The nuns of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey in Dubuque, Iowa are preparing for the holiday season by making and selling caramel candies.
There, the Catholic sisters of the Mississippi Abbey start their day with prayers — a large part of their ministry.
"The caramel product itself is so good," Sister Kathleen said."It's not so easy to find something that is such high quality that everybody loves." For Sister Madeline Beverly, all access to candy isn't the best part of the job; it's all about connections. Sister Kathleen said they haven't seen a decline of nuns in their monastery, but nationwide and global numbers show a different story, with a large drop of Catholic Sisters.
"I don't know that we should be surprised that we're not popular," Sister Madeline said."Christianity got popular in our country for a while, and now it's pretty uncool. And that's okay. Jesus wasn't cool, and yet, he changed everything."NEWSY'S CAT SANDOVAL: A life of prayer. Some people would say that's not necessarily a lot of action to make an impact or change in this world.
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