Telling a Story of the Apostolic Visitation by U.

Part 1, Phase 1. January 2009-July 2009.

Question 1a. Regarding the invitation to meet (either in person or via telephone) with Mother Mary Clare

We accepted this invitation

We did not accept this invitation

Question 1b. If you did accept this invitation, please describe your experience.

Question 1c. If you did not accept this invitation, please explain why not.

Phase 2. August 2009-November 2009.

Question 2a. Response to the Questionnaire.

We completed the entier questionnaire

We answered some questions on the questionnaire

We sent a letter to Mother Mary Clare instead of completing the questionnaire

We did not respond at all in Phase 2

Question 2b. Please explain your reasons for taking the action you did in response to the Questionnaire.

Phase 3. March 2009-December 2010. On-site Visits to a Representative Sample of Religious Institutes.

Question 3a. We did receive an on-site visit. Number of days our visit lasted:

Question 3b. If you responded "Other," please indicate the number of days here.

Question 3c. The number of visitors we had:

Question 3d. If you responded "Other," please indicate the number of visitors here.

Question 3e. We did not receive an on-site visit. Please describe your feelings about this:

Part 2. Question 4. As the leader(s) of your congregation/province, what were some of your thoughts and feelings in January of 2009 when you learned that U.S. women religious would become the subject of an Apostolic Visitation?

Question 5a. Have your thoughts and feelings about the Apostolic Visitation changed over time?

No

Yes

Question 5b. If you answered "Yes," Please describe how they have changed.

Question 6. What thoughts and feelings of yours have remained constant over time about the Apostolic Visitation? If none have remained constant, please simply enter "none."

Question 7a. Did you engage your Sisters throughout the Apostolic Visitation process?

Yes.

No.

Question 7b. If you answered "Yes," please indicate when and how.

Question 7c. If you answered "No," please indicate why.

Question 8. How would you describe the thoughts and feelings of your Sisters (as individuals and as a community) during these two years of this Apostolic Visitation?

Question 9a. Did the thoughts and feelings of your Sisters (as individuals ans as a community) shift over the course of these two years?

No.

Yes.

Question 9b. If you responded "Yes," please describe below.

Question 10. What remained constant for your Sisters (as individuals and as a community) during these two years of the Apostolic Visitation?

Question 11a. During these two years, did you participate in gatherings with leaders of other religious institutes in which the Apostolic Visitation was discussed?

No, but in retrospect I wish I had.

No, and I am content with that choice.

Yes.

Question 11b. If you attended them, how did these gatherings impact your thoughts and feelings about the Apostolic Visitation?

Question 12. During these two years what role, if any, did canonical input/advice play in your approach to the Apostolic Visitation?

Question 13. During these two years, who or what has been a source of support or inspiration for you?

Question 14. Have any particular Scripture passages or stories from your congregation's history been particularly meaningful for you during these two years?

Question 15. If you have any concerns or fears about the outcomes of this Apostolic Visitation, what are they?

Question 16. If you have any hopes for the outcomes of this Apostolic Visitation, what are they?

Question 17. Assume for a moment that U.S. women religious will be able to write and share the story of the Apostolic Visitation in our own words. From your experience of it, what is the most important part of this story to convey?

Question 18. As we move forward from this experience what difference, if any, might your experience of the Apostolic Visitation make in how you function as a leader of a religious institute?