num_pages: 242
description: By association, Texas and cowboys go together. But a cowboy nun? A nun living a contemplative lifein the midst of runninga thriving business? But this is the least of surprises. For thereis little that is ordinary about the life of this 72-year-old abbessof a cloistered monastery in Brenham, Texas, who drives a pick-uptruck, raises and trains world-class miniature horses, and plays amean blue saxophone--all the while providing spiritual and physicalsupport for the sisters under her care and carrying out her ownfull-time occupation of contemplative prayer. The life story of aremarkable woman meeting impossible tasks through her relationshipwith God, her own ingenuity, and the support of her community.
language: English
title: Sister Bernadette: Cowboy nun from Texas : the story of a woman challenged by God
titlecomplete: Sister Bernadette: Cowboy nun from Texas : the story of a woman challenged by God
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Centerpoint Press