Convent life [antikvár]

I PREFACE N THE UNITED STATES THERE are at present about a hundred thousand women who have consecrated their lives to religion as Sisters. That is a considerable army, the Red Cross of Christ. Every year thousands of young ladies enroll themselves under the standard of the religious life. Many people must, therefore, be interested in the sort of life to which the Sister dedicates herself. The present volume aims at putting the religious vocation before the public. Most CathoKcs understand what the career of a Sister implies, but, nevertheless, desire to know a little more about it. Non-Catholics are interested to know what it is that attracts the choicest souls, year after year, to the sacrifice of all that people value most highly. It is hoped that the perusal of the following pages will give the solution of the mystery.