Patti Matterson

To Habit or Not to Habit Patti Matterson

This short story is a true story about author Patti Matterson's career as a Carer for retired nuns in a convent. It is a humorous story of the author who was born into the Catholic church but forgot all about its trappings until after she had raised a family of four, divorced, traveled and then started looking for a better career. At 51 she finds herself at the historic Catholic convent interviewing aging nuns as a prelude to a new and fascinating aged-care career. It is a lovely little story as the author casts a wry eye on 'family' life within a finely ordered church bureaucracy.