Becoming a Monk or Nun

May a transgender person be a Trappist monk?

Is there any hope for a transgender person (who has physically and legally transitioned from female to male) to answer his call to contemplative monastic life as a Trappist monk?

Can I be a nun if I have a medical condition?

I am Catholic and feel I might be called to the life, but I have a mild medical condition and need to take medicine. Would I still be able to be a nun or would I be refused just because medicine costs a little bit of money? I'm in my early 40's would I be denied entry just because I'm not under 39 or 35 or 25 (I know some other orders say be under this age or that age and one I saw requires you to be under 25)?

Any shocks or surprises after you entered the monastery?

After the inquiry phase, vocation visits, and observership, was there anything that shocked or surprised you, (good or otherwise), about Trappist life when you finally entered for good?

Would a Person Convicted of Sexual Abuse be Considered to Enter a Monastery?

My son has been in prison twice for child indecency. Do you review and possibly accept a man with that past?  Many thanks for your time.

 

Is there a Third Order of the Trappists Monks?

I have always been at home alone out in the woods. 16 years ago I broke my neck, and have relied on people to care for me in a nursing home. The noise is unbearable, but fortunately I have a private room and I have found the Lord Christ. Is there a Third Order of the Trapists Monks? Presently, I am a Third Order member of the Confraternity of Penitents, of the original 1221 Rule.

Are goods usually assigned to the monastery/community one is joining?

"Before taking vows, a monk or nun must assign the administration of his or her goods to someone else" Are goods usually assigned to the monastery/community one is joining? What typically happens?

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