Marley and Me
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Commotion at the Convent
Today I received an email from a Catholic nun in New Jersey who shares her monastic life with.... (but who else?) a nutty yellow Labrador retriever. Here is Sister Florence's note. The part about the dog stealing the nuns' head veils and then dashing off with the sisters in pursuit gave me a good laugh. As I tell myself every day, "Marley's spirit lives on."
Dear Mr.. John Grogan,
Peace and all good. I've been looking for a way to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. It was written so well that I felt I was there experiencing those funny moments. I was laughing out loud in my bedroom all by myself.
I am a Poor Clare Nun from the Monastery of Saint Clare in Chesterfield,
New Jersey. However I was sent to our Monastery in Delray, Florida from
October 31st until December 15th to help the sisters there because they have so
many sick sisters. While I was there the Sisters were reading your book and
as a farewell present they bought me your book knowing that we in Jersey have
a yellow Lab, named Magnificat, Maggie for short. She was given to us by
a Friar, Richard Mcfeeley, who actually bought her from the internet from
somewhere in Florida. Maggie came to us at 3 months and we experienced
so many of the same things as you did with Marley. One thing Maggie did
was pull off our veils and we would run around the yard trying to get our
veil back before she chewed it up. That was a sight to behold.
Maggie is now three and has calmed down very much; however whenever a
visiting Sister comes she still pulls her veil off.
God Bless you,
Sister Florence OSC
posted by John Grogan at 7:02 PM
 
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Such a nice story. I can just picture the nuns chasing the dog.
I have spoken to many about your book. Dogs just seem to bring strangers together!