How to Become a Nun

How to Become a Nun
By eHow Health Editor
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The decision to become a nun is a life changing commitment. Therefore, the process you must undergo in order to fill the position is quite lengthy and intense and generally requires giving up all romantic relationships and material goods.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate
Step1Evaluate your current lifestyle to see if you are eligible to become a nun. In order to become a nun, a woman must be an unmarried virgin. If you are divorced, it is required that your marriage have been annulled by the Catholic Church, meaning the church has officially recognized it as null and void.

Ok, unmarried, check. Virgin: ummm, troublesome. I wonder if the Catholic churce can annull one's sexual history. i.e. Restore one's, cough, cough, hymen. Just a thought. Something to look into.

Step2Graduate from college. Most religious orders require a college education, at minimum in the form of a bachelor's degree. This is particularly true for orders that offer education services within their communities to children or the general public. It may be necessary to have concentrated your studies on religion.

Degrees: check, check, and check.

Step3Choose a religious order that best aligns with your own personal mission to serve God. There are a variety of different groups of nuns with different missions. Some prefer to practice their religious beliefs in a private, contemplative manner while others choose to be active in the community, spreading their beliefs as activists. Traditionally, nuns spend the majority of their time inside the convent and those who are more active are instead referred to as sisters.
Apparently, I could not based on my personality be a nun per se, as they spend most of their time in silence, contemplating. As we all know, I would go promptly crazy with that. So I resign myself to being a Sister, allowing me to continue ahem commenting.

Step4Decide the area of work you would like to devote your time to by exploring the work done by different orders. Nuns perform a variety of jobs, including teaching and counseling, library studies, nursing, winemaking and political activism. While most nuns work directly within the community in which their convent is located, others choose to travel throughout the world to countries in need of aid.
Hey they have nuns that make wine! Sign me up! I can be the wine taster! mea culpa mea culpa!

Step5Live in a convent on a trial basis to decide if the religious life is for you. This is a process encouraged by most religious orders, since it is a period of serious contemplation about becoming a nun. Women in this situation, referred to as novices, are often allowed to continue their current jobs in the outside world while living in the convent. Generally, it is perfectly understandable and acceptable to choose not to become a nun after this period, so feel free to use this as a real learning experience without fear of making a commitment before you are completely sure.
I wonder if they have short-term leases, allow pets and have 24 hour maintenance? I wonder how much rent is, is it cheaper than my current apartment? What are the amenities of your typical convent, anyway? Again something to think about.

Step6Make vows of poverty and chastity after you officially decide to become a nun. Be aware that these vows are considered permanent and this decision is intended to be a lifelong commitment.
Vows of poverty: not a big stretch. I can groove with that. One less package of ramen noodle soup should make me suitably povertylishess. Chastity: also not a big tretch.....Nadie...Nunca...Nada!!!