Fr.  Philip Reese asks:

Does your Church have any monastic institutions? If a parishioner in your parish is inspired by St. Benedict or St. Francis and feels called to this way of life, where would you send him (or her)?

AskthePNCC answers:

At the current time, the PNCC does not have any monastic institutions. As far as I know, there was a group of sisters in Chicago who ran a hospital that were part of the PNCC, but it has been a long time since then.

I myself would love to see a religious community in the PNCC, but we have had little to no interest from members of the PNCC in beginning such a community.

Also, the PNCC does not have anything in the Constitution for the acceptance or formation of a religious community, so this would have to be written in, which would not take much.

If a person came to me with a call to monastic life, I would refer him/her/them to the diocesan bishop in hopes that if they are truly called and committed, then the bishop would be willing to work with them to begin a community.

Thank you for you question,

Peace Be With You!