Good for the Rest of Us

Growing numbers of educated Italian women are throwing away their high heels and lipstick and opting for the austere life of nuns in closed convents. . . .

Until recently, most women entering closed convents in Rome were third world immigrants with little education. Now the recruits are all Italians with university degrees.

"They are realising that what the world has to offer to them is not all it is made out to be," said Sister Pieremilia Bertolin, the secretary general of Usmi.

"They are starting to reason with their heads and not just believing the messages advertising throws at them."

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Prayer is the leaven of the world. If the number of nuns and monks increases, it's promising for the rest of us.