Blood On the Bones
“During the course of it, they had made the discovery that Father Kelly wasn't the only holy sinner in the case.
As Rafferty had suspected and pointed out to his mother, not all of the sisters at the convent had led previous lives that had been totally pure. Old Sister Ursula, she of the arthritic limbs and playful manner, admitted to being even more playful in her youth. For she had borne an illegitimate baby by an American serviceman that she had given up for adoption.
Even Mother Cath...erine wasn't without the stain of sin. She had admitted to the sin of pride over achieving her current rank. It was, she told him, the mark of a lifetime's devotion to God and the community. She confessed to Rafferty that daily, she prayed for the death of her pride.
Rafferty told the Prioress that he thought she was being unnecessarily harsh on herself. ‘Surely,’ he said, ‘if God wanted to encourage His children to use their God-given talents, as was indicated by the parable about them, then He would understand that when our efforts are successful, that they bring a measure of satisfaction, even pride?’ ‘Maybe so,’ Mother Catherine had replied.MoreLess
As Rafferty had suspected and pointed out to his mother, not all of the sisters at the convent had led previous lives that had been totally pure. Old Sister Ursula, she of the arthritic limbs and playful manner, admitted to being even more playful in her youth. For she had borne an illegitimate baby by an American serviceman that she had given up for adoption.
Even Mother Cath...erine wasn't without the stain of sin. She had admitted to the sin of pride over achieving her current rank. It was, she told him, the mark of a lifetime's devotion to God and the community. She confessed to Rafferty that daily, she prayed for the death of her pride.
Rafferty told the Prioress that he thought she was being unnecessarily harsh on herself. ‘Surely,’ he said, ‘if God wanted to encourage His children to use their God-given talents, as was indicated by the parable about them, then He would understand that when our efforts are successful, that they bring a measure of satisfaction, even pride?’ ‘Maybe so,’ Mother Catherine had replied.MoreLess
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