Tuesday, March 23, 2004
The Convent
This is the back view of the convent. The front overlooks the highway and sits in a wooded area so it is harder to see. The only entrance is in the back.
If I ever wanted to run away and become a nun I didn't have to go far, because the convent was right up the street from the school. I never had the urge. I did always like the house though. It was huge and beautiful and peaceful. I went there a few times when I was a kid, but only saw a little bit of the inside. What I saw, I liked. I did want to live there, but not as a nun.
When the nuns stopped teaching at Gate of Heaven I think they either went to live at College Misercordia or Mercy Center (a retirement home for nuns on the campus) or they were reassigned elsewhere. I will be honest here and say that there are few well, I hope they went somewhere else and it is the opposite of Heaven. There were some not so nice nuns. In fairness there were some very nice ones too. Two that come to mind are Sister Lagorie and Sister Mary Grace. Most of the others I'm sorry to say where mean.
The convent has been renovated into a private residence now. The outside hasn't changed much. The color is different and there where a few cosmetic improvements, but it looks very much the same as it did back when I was a kid. I wonder if they left the chapel in tact? There are so many houses in this town that I would love to take a peek inside and this is definitely one of them. ¶ 8:27 AM
This is the back view of the convent. The front overlooks the highway and sits in a wooded area so it is harder to see. The only entrance is in the back.
If I ever wanted to run away and become a nun I didn't have to go far, because the convent was right up the street from the school. I never had the urge. I did always like the house though. It was huge and beautiful and peaceful. I went there a few times when I was a kid, but only saw a little bit of the inside. What I saw, I liked. I did want to live there, but not as a nun.
When the nuns stopped teaching at Gate of Heaven I think they either went to live at College Misercordia or Mercy Center (a retirement home for nuns on the campus) or they were reassigned elsewhere. I will be honest here and say that there are few well, I hope they went somewhere else and it is the opposite of Heaven. There were some not so nice nuns. In fairness there were some very nice ones too. Two that come to mind are Sister Lagorie and Sister Mary Grace. Most of the others I'm sorry to say where mean.
The convent has been renovated into a private residence now. The outside hasn't changed much. The color is different and there where a few cosmetic improvements, but it looks very much the same as it did back when I was a kid. I wonder if they left the chapel in tact? There are so many houses in this town that I would love to take a peek inside and this is definitely one of them. ¶ 8:27 AM
