives of celibacy, poverty and service...willingly.
I love my husband with all my heart, but if he is taken before me I would live on in our home and honor him and our life together every day. After some years, I may even learn to love another mortal man again.
2007-12-26 18:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by artistagent116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I am divorced and I don't see why I
would become a nun if I were widowed.
I can see how people do become nuns though.
It would be a very thoughtful, spiritual, charitable life.
2007-12-26 18:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by KAR36 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Just because that chapter of your life has closed, it does not mean your life has ended. When the time is right and I have healed enough to let him go, I will find love again and start a new chapter. he would understand. And, just as I would want him to be happy again if I had gone first, I am sure he would want me to be happy, not sit and mope and dwell in the past.
2007-12-26 18:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by busymomkaren 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh, no... but then I'm only 33; I could still find another life partner.
My mother was about 60 when my father passed away. Although she might've had the opportunity arose, she never dated or remarried anyone else. She enjoyed the rest of her days being active in the church and spending time with my aunts and their friends.
2007-12-26 18:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO WAY IN H*LL. I would get on with my life and enjoy things and do things the I wanted to do and not have to worry about taking care of someone else!!!!!!
Plus I am not Catholic.
2007-12-26 18:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by Su-Nami 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, why would I? Life goes on and joining a church to hide in isn't the answer to the loss of a loved on.
You grieve, you accept what happened, and you move on with your life because yours isn't over.
2007-12-26 18:45:03 · answer #8 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure I would. I think it would be an absolute luxury to not live with a man ever again. :) besides.... there might be a chance for a little more sex at a convent.
2007-12-26 18:43:17 · answer #9 · answered by linus 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So, like marital status is somehow linked to religiosity in your mind - that's odd.
Good luck anyway!
2007-12-26 18:42:27 · answer #10 · answered by helen keller 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Why? You'd probably find someone new and get on with your life.
2007-12-26 18:41:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋