The Washington Post, December 21st, 1995
Enter the cloistered world of the 29 sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary in Georgetown and you will find few hallmarks of the season. An Advent wreath takes pride of place in the temporary chapel, but it will not be until week's end that the nuns will put up the Christmas tree, the nativity scene and a few assorted wreaths. Christmas is measured here as it has been since the 18th century, at a quiet and deliberate pace, with anticipation and reverence, and few of the trappings of the holiday outside the home of these "Pious Ladies," as they were first known. Yet this Christmas season is an ...
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