Monasteries adjust gracefully to life during pandemic
Poor Clare sisters are seen during an Easter parade at their cloistered community in Travelers Rest, S.C., April 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Deirdre Mays)
By Deirdre C. Mays • Catholic News Service • Posted May 28, 2021
CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS) As pandemic-related restrictions ease and businesses look to gradually return to normal operations, two of South Carolina’s religious orders have adapted to change with prayerful grace.
The Poor Clares, a cloistered community of religious women located in Travelers Rest, and the Trappist monks of Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey in Monks Corner, have made significant changes to the way they support their missions over the past year.