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Monday, October 13, 2003

Nuns on the net
The Poor Clares are an Irish order of nuns who live on the remote Nuns' Island.
Sister Louis, abbess of Poor Clare Monastery, says, 'In a world overshadowed by consumerism, where despair has become prevalent, we want to offer this message of hope based on Gospel values.'
However, this is a bit hard when you can only speak to outsiders though a grilled window. They're attempting to get around this problem by launching a website.
Independent