I’m a modern nun and ex-comedian — I traded my soul-crushing career on stage with Kathy Griffin and Cheri Oteri for a NJ convent
NY Post
This nun makes a habit of keeping life fun.
Sister Monica Clare is still surprised when outsiders don’t believe how superiorly hip it is inside the convent, like one who thought nuns were forbidden to use electricity.
“People have interesting ideas about the way nuns live,” the 59-year-old Sister Superior at the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey, told The Post.
“We’re not Amish — we’re nuns. We have a treadmill, we use iPhones and even stream Netflix and Hulu!”
“We have an old, donated treadmill and, yes, I wore my habit while exercising, but I stopped because it started accelerating to 50 mph in the middle of a workout,” she added, noting she generally wears black Asics.
As for what’s on TV at the convent: “All the sisters love ‘Call the Midwife!'” she said.
