MENDHAM, N.J. - Sister Monica Clare felt the calling to become a nun when she was just 7 years old. However, realizing her destiny took decades; she became a nun when she was 46.
That destiny now has her spreading faith on social media. "I believe that there is a loving God and that God wants us to be happy," Sister Monica Clare said.
She now lives modestly with other nuns in rural Mendham, New Jersey, at the convent of St. John Baptist, an Episcopal religious order for women that dates back to 1913.
She manages the order's website and social media. Some sisters resisted sharing their faith in such a modern way. "The sisters were very wary of social media because one thing about being brothers and sisters, especially in the Episcopal Church, is they're very, very private," Sister Monica Clare said.