13 July 2017, The Tablet

A day in the life of a Nicaraguan nun

by Rachel Collingwood

A day in the life of a Nicaraguan nun
 
Dressed in a pristine cream habit, battered shoes and carrying a glinting metal box of communion wafer, the nun emerges from the shadows to greet us with a weary smile. Today is the day of taking communion to the sick and old in her parish and we are going to make it twice as quick, driving her from house to house.

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