After spending six years in a St. Louis convent, Maureen Ward decided being a nun wasn’t for her.
“I’ve never been particularly good at obedience or following rules,” said Ward, who entered the convent at 17. “And if I wasn’t going to be a really good nun, I decided I should get out and try to be a good lay person.”
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