Carino Hodder

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  • Jul 13, 2026
    When I leave the convent to pass on a fruit or two of my contemplation, I find that I often end up learning a new bit of contemporary vocabulary along the way. Usually these new...
  • May 11, 2026
    Every so often, someone asks me what the most challenging part of the consecrated religious life is. Sometimes she poses her question in terms of the three evangelical counsels. Is...
  • Jan 15, 2026
    Two weeks after everybody else, I have begun thinking about what the new year holds. After a decade of convent life, my sense of time, space, and self has been so effectively...