POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - From left to right: Sister Mary Immaculate, Sister Marie Ste. Claire, Sister Marie Therese, Sister Imelda Marie, and Mother Dolores Marie are seen in the reception area, at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)

POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - Sr. Marie Therese meditates before the Blessed Sacrament, at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)

POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - Sr. Mary Vincentia, in front, Sr. Imelda Marie, back left, and Sr. Marie St. Claire, back right, pray in the chapel, at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)

POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - Sr. Marie St. Claire, right, Sr. Imelda Marie, middle, Sr. Marie Therese, far left. pray before the Blessed Sacrament, at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)

POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - Sisters make the Sign of the Cross, as they pray before the noon meal, at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)

POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - Sr. Imelda Marie, left, and Sr. Marie St. Claire prepare the noon meal,at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)

POOR CLAIRES; RICH WOMEN OF FAITH - Sr. Marie Therese is seen at St. Joseph Monastery, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. The Poor Claire sisters live a cloistered life of contemplation and prayer. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for the Catholic Times)