I ran across the blog of Sister Mary Martha via Dumb Ox Acadamy. This woman is a far cry from the nuns I grew up with! I particularly enjoyed her take on wishing someone dead:

Question:

Sister, is it a sin to pray for God to kill someone? If so, are there exceptions?

Her answer, in part:

Yes, that would be a sin. I can’t think of any exceptions. You can pray that people are protected by God from the person you think should be killed. You can pray for the person to stop doing whatever it is that makes you think they should be killed. You can pray that God alleviates the suffering of someone who you think ought to be dead, maybe, by calling the person home to heaven [emphasis mine]. Praying that God kills them is just a breath away from killing them yourself, as sin is all about intent.

I also very much enjoyed this:

So here I am to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I mean that. I hope it’s joyous and pious and holy and all of that. But mostly I hope it’s merry. Get out and get some eggnog while you have the chance. Spike it if you like. We’re not Baptists.

Where were the humorous nuns when I was growing up??