{"id":16016,"date":"2026-07-24T19:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16016"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:41:22","slug":"a-former-nun-explains-why-she-ran-away-from-her-cloistered-life-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16016","title":{"rendered":"A former nun explains why she ran away from her &#8216;Cloistered&#8217; life : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<p>Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. 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