{"id":2582,"date":"2023-04-11T05:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T12:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2023-04-11T05:45:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T12:45:48","slug":"the-story-of-la-activist-nuns-their-protests-and-the-power-of-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/the-story-of-la-activist-nuns-their-protests-and-the-power-of-community","title":{"rendered":"The Story of LA Activist Nuns, their protests and the power of community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The documentary <em>Rebel Hearts<\/em>, which was presented in the 1960s, tells us the story of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary nuns community. Those nuns founded the Catholic Church in Los Angeles for equality and freedom. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/\">Losangeleska<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0d7c3fd13d2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0d7c3fd13d2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/the-story-of-la-activist-nuns-their-protests-and-the-power-of-community\/#How_did_their_story_begin\" >How did their story begin?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/the-story-of-la-activist-nuns-their-protests-and-the-power-of-community\/#The_Vatican_Council_becomes_the_impetus\" >The Vatican Council becomes the impetus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/the-story-of-la-activist-nuns-their-protests-and-the-power-of-community\/#Its_time_to_change\" >It\u2019s time to change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/losangeleska.com\/en\/eternal\/the-story-of-la-activist-nuns-their-protests-and-the-power-of-community\/#Attracting_attention_to_Rebel_Hearts\" >Attracting attention to Rebel Hearts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_did_their_story_begin\"><\/span>How did their story begin?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For decades, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary gave lessons in various educational institutions, such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Immaculate Heart College<\/li><li>Immaculate Heart High School<\/li><li>in Catholic schools located in different parts of Los Angeles.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How can their monastery life be described? The nuns said that it was rigid and conservative. The women dressed in traditional black and white attire and held mandatory group prayer sessions. Every day they had to go to bed at dusk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact that the nuns were teachers, the archdiocese didn\u2019t worry about their own education and most of them had only a Highschool education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/5494971124_7e4c0d273d_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/5494971124_7e4c0d273d_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/5494971124_7e4c0d273d_z-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Vatican_Council_becomes_the_impetus\"><\/span>The Vatican Council becomes the impetus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Against that background, in the 1960s, the Second Vatican Council called on the world church to modernize and the nuns decided it was time to act. First of all, they began to read more and listen to theologians and started discussions about how to become more open in order to respond to the calls of the modern world and go beyond the limits of the monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, a fairly conservative Archbishop of Los Angeles, opposed the liberalization approved by the Second Vatican Council. In 1967, he said that he would ban nuns from classes until they returned to their previous practices. Negotiations continued for several years and the Los Angeles nuns lost that battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1970, most of the nuns of the Order, 315 out of 400, renounced their vows and a nun\u2019s life. They organized a lay life service, the community of the Immaculate Heart and continued their work. Since its foundation, the nuns have aimed at the alleviation of human suffering and opposed injustice to protect the planet. Their faith was \u201cpractical\u201d because the nuns helped the homeless and needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the nuns have become leaders who inspired and continue to inspire others. For example, Rosa Manriquez was a student of the nuns of the Immaculate Heart from her childhood and her activity embodied the values inculcated from a young age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/bez-ymeny-1-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2385\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_time_to_change\"><\/span>It\u2019s time to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the sisters, Lenore Dowling, was a nun for more than ten years until the sisters decided it was time for a change. It was the 1960s&nbsp; and the sisters taught in Catholic schools across the city. At that time, the Archbishop of Los Angeles refused to allow the nuns to go outside the monastery territories located on the southern edge of Griffith Park, which meant the ban on returning to ordinary life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This confrontation was made public and then underlay documentary film, in which 90 years old Dowling told more about herself and the nuns\u2019 rebel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also dwelled on the Women&#8217;s March in LA downtown in 2018. Lenore Dowling taught at Immaculate Heart College until its closure in 1981.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Attracting_attention_to_Rebel_Hearts\"><\/span>Attracting attention to <em>Rebel Hearts<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The nun has told the story of her sisters and her own to remind the public about those events because some people have never heard of them. Having heard the story of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pedro Kos, the director of <em>Rebel Hearts<\/em>, was sure that it would inspire others. The nuns\u2019 resilience, perseverance and ability to see far beyond the boundaries of the monastery were impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nuns were not guided only by faith but also acted as a part of the world. Their story is extremely relevant and motivating, as one of the nuns said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;They thought they could bury us, but they didn&#8217;t know we were seeds.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.losangeleska.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/03\/4-1-1024x702.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2395\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The documentary Rebel Hearts, which was presented in the 1960s, tells us the story of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary nuns community. Those nuns founded the Catholic Church in Los Angeles for equality and freedom. Learn more at Losangeleska. How did their story begin? 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