Delighted! And Surprised!

I recently came across an article about a best-selling music CD - featuring Christmas music sung by a group of young nuns from Ann Arbor, Michigan...

I ordered it... It's lovely! The voices remind me of the boys' choir my daughter and I heard daily while attending a conference at Canterbury Cathedral in England.

The nuns in the picture accompanying the newspaper article look young...

According to the article, the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, is a religious order only 20 years old - but it is growing. It began with 4 sisters and now has 130.

Many religious orders are dwindling. To find one that is young and growing is a happy surprise!