
Between the Veil and the Vow
O n the day I visited Sister Philothea, I could not find the appropriate clothes for a convent. Nor could I find the appropriate mindset.What do you ask someone who has given up everything for faith?Nuns in the Eastern Orthodox Church live in convents, and they never leave unless they are sent by the abbess, head of the convent, or they need to go to a hospital. They obey in poverty, chastity, and obedience, meaning they cannot possess anything, they have to remain virgins, and they should obey...