Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Insights
She wouldn’t harm a fly
As she returns to lay life, a Buddhist nun finds the first precept the hardest to keep.
Faith Adiele
Faith Adiele recently completed a book about her experience as a nun, excerpts of which won the Millenium Award from Creative Nonfiction and have appeared in several journals and magazines. She currently lives in Iowa City, where she is at work on a memoir about her Nigerian/Scandanavia heritage.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
A Green and Gold Place
A Harvard student’s academic mission takes an unexpectedly personal turn when she decides to ordain as a nun in Thailand.
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