The Witness of Religious Habits and Cassocks, by Patrick O’Hearn 

The devil hates the religious habit and the cassock.

By Patrick O’Hearn, Crisis Magazine, June 12, 2023

Patrick O’Hearn is an author and freelance editor. …

For one day a year, some of the most faithful religious orders gather under one roof in the Midwest: Benedictines, Carmelites, Dominicans, Franciscans, Sisters of Life, and many more. Consisting of both male and female religious orders (though mostly sisters), these religious do not congregate to protest climate change, the death penalty, LGBTQ+ rights, or women priests. They have far more important work to do—like the salvation of souls.

And so, every year, Franciscan University of Steubenville hosts an annual vocations fair in their Finnegan Fieldhouse. The sisters’ flowing habits, rosaries dangling from their side, and joyful smiles are present. One almost feels like you are in Heaven with so much joy, and rightly so. The religious habit communicates a bride of Christ’s commitment to Christ and His Church. …

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