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...Johnson, a devout Catholic, is seriously considering becoming a nun. She plans to earn her masters degree in library and afterward possibly take up the veil...
...religious life is about more than earthly bliss. For Johnson, 21, it is the ultimate commitment. As a nun, "you are very public about your beliefs," she says. "Every day you wake up and put on your habit and say to the world, 'I am standing for Christ...
...thought of becoming a nun is nothing new for Johnson, an attractive young woman who dresses like a typical college student. She started discerning religious life as a college freshman in 2004 and credits her discernment largely to the St. John's Catholic Newman Center, which is a student center and residence hall at the University of Illinois. "It's not unusual at Newman to talk about religious vocations at the lunch table or to find people sitting in the Chapel in their pajamas at 3 a.m.," says Johnson, who was raised Catholic. St. John's has a national reputation...
...start of her sophomore year, Johnson was attending mass daily and receiving weekly counseling from a spiritual director at St. John's. She also went on her first Nun Run, a weekend field trip to a local convent. At that point, her parents realized Johnson's discernment was not just a passing phase. Her father, Len, took it the hardest. "I was initially very upset by Katharine's discernment," says Len, a manager at a power plant in Joliet, Ill. "I always had visions of her being a wife and a mother, but especially a mother because of how good...
...After four months of prayer and reflection, Len accepted that his daughter could become a nun. "Like any father, I just want her to be happy," he says. "If becoming a nun will make Katharine happy, then I support her decision...