A largely unforeseen part of our changing times has been the rapid crumbling of religious orders in Ireland. After Vatican II, the hitherto well-regulated life of communities loosened out into personal freedom and responsibility. The adjustments and struggles of that transition are reflected in the life recorded in this book. Written, not our of bitterness or disgruntlement, but out of honest delight in the life lived, it is a story of joy and pain, passion and perseverance, leavened all through by unquenchable humour and kindly laughter.
