We know discerning the religious life can be hard. That is why we wrote up this list of women’s religious orders. We want you to be informed of all the options available, so you are able to discern with the order who’s charism is best suited for you and your God given talents.
CatholicMatch Matched Me With Nuns
I am in the back of the church ready to walk down the aisle, Pachelbel’s Canon in D is playing softly and everyone turns to look. I adjust my shawl, hold my flowers up high and then I say a little prayer that I don’t fall flat on my face in front of the entire church.
Am I the blushing bride ready to meet my prince?
Not this time
Why I'm Joining The 'Habit-Wearing, Rock Star' Sisters
I haven’t always been Catholic. My dad would take my sister and me to church occasionally. I was excited for the donuts in the KC Hall after Mass!
It got to the point where I told my father I wanted to go to church every Sunday – probably still for the donuts. After completing “little kid RCIA,” as I call it, I was baptized at age 7.
The following year my younger sister decided to get baptized as well. A year later my father was granted an annulment from his previous marriage, and my parents were married in the church when I was in fourth grade.
Women's Orders:
Abbey of St. Walburga – Contemplative Benedictine Nuns
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing
Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert
St. Emma Monastery – Benedictine Nuns
Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Congregation of Solesmes Benedictine Nuns
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
Benedictine Nuns of Holy Trinity Monastery
St. Cecilia’s Abbey – Benedictine Nuns
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Central Province)
Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Northern Province)
Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus
Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Ada (Parnell), MI
Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Alexandria, SD
Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Flemington, NJ
Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Valparaiso, NE
Carmelite Sisters of Seremban, Malaysia
Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Byzantine Catholic Church
Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary – Dominican Nuns
Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
Dominican Nuns of Farmington Hills, MI
Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration – Tonopah, AZ
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration – Cleveland, OH
Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration – Charlotte, NC
Poor Clares of Our Lady of Mercy
Poor Clare Colettines – Cleveland, OH
Poor Clare Colettines – Minooka, IL
Poor Clare Colettines – Los Altos Hills, CA
Poor Clare Colettines – Palos Park, IL
Poor Clare Colettines – Rockford, IL
Poor Clare Colettines – Santa Barbara, CA
School Sisters of Christ the King
Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus
Carmelite Monastery of the Sacred Hearts
Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church
Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Community of Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R., of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother
Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
Handmaids of the Precious Blood