Eva Ulian
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- Nov 16, 2018
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- #31
Yes, I can well believe they laughed. In effect I quite enjoy the company of nuns, and since Vatican two reforms came into place, nuns have been trained differently and are more approachable. But if you asked for a record player and not a dvd player it must have been during that critical "transition" stage, 70s? That was the time when I was in the convent and it was six of one and halfadozen of the other- in effect, they didn't know whether to stick to the old rules or take on the new ones. But for me, it wasn't a question of rules, the old against the new, but what did it mean to have a vocation. Is it true that God calls, and if so, how does he do it. That was what I wanted to know. I wanted to know if I was called, did I have a vocation- and if I did, could I dare say no to God? I guess you're a Catholic too.Hello, Eva, and welcome! I love Venice. Have happily walked round it for hours. My dad was a 'Janny' (Glaswegian for janitor i.e. caretaker) of a school attached to a convent and I got to know a lot of the nuns. When I was about ten I decided I'd like to be a nun too, and told them what I'd like – my own room (I'd had enough of sharing with two sisters), with a radio and a record player, and none of that going to mass malarky. But I loved the long dresses, I'd wear those. I can still hear them laughing Bearing in mind I wanted to be a witch too, we had some very interesting theological discussions
I hope you enjoy it here.