Hey, Guess What: Nuns Are Cool Right Now
LatestA simple Google search for the word “nun” brings up a flurry of related news articles. Nuns tailgating to see Pope Francis, nuns battling Katy Perry over a fancy L.A. convent, nuns taking on McDonald’s. Then there’s the apparent surge of millennials answering God’s call to devote themselves to a religious life. Nuns: they’re so hot right now.
Women in the World for the NYT profiled women who decided to join the sisterhood. Tracy Kemme, now 29, was only 22 when she heard her calling. Now she’s part of a Cincinnati-based congregation whose mission is to “build faith and social justice.” Then there’s Sister Helena, a hockey-loving nun with over 20,000 Twitter followers.