Arwen: I could never be a nun.
Me: (silently consider how to respond to this.)
Arwen: I could never live with a bunch of other women and wear unfashionable clothing.
Me: "It's not unfashionable, it's outside of the realm of fashion, it's like symbolic garb." (Amongst other considerations...I was just reacting in the moment as best I could).
Arwen: "Well, I don't want to wear symbolic garb."
I suggest that if the Lord would call her to that vocation He would also provide her the graces to want to be a nun. I suggest a few other considerations as well.
Arwen: "I would be a consecrated virgin. And a basketball coach. I would be a consecrated virgin; then I could wear normal clothes!"
And so, our vocational discernment continues.
(Arwen did admit to be half joking for this above conversation which I did get permission to record here.)
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