As a woman of the 60s, while I became an Ursuline sister, I was also a rebel. I passed the sanity test and was professed.
Nuns were considered higher in rank because they were ready to give their lives for a noble cause! I was one of the chosen few. As I continued, I disliked being viewed in this way.. The habit was an outward sign and I liked to take it off whenever I was rarely given the opportunity. […]