Not a nun, but wed to Christ

Tom Heinen reported in this front page story in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on cafe operator Eileen Belongea who will become a consecrated virgin September 8th.

Seven other women living in the 10-county archdiocese have been consecrated as virgins by bishops since Pope Paul VI reinstated the early-church rite in 1970, said Father Al Veik, a Capuchin priest who assists them and works with applicants, as director of the archdiocese's office for consecrated life.

There's more at the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins.