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Commencement 2005Before graduation, each class at ���ϲ����� selects a single quotation which, in its members’ estimation, best reflects the class’ aspiration for the years ahead. For its quote, the Class of 2005 chose these words of St. Paul from his letter to the Galatians: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal. 2:20).

Two years later, a member of that class, Bridget Morey, would find that selection providential as she made simple vows and entered her novitiate at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in Valparaiso, Neb. She had declined to choose her own religious name, leaving that privilege to her superiors in the convent, who commemorated the Year of St. Paul by selecting “Sr. Pauline of Christ.”

Today Sr. Pauline lives the life of a cloistered nun along with 24 other sisters at the thriving Carmelite monastery. According to her mother, Kathleen Morey, Sr. Pauline’s daily duties have included simple household chores and agricultural tasks on the convent’s farm, stitching habits, and assembling rosaries. Of course, prayer is the primary occupation of a cloistered nun, and in addition to daily Mass in the extraordinary form and personal devotions, Sr. Pauline gathers with the community throughout the day to recite the Divine Office. Indeed, the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph is famous for the efficacy of its sisters’ prayers, for which it fields — and gladly accepts — many requests from far and wide.

Sr. Pauline’s correspondence with the outside world is limited to letters home and a single phone call on her birthday, but her mother reports that she is “very happy” to be serving the Lord in this profound way.